Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow suggests amending Turkmenistan’s Constitution to bring back unicameral parliament
Chairman of Turkmenistan’s upper chamber (Halk Maslahaty) of parliament Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow proposed to make amendments to change the country’s Constitution to bring back the unicameral parliament Mejlis and to transform Halk Maslahaty (People’s …
Tajikistan police reportedly enforce an unwritten moral code that applies only to women
Eurasianet notes that public shaming is an ever-reliable weapon in Tajikistan’s toolkit for silencing expressions of discontent.This treatment is reportedly not only reserved for dissidents; ordinary citizens sharing details of their lives or casually …
Tajikistan Football Federation Earns AFC Coaching Convention A Level Membership
Tajikistan Football Federation (TFF) earned the AFC Coaching Convention A Level membership.By earning the AFC coaching convention membership, the Federation gained the right to independently, without the involvement of foreign instructors, conduct cour…
Deadly suicide blast outside Afghan foreign ministry in Kabul leaves at least 20 dead
Media reports say at least 20 people have been killed after a suspected suicide bomber killed himself outside the Foreign Ministry building in Kabul yesterday afternoon, at about 4pm local time (11:30 GMT).Ustad Fareedun, an official at the Taliban-run…
Sextuplets Born In Tajikistan Die One Day After Birth
Sextuplets born in Tajikistan’s northern Sughd region on January 11 have died within a day of their birth, maternity clinic officials told RFE/RL. According to physician Nuria Dadoboeva, the mother of four girls and two boys gave birth to the children …
Khujand sextuplets die a day after birth
On January 11 2023 the first ever sextuplet birth was reported in Tajikistan. A 26-year-old mother from the northern city of Khujand gave birth to two boys and four girls at the Khujand maternity hospital.The weight of each baby was 600-700 grams and a…
Tajik, Uzbek foreign ministers hold phone talks to discuss cooperation
UzDaily reports that acting Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov on January 11 held a phone conversation with his Tajik counterpart Sirojiddin Muhriddin.Top Tajik diplomat reportedly congratulated Saidov on his appointment to a high responsi…
Five Things to Know About the Future of Energy in Central Asia
With growing economies and populations, countries in Central Asia need ever more energy to fuel their development. At the same time, the increasing impacts of climate change in the region mean that countries must significantly cut their carbon emission…
51-year-old man arrested on suspicion of fraud
A 33-year-old resident of A. Navoi street of the capital applied to Department-2 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Sino district of Dushanbe with a statement that on October 10, 2022, a 51-year-old resident of Dushanbe fraudulently entered in…