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Francophonie Days 2025 launched in Tajikistan

Francophonie Days 2025 launched in Tajikistan

17:30, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus From April 21 to May 2, the French Embassy in Tajikistan, in collaboration with the Swiss Cooperation Office, is organizing Francophonie Days in Tajikistan. In Dushanbe, the Francophonie Days will begin with a...

Iran one of major strategic regional partners for Tajikistan

Iran one of major strategic regional partners for Tajikistan

Tajikistan’s Minister of Energy and Water Resources Daler Juma has described Iran as one of the country’s most important strategic partners in the region. Juma made the remarks while meeting with Ali Najafi Khoshrudi, the vice president’s deputy...

Iran one of the most important strategic regional partners of Tajikistan, says Tajik energy minister

Iran one of the most important strategic regional partners of Tajikistan, says Tajik energy minister

The Minister of Energy and Water Resources of Tajikistan, Daler Juma has described Iran as one of the country’s most important strategic partners in the region, IRNA reported on April 19. Juma reportedly made the remarks while meeting with Ali...

Tajikistan And UAE Discuss Collaboration On AI And Education

Tajikistan And UAE Discuss Collaboration On AI And Education

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, March 8. Tajikistan's Minister of industry and New Technologies, Sherali Kabir, met with Lily Burns, Vice President of Global Engagement at the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial...

Pair detained in Dushanbe for leaving children unsupervised and binding them with ropes

Pair detained in Dushanbe for leaving children unsupervised and binding them with ropes

12:40, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus The 32-year-old Shahnoza Qurbonova and her 58-year-old husband Nouralikhon Menginayev have been detained for leaving their minor children unattended, the Dushanbe Police Directorate reported. One child was reportedly...

Russian authorities say Tajik national planned to carry out terrorist attack at concert by Pavel Volya

Russian authorities say Tajik national planned to carry out terrorist attack at concert by Pavel Volya

11:51, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus A 24-year-old citizen of Tajikistan, Isroiljon Kurbobov, planned to carry out a terrorist attack at a concert by Russian variety artist of the spoken genre, TV presenter and resident of comedian program Comedy Club...

Digitalization of Tajikistan slows down due to lack of specialists and absence of a unified platform

Digitalization of Tajikistan slows down due to lack of specialists and absence of a unified platform

16:27, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Digitalization in Tajikistan faces a number of challenges, one of which is the lack of qualified specialists in the field of information technology. This was reported by the Chairman of the Board of the Kazakhstani...

Tajikistan women speak up against government’s push for ‘national clothing’

Tajikistan women speak up against government’s push for ‘national clothing’

Authorities are counting on fashion designers to promote the traditional garb. | Photo Credit: AFP Women in Tajikistan are being advised by the government to dress more “Tajik-style” and not wear either revealing western clothes or Islamic head...

Tajik women speak out against government fashion advice

Tajik women speak out against government fashion advice

Women in Tajikistan are being advised by the government to dress more “Tajik-style” and not wear either revealing Western clothes or Islamic head coverings — supposedly to reinforce national identity. Some in the secular Muslim country are...

Tajik Groom Sues Bride For 'Not Being A Virgin,' Casting Spotlight On Local Customs 

Tajik Groom Sues Bride For 'Not Being A Virgin,' Casting Spotlight On Local Customs 

DUSHANBE -- Suhrob spent years working on construction sites in Russia to save money for his dream wedding back in Tajikistan. But just weeks after a lavish ceremony in his home village on the outskirts of Dushanbe, Suhrob, 30, took his...

A climate activist documenting the crisis

A climate activist documenting the crisis

Tashi Lhazom is a youth climate advocate working at the intersection of climate justice, gender, and indigenous rights. Her debut documentary, ‘No Monastery, No Village’ (2024), has won several awards, including Best Short Documentary at the...

UNESCO just announced 26 new 'World Heritage' sites — here's the 2025 list

UNESCO just announced 26 new 'World Heritage' sites — here's the 2025 list

We just got 26 new reasons to pack our bags. UNESCO recently unveiled its latest additions to the World Heritage List, bringing the total to 1,248 extraordinary locations that represent "cultural and natural properties of outstanding universal...

Tajikistan: Continued arbitrary detention of independent journalist Rukhshona Khakimoval

Tajikistan: Continued arbitrary detention of independent journalist Rukhshona Khakimoval

TJK 001 / 0225 / OBS 010 Administrative harassment / Criminalisation / Arbitrary detention Tajikistan 3 March 2025 The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) and the...

France to triple quotas for Tajik students

France to triple quotas for Tajik students

09:29, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus France will increase the number of quotas for Tajik students in its universities from 50 to 150, according to the Ministry of Education and Science of Tajikistan. The issue was discussed during a meeting between the...

The development of education and science is a priority vector of the strategy of neutral Turkmenistan

The development of education and science is a priority vector of the strategy of neutral Turkmenistan In the era of the Revival of the new epoch of the powerful state, Turkmenistan, under the leadership of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, is...

Badakhshan: Taliban’s Rule Under Pressure Since Local Disappointment and External Pressure

Badakhshan: Taliban’s Rule Under Pressure Since Local Disappointment and External Pressure

Executive Summary The Taliban’s control in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province is reportedly facing growing challenges. Civil unrest stems from the marginalisation of ethnic minorities, heavy-handed anti-drug policies, and eroding national unity....

UNICEF, EU organize a conference on empowering Tajik adolescents and youth with skills for work and life

UNICEF, EU organize a conference on empowering Tajik adolescents and youth with skills for work and life

10:39, todayAuthor: Press release by UNICEF Tajikistan Together with the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population of Tajikistan, and the Committee on Primary...

Tajikistan again in spotlight as “terrorism hub” after New York arrest

Tajikistan again in spotlight as “terrorism hub” after New York arrest

The arrest of a Tajik man in New York on a charge of sending money to members of terrorist network Islamic State (IS or ISIS) in Turkey and Syria has sparked renewed debate over the level of radicalisation and extremist recruitment in Tajikistan....

Civil society activists warn about US threats against Iran

Civil society activists warn about US threats against Iran

TEHRAN – More than 400 Iranian university professors, lawyers, human rights defenders, and independent political activists have written a letter to UN Secretary General António Guterres warning about the U.S. threats of military aggression against...

Russian, Slavic and Central Asian Culture House to pause next year

Russian, Slavic and Central Asian Culture House to pause next year

The Office of Residential Life & Learning notified students on Feb. 25 that the Russian, Slavic and Central Asian Culture House will pause for the next academic year. “Interest in the house is very low and Residential Life isn’t able to offer the...

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