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Trump's 1 Percent Tax on Money Immigrants Send Home Is a Tax on the Global Poor
Reason Magazine
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September 8, 2025
President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law on July 4. One measure buried deep in the 870-page law imposes a 1 percent tax on remittances—the money that people send to friends and relatives in their home...
Why Tajikistan Cannot Give Up Remittances from Migrant Workers
Times of Central Asia
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September 8, 2025
Labor migration is no longer a temporary phenomenon in Tajikistan. Remittances from migrants now account for nearly half of the country’s GDP, supporting families, sustaining the national budget, and helping preserve social stability. But at the...
Disaster Preparedness Capacities in Culture Sector Strengthened in Central Asia
News Central Asia
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September 7, 2025
From 25 to 29 August 2025, 34 professionals from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan gathered in Almaty, Kazakhstan, for a regional training on strengthening disaster risk reduction and emergency preparedness for...
About 5 thousand needy residents of Dushanbe will receive financial assistance from the mayor of the capital
Asia Plus
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16:50, todayAuthor: Manzuma Firuz, Asia-Plus Among them are participants of the WWII, persons equated to them, orphans, employees of road services. The Dushanbe City Hall will provide financial assistance to 5,000 needy residents of the city. The...
Raid on Hyundai: Hundreds of Koreans detained by Trump's anti-immigration police
Asia News
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September 6, 2025
Today's headlines: the Israeli army is now targeting the last skyscrapers in Gaza, with the Mushtaha Tower razed to the ground; Modi will not attend the virtual BRICS summit on multilateralism, attempts to thaw relations with Washington; China...
Tajikistan or Kazakhstan? Which of these two Stans is right for you
Lonely Planet
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If, like most travelers, you associate Central Asia with the glorious Silk Road cities of Khiva, Samarkand and Bukhara, then you’re likely to head first to the region’s most populous and popular tourist destination, Uzbekistan. Visa liberalization...
Iranian President congratulates Tajikistan on Independence Day
Asia Plus
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16:29, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has sent a congratulatory message to Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on the occasion of the 34th anniversary of Tajikistan's independence. According to the Iranian Embassy in...
Tajikistan and China sign Agreement on International road transport
Asia Plus
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17:32, todayAuthor: Manzuma Firuz, Asia-Plus The government delegations of Tajikistan and China in Beijing signed 8 new intergovernmental and interdepartmental documents on expanding cooperation between the two countries, the press service of the...
Tajikistan and China expand cooperation: from economy to digital technologies
Asia Plus
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09:28, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Emomali Rahmon and Xi Jinping discussed new horizons of cooperation in Beijing. On September 2, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon met with President of China Xi Jinping in Beijing, where they discussed a wide...
Tajikistan: Investigate Deaths of Five Pamiri Political Prisoners
Human Rights Watch
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September 3, 2025
(Berlin, September 3, 2025) – Tajikistan authorities should promptly and impartially investigate the deaths in custody of five ethnic Pamiri activists during 2025, Human Rights Watch said today. The deaths highlight grave concerns about the Tajik...
Teen activist calls out world leaders for inaction on urgent crisis impacting young people: 'We are ready to contribute today'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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September 4, 2025
"Young people are not just the future." by Geri MilevaSeptember 4, 2025 A teenager from Tajikistan is showing how one young voice can echo far beyond her community — prompting leaders to take young people seriously in talks about the global shifts...
Ceremonies for 34th anniversary of Tajik Independence start in Islamabad
The Nation
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September 4, 2025
ISLAMABAD - The “34th Anniversary of the Republic of Tajikistan Independence” ceremony kicked off in the embassy of Tajikistan in Islamabad, and the embassy hosted a luncheon in Tajik Cultural vibes. The luncheon was hosted in honour of the...
"Somonien" school for children of Afghan migrants in Dushanbe has received a license
Asia Plus
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13:47, todayAuthor: Mehrofarin Nadzhibi More than 500 young Afghans study in the building of the Afghan Embassy. "Somonien", Tajikistan's only school for children of Afghan migrants and refugees, has received a license. This was reported to...
New DUSHANBE-TRAVEL portal was presented in Dushanbe
Asia Plus
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08:58, todayAuthor: Saifiddin Karaev, Asia-Plus The DUSHANBE-TRAVEL portal was introduced in Dushanbe. The new resource was created on the initiative of the Mayor's Office of the capital and will become a tool for promoting the tourism potential...
German courses for migrant workers will be opened in Tajikistan. The recruitment of teachers is already underway
Asia Plus
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15:02, todayAuthor: Saifiddin Karaev, Asia-Plus The project will allow Tajik citizens to learn the language at a level sufficient for employment in Germany. The Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of Tajikistan has announced the admission...
The SCO Tianjin Summit: Unity in Pageantry, Division in Practice?
The Diplomat
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September 8, 2025
The recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, held in Tianjin, China from August 31 to September 1, provided some striking visual symbolism. Global leaders such as Russia’s Vladimir Putin, China’s Xi Jinping, and India’s Narendra Modi...
Tajikistan Raises Minimum Monthly Wage to $110 Amid Broad Income Hikes
Times of Central Asia
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September 1, 2025
Effective September 1, Tajikistan has implemented a nationwide increase in salaries, pensions, and scholarships, ranging from 10% to 30% across various sectors. The country’s minimum wage is now officially set at 1,000 Tajikistani somoni (TJS) per...
Tajik citizens will have to notify the Latvian authorities in advance about their trip to this country.
Asia Plus
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15:00, todayAuthor: Saifiddin Karaev, Asia-Plus New entry rules for third-country nationals will come into force there on September 1. New entry rules for citizens of third countries outside the European Union will come into force in Latvia on...
19th Iran Plast exhibition opens in Tehran
Tehran Times
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September 8, 2025
TEHRAN – The 19th International Exhibition of Plastic, Rubber, Machinery, and Equipment (IRAN PLAST 2025) opened on Monday with the participation of senior Oil Ministry officials, petrochemical executives and industry representatives at Tehran’s...
Gold and Gunfire: Tajik-Taliban Tensions Flare on the Border
Times of Central Asia
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September 2, 2025
Tajik border guards and Taliban fighters have exchanged fire in an area along the Tajik-Afghan border. The incident happened on August 24 and is connected to a Chinese gold mining operation on the Afghan side of the border. The hostilities ended...