Law-order

A court in Dushanbe has ruled that the Islamic Revival Party (IRP) activist Jamoliddin Mahmoudov, who is member of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) from the IRP, can be held in detention for two months.

Trial of new charges brought against Zayd Saidov began on February 12.

The Islamic Revival Party (IRP) activist Jamoliddin Mahmoudov, who is also member of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER), has been detained on suspicion of illegal possession of weapons.

DUSHANBE, February 10, 2015, Asia-Plus – A resident of Dushanbe has been arrested on suspicion of raping his children. The Interior Ministry’s website...

A jailed Tajik businessman, Zayd Saidov, reportedly demands an open trail of new charges brought against him.

Tajik nationals, who have officially joined the Russian Armed Forces on a contractual basis and are serving in the so-called “hot spot,” will not be liable to criminal punishment, stipulated by Tajikistan’s legislation for participation in wars and armed conflicts in other countries.

KULOB, February 4, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Deputy chief prosecutor in Kulob, Fathiddin Zuhurov, has denied the report that a Russian officer beat a...

Umarali Quvvatov, the leader of the Tajik opposition organization Group 24, has reportedly been freed from the Istanbul detention facility.

DUSHANBE, February 2, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Prosecutors in Tajikistan have charged a Russian officer they say beat a man near the 201st military...

KHUJAND, February 3, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The trial of twelve alleged members of the outlawed religious extremist group Jamaat Ansarullah has begun in...