Tajik pop star released from prison following amnesty
DUSHANBE, August 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- 112 women have been released from a women’s penal colony in Norak today following amnesty granted on...
Tajik authorities demand payment in dollars for Hajj
DUSHANBE, August 23, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Tajik authorities have announced that the price of the Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia this year has...
Two fatal cases of hemorrhagic fever detected in Kulob
KULOB, August 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Two fatal cases of hemorrhagic fever have been registered in Khatlon’s Kulob region, according to the Kulob...
Dousti Square to be closed at night for military parade rehearsal
DUSHANBE, August 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Beginning on August 25, the Dousti (Friendship) Square in the center of Dushanbe will be closed for...
BBC correspondent says he was tortured
DUSHANBE, August 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- BBC Word Service correspondent in Tajikistan, Urunboy Usmonov, has stated that he was tortured after being detained...
