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Is chikungunya a threat to Tajikistan? Health officials say no immediate risk
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16:53, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus As China battles an outbreak of chikungunya fever, a mosquito-borne viral disease, Tajikistan’s health authorities say there is currently no threat to the country. Speaking to Asia-Plus, Navrouz Jafarov, Deputy Head...
Suicide as protest: Tajik women and a sense of hopelessness
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15:24, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus In Tajikistan, there has been a rise in cases where young mothers with multiple children take their own lives, sometimes together with their children. Experts see this not as madness, but as an extreme form of despair...
Tajikistan introduces 20% mobile phone import duty, citing health and environmental concerns
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15:58, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus The head of Tajikistan’s Customs Service, Khurshed Karimzoda, defended the government’s new 20% import duty on mobile phones, stating it was introduced due to growing concerns over public health and environmental...
Tajikistan still awaits passage of domestic violence law amid rising abuse cases
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15:34, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus A long-anticipated article criminalizing domestic violence is included in the draft of Tajikistan’s new Criminal Code, but its adoption remains pending. The delay comes amid a surge in reported cases of abuse,...
Tajik and Turkmen presidents hold bilateral talks on sidelines of UN conference
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09:33, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus On the margins of the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon yesterday met with President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov in Avaza,...
Tajik Ombudsman says he visited imprisoned journalists, reports no complaints
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09:47, august 5Author: Asia-Plus Representatives of Tajikistan's Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman have met with several imprisoned journalists and reported that they are in good health and have no complaints at present. According to Husniddin...
Tajik Ombudsman: “No complaints from those convicted in coup case”
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11:08, august 5Author: Asia-Plus Tajikistan’s Human Rights Ombudsman has stated that his office has not received any complaints from the nine individuals convicted in the high-profile "coup attempt" case, nor from their families or legal...
Tajikistan advances trade digitalization with EU and ITC support
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09:20, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Tajikistan has taken a significant step toward modernizing its trade processes with the unveiling of key findings from the CART.IS analysis in Dushanbe yesterday. The analysis, conducted by the International Trade...
New EU-Tajikistan partnership deal marks turning point in bilateral relations
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The European Union and Tajikistan have taken a significant step toward deepening bilateral cooperation by initialing the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA) on July 18. In an exclusive interview with Asia-Plus, Luc Devigne,...
Tajikistan: End Systematic Repression of Pamiri People
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We, the undersigned civil society organisations, are deeply concerned about the ongoing systematic repression of Pamiri Indigenous Peoples in Tajikistan. This repression has intensified since 2022 following the government’s deadly crackdown on...
‘No Complaints,’ Says Tajikistan Ombudsman Amid Allegations of Journalist Mistreatment
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August 6, 2025
Representatives from the Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman in Tajikistan stated they have met with several imprisoned journalists and received no formal complaints from them. The announcement was made by Khusniddin Nidoev, deputy head of the...
Former Rector of Khujand University sentenced to seven years for bribery linked to ex-Dean’s case
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15:43, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus The criminal case of former Khujand State University Rector Ayub Usmonzoda, sentenced to seven years in prison, is directly connected to the case of former Dean of the Faculty of Biology and Chemistry, Parviz...
Reconnecting India and Central Asia in a Changing Geopolitical Environment
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August 11, 2025
Executive Summary This report provides an assessment and overview of India’s foreign relations with the Central Asian Republics (CARs) based on an established new kind of platform as well as special relations in security, climate change, ICT, and...
Tajik minister reiterates his country's support for Iran
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August 1, 2025
TEHRAN- Tajikistan’s Agriculture Minister Qurban Hakimzoda praised the steadfastness of the Iranian people during the imposed war and reiterated his country's support for the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Tajik official made the remarks during a...
Over 100 Female Suicides Reported in Tajikistan in First Half of 2025
Times of Central Asia
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August 4, 2025
In the first six months of 2025, 102 women and 30 underage girls died by suicide in Tajikistan, according to figures announced by Bunafsha Fayziddinzoda, head of the Committee on Women and Family Affairs. Disturbing Trends While the overall number...
Tajik authorities launch financial recovery plan for Barqi Tojik
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10:37, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus The government of Tajikistan has initiated a series of measures to stabilize the financial health of the state-run energy company Barqi Tojik. These efforts, implemented during the first half of 2025 under a...
Tajik Labor Ministry claims that the country’s unemployment rate remains steady
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14:54, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus The unemployment rate in Tajikistan has remained relatively stable in recent years, according to the Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population (MoLMEP). In a report released at a news conference in...
Tajikistan, Iran Forge Ahead To Supercharge Co-Op Across Multiple Sectors
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July 30, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, July 30. The President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, held talks with Iran's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abbas Araghchi, in Dushanbe to discuss the development of bilateral cooperation, Trend...
Tajikistan's Social Security Set For Overhaul With ADB Support
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July 28, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, July 28. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $500,000 technical assistance grant to support the Government of Tajikistan in preparing for the modernization and digitalization of the...
A smoke-free home: how biogas is transforming life in Tajik villages
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11:04, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus In rural Tajikistan, an increasing number of households are switching from firewood and dung to clean, sustainable energy in the form of biogas. The shift was highlighted during a national seminar on biogas production...