A Tajik labor migrant working in Russia has received nearly $15,000 in unpaid wages following an intervention by Tajikistan’s Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment, the ministry said. According to the ministry’s representative office in Russia, the worker approached officials in May, alleging
Nearly 160,000 citizens of Tajikistan, including about 25,000 minors, have been listed in Russia’s register of controlled persons, a senior official from Tajikistan’s migration service said. The figure reflects the impact of tighter Russian migration rules on one of Central Asia’s largest sources of
Tajik scientists have conducted the country’s first direct winter field measurements of snow dynamics on a Pamir glacier since independence, with findings showing a sharp decline in snow reserves and accelerated melting even in high-altitude zones previously considered relatively stable. The expedit
In Tajikistan, law enforcement agencies have uncovered instances of repeated fortune-telling and witchcraft, leading to criminal investigations, the Tajik Ministry of Internal Affairs reports. As established during operational investigative activities, a 61-year-old resident of the city of Gissar was engaged in fortune telling and witchcraft, receiving money from citizens for this and spending it for […] Запись Two Tajik residents have taken up fortune telling again – a criminal case has been...
Chinese engineers and workers have returned to a highway site in eastern Tajikistan under armed protection . Their return restarts work on a road toward China that stopped after two attacks from Afghanistan killed five Chinese nationals in November. Tajikistan’s Transport Ministry said Chinese speci
A top official of the Collective Security Treaty Organization , an alliance of some post-Soviet states, says its main challenge in Central Asia continues to be the threat emanating from militants i n Afghanistan’s northern border region. Viktor Vasilyev , c hairman of the alliance’s Permanent Counci
On April 23, 2026, a meeting was held at the Moscow University of Technology, Communications, and Informatics, Russian Federation, between Major General of Police Sharifzoda Faizali Rahmonali, Deputy Director of the Bureau for Coordination of Combating Organized Crime and Other Dangerous Types of Crime in the CIS, and Tajik students. This was reported by the […] Запись A meeting with Tajik students was held in Moscow. впервые появилась Tajikistan News in English.
The European Union has removed three financial institutions in Tajikistan from its sanctions list. The decision was adopted on April 23, as part of the EU’s 20th sanctions package, according to the National Bank of Tajikistan. The move concerns Spitamen Bank, Dushanbe City Bank, and Commercebank of
While its regional neighbors are increasingly undergoing urbanization, Tajikistan remains a predominantly rural country and the gap with the rest of Central Asia on this indicator is one of the most notable in the post-Soviet space. The Lowest Rate in the Region As of mid-2026, Tajikistan’s urban po
State Border Service of Kyrgyzstan reported the seizure of a large shipment of narcotics at the Kyrgyz-Tajik border.
Tajikistan is planning a major modernization of the Tajik Sea reservoir, known until 2016 as the Kayrakkum Reservoir. The project is a strategic water initiative for the country and the wider Central Asian region. Prospects for the project were discussed during a meeting between Tajikistan’s officia
Tajik satirist Bakhtiyor Rahimov, whose comic performances lampooned daily life and sometimes touched on power, corruption and bureaucracy, has died after longstanding health problems. He was 56 years old, according to media reports. Rahimov, founder of a comedy group called Gharibsho Company and a
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon met Special Envoy of the President of the United States for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor in Dushanbe on April 28 for talks focused on trade, investment, security, and the next stage of cooperation under the C5+1 framework. Gor also met Tajik Foreign Minister Siroj
Tajik police have detained two suspects in connection with a murder threat and robbery, the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs reported. In the first case, a 50-year-old resident of the Zafarabad district was detained. He was previously convicted in 2012 under Part 2 of Article 147 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Tajikistan. […] Запись Suspects of threatening to kill and rob have been detained in Tajikistan. впервые появилась Tajikistan News in English.
Национальная авиакомпания «Таджик Эйр» (Tajik Air) до сих пор не возобновила международные рейсы, поскольку ожидает решения наблюдательного совета и правительства о приобретении двух самолетов Airbus. Об этом 8 июля на пресс-конференции сообщил председатель компании Парвиз Шодмонзода. По его словам,
A planned Tajik-Iranian waste recycling plant in Tajikistan’s northern Sughd Region has been put on hold after Iranian investors were unable to travel to the country amid the conflict U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. The facility was to be built in the Sughd Free Economic Zone in Khujand and had been pro
A family in Leilek district of Batken region that was left without housing following the delimitation of the Kyrgyz-Tajik state border has received the keys to a new home. The decision was made on the instructions of President Sadyr Japarov after the family appealed for assistance.
At the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Media Forum held in Kyrgyzstan, Tajik Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic Nazirmad Alizoda emphasized the importance of developing cooperation between SCO member states in the fields of media, digital technologies, and information security.
“Building a hydroelectric power plant is a responsibility for our country!” Displayed in Tajik at the entrance to the Rogun construction site, deep in the mountains of Tajikistan, the slogan captures the significance of what has become the most ambitious infrastructure project in the country’s histo
Two people were killed and several others injured in two road accidents in Tajikistan, the Tajik Ministry of Internal Affairs reports. The first incident occurred on April 25, 2026, at approximately 3:00 PM in the Muminabad district. The driver of a Lexus GS-350, Muhammadshoi Davlatsho, born in 1991, a resident of the Muminabad district, was […] Запись Two people died in a road accident in Tajikistan. впервые появилась Tajikistan News in English.