Law-order

admin - May 28, 2015

DUSHANBE, May 28, 2015, Asia-Plus – A military court in Dushanbe sentenced soldier of military unit 12019 of the Ministry of Defense, Farrukh...

IRP activist fined 60,000 somoni for polygamy

admin - May 28, 2015

DUSHANBE, May 28, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Islamic Revival Party (IRP) activist Said Ibrohim Nazar, who is an adviser to IRP leader Muhiddin...

Court orders border guard directorate to pay compensation to soldier

admin - May 25, 2015

A court in the Dushanbe military garrison has ordered the Main Border Guard Directorate at the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) to pay compensation to the soldier who was seriously injured in hazing incident.

Head of tax inspectorate in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district faces charge of bribe taking

admin - May 22, 2015

DUSHANBE, May 22, 2015, Asia-Plus – The head of the tax inspectorate in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district, reportedly faces charge of bribe taking. The...

Tajik prosecutors launch investigation into fake documents allowing to wear a beard or hijab

admin - May 19, 2015

The Tajik Prosecutor-General’s Office has launched investigation into fake documents purporting to allow observant Muslims to wear a beard or hijab.

10th grade student posing as president’s son released from responsibility

admin - May 15, 2015

A Dushanbe high school student who earned tens of thousands of dollars by impersonating president’s son has been released from criminal responsibility and returned to school.

Nazari Nek bazaar director gets jail term of 17½ years for beating teen to death

admin - May 15, 2015

KHUJAND, May 15, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Rustam Jourayev, the director of Bobojonghafourov’s Nazari Nek bazaar, has got a long jail term for beating...

Russian president pardons two who were jailed by a Tajik court for high treason

admin - May 13, 2015

DUSHANBE, May 13, 2015, Asia-Plus – Russian President Vladimir Putin has pardoned two employees of Tajik uranium-processing plant, Vostokredmet, Russian media outlets report. ...

Dushanbe resident arrested on suspicion of trafficking in gemstones

admin - May 12, 2015

DUSHANBE, May 12, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A 40-year-old resident of Dushanbe has been detained on suspicion of trafficking in gemstones, according to the...