On March 11, a ceremonial event dedicated to the Tajik Press Day took place at the Sadriddin Ayni Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre in Dushanbe. The event brought together representatives of the media community to honor the achievements of their fellow journalists and congratulate them on their professional holiday.
After the official greetings and a concert program, awards and prizes were presented to the country’s top journalists.
This year, nine media representatives received the Abulqosim Lohuti Prize, awarded by the Union of Journalists of Tajikistan. The awards were given in four categories, covering various areas of media.
Winners by Category:
Print Media:
- Latofat Kendjaeva – Veteran of the press, Director of Istiqbol magazine
- Urun Kalonov (Voriss) – Staff member of Sadoi Mardum newspaper
- Shodi Malakhov – Staff member of Omuzgor newspaper
- Sirojiddin Izzatulloev – Editor-in-Chief of Vremya & Dengi magazine
- Muzaffar Imom – Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Shahriyor newspaper
Television:
- Lubat Rizoiva – Staff member of Tajikistan TV
- Sherali Saidov – Staff member of Khatlon TV channel
Radio:
- Zarangiz Girdakova – Staff member of Ovozi Tojik Radio
Scientific Research:
- Abduhalim Rakhimov – Doctor of Sciences in Philology, Lecturer at the Russian-Tajik Slavic University
Additionally, honorary badges for "Excellence in Culture" and "Excellence in Education" were presented, as well as prizes named after Voheed Asrori and certificates of appreciation from the Ministry of Culture.
By president’s decree the Tajik Press Day has been marked on March 11 since 1993. The Tajik Press Day is marked on March 11 in honor of the first Tajik-language newspaper, Bukhoroi Sharif (The Glorious Bukhara), the first edition of which was issued on March 11, 1912.
The Tajik press is divided into three main stages: the first stage is the pre-October period of the 20th century; the second stage begins with the creation of the Autonomous Republic of Tajikistan, which was part of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Uzbekistan; and the third stage refers to 1986 and the period of independence of the Republic of Tajikistan.
Bukhoroi Sharif was the first Tajik-language newspaper in Central Asia started on 11 March 1912 in Bukhara.
The first Soviet Tajik magazine was published in 1919 in Samarkand under the name Shulai Inqilob.
In 1922, the satirical magazine Mullo Mushfiqi was published in Tajik.
The first Russian-language printed edition of Soviet Tajikistan was the newspaper Po Basmachu (1923), published in Dushanbe.
The newspaper Ovozi Sharq was published in Dushanbe in 1924.
Jumhuriyat, a mouthpiece of the Government of Tajikistan, has been published since 1991. It is continuation of the earlier papers Idi Tojik (Feast of Tajik) and Bedorii Tojik (Tajik's Awakening) (1925-28), Tojikistoni Surkh (Red Tajikistan) (1928-1955) and Tojikistoni Soveti (Soviet Tajikistan), which was published from 1955 to 1991.
Sadriddin Aini and Abulqosim Lohouti are the first editors of the newspaper Bedorii Tojik.
Sadoi Murdum (Voice of the People) is a newspaper run by the Tajik Parliament since 1991.
