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Immigrants from Central Asia find hostility and violence in Russia
Spectrum Bay News 9 - Florida
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August 22, 2025
The immigrant worker from Uzbekistan entered the bank in Moscow, but when he reached the teller, she refused to serve him and she wouldn't say why. For him and others from impoverished countries across Central Asia who seek better lives in Russia,...
World Bank Freezes Funding for Controversial Rogun Dam in Tajikistan
Oil Price
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August 27, 2025
The World Bank appears to be pulling back from involvement in the construction of the Rogun Dam in Tajikistan. According to regional media reports, the bank has paused project funding until Tajik authorities develop a plan to responsibly repay...
Tehran, Dushanbe hold joint meeting on youth diplomacy
Tehran Times
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August 27, 2025
TEHRAN –The Youth Diplomacy Center of Iran hosted a joint meeting with a Tajik delegation on Tuesday to explore avenues for cooperation, highlighting that the youth play a pivotal role in expanding social, cultural, and scientific interactions....
A ban on collecting money, participating in clean-up activities, and repairing schools. What is stated in the draft law on the status of teachers in Tajikistan?
Asia Plus
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18:00, august 26Author: Shahnoz Alizoda, Asia-Plus The bill is already in Parliament. At the end of July, the Government of Tajikistan approved the draft law "On the status of a teacher" and sent it to the country's parliament for consideration....
Tajik athlete entered the top 25 of the world taekwon-do ranking
Asia Plus
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13:03, todayAuthor: Alexey Korchagin, especially for Asia-Plus The updated list includes several members of the republic's national team. The World Taekwon-do Federation WT has published an updated world ranking, and it includes several...
Immigration restrictions’ impact on visa refusals – data
Personnel Today
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August 20, 2025
Workers from India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ghana and Zimbabwe have had the greatest number of visa applications refused, according to an analysis of Home Office figures. Global talent firm Immpact looked at Home Office data for the year ending...
Rising Cost of Private Education in Central Asia Widens Wealth Gap
Times of Central Asia
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August 26, 2025
The cost of private education in Central Asia continues to rise sharply, increasingly making it an option reserved for the region’s wealthiest families, according to a report by Akchabar. Once a rarity, private schools have proliferated across the...
(SCO Tianjin Summit) Feature: Booming China-Tajikistan trade fuels entrepreneurial dream
China Internet Information Center
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TIANJIN, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- After completing intensive Chinese language training in north China's Tianjin Municipality, Tajikistani citizen Amirhamza Temurzoda is pursuing a work visa, eager to gain hands-on experience in international trade in...
Haircuts, repairs, and the Internet. The population of Tajikistan began to spend more on daily services
Asia Plus
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13:40, august 25Author: Sayfiddin Karaev, Asia-Plus The capital accounts for the bulk of the expenses. Tajik residents are spending more and more on services: in the first seven months of 2025, the amount reached 16.4 billion somoni. Almost one in...
The Ministry of Labor of Tajikistan has checked: salaries and vacation pay for teachers have been paid in full
Asia Plus
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16:55, august 25Author: Asia-Plus Earlier, teachers in several districts of the republic complained about delays in the payment of salaries and vacation pay. The Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of Tajikistan has responded to the...
Mukhtar Babayev: We currently focus on green education
Azertag
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August 25, 2025
Shamakhi, August 25, AZERTAC Currently, we focus on providing and promoting green education programs in schools and universities to better deliver climate concepts and priorities to the younger generation, said Mukhtar Babayev, COP29 President and...
Tajikistan’s Power Grid Under Strain as Illegal Crypto Mining Operators Flee
Techstory
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August 17, 2025
Dushanbe, Tajikistan—Illegal cryptocurrency mining is substantially impacting Tajikistan’s national energy infrastructure, with officials assessing apparent damages of $3.52 million just in the first half of 2025. The financial consequences...
Tajik bloggers tour Tehran
Tehran Times
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August 17, 2025
TEHRAN— A number of bloggers from Tajikistan have been invited to Iran by the private sector to boost tourism between Iran and Tajikistan, said the deputy head of Tehran Tourism Department. Reza Hemmati added that the measure is in line with...
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 and Flanders Explore Closer Ties in Industry, Tourism, and Trade
Times of Central Asia
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August 14, 2025
A delegation from the Belgian region of Flanders is currently visiting Dushanbe for official meetings aimed at expanding cooperation with Tajikistan. The visit, which began on August 11 at the invitation of the Dushanbe city authorities, will...
The heads of two theaters and the Children's Philharmonic Society have been replaced in Tajikistan.
Asia Plus
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10:01, august 22Author: Shoira Kudrat, Asia-Plus The Mahmudjon Vohidov State Youth Theater, the Puppet Theater and the Children's Philharmonic of Tajikistan were headed by new leaders. This was reported to Asia-Plus by the country's Ministry of...
How Tajikistan's first Artificial Intelligence forum was held in Dushanbe
Asia Plus
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16:55, august 22Author: Asia-Plus The event showed that interest in artificial intelligence is growing rapidly in the country, with new initiatives and projects ahead. Artificial intelligence is becoming one of the key areas of technology...
Tajikistan invited Flanders business to Dushanbe Invest 2025
Asia Plus
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14:07, todayAuthor: Sayfiddin Karaev, Asia-Plus The parties are negotiating cooperation in the fields of industry, artificial intelligence, tourism and trade. Tajikistan and the Belgian province of Flanders are negotiating cooperation in the light...
Nigora Fazliddin: The Social Media Storyteller Bringing Life in Tajikistan to the World
Times of Central Asia
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August 21, 2025
For all its beauty and Silk Road history, Tajikistan remains one of the least visited countries on earth. Life in its epic mountain ranges is rarely captured by photographers, and documentary films are few and far between – mainly half-hearted...
International forum on 100th anniversary of Labor Union of Education and Science Workers to be held in Issyk-Kul region
AKIpress News Agency
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August 21, 2025
International forum on 100th anniversary of Labor Union of Education and Science Workers to be held in Issyk-Kul region AKIPRESS.COM - An international forum dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Labor Union of Education and Science Workers...