Author: Tora

Police officers in the city of Konibodom, Sughd region arrested a man on suspicion of killing his mother. 32-year-old Shahriyar Normatov is suspected of killing Halimajon Normatova, his 65-year-old mother, with 136 stab wounds on November 24 of this year. The investigation of this case has not been completed and the police’s suspicion has not yet been confirmed by the court. In the program of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan, which was published on social networks on December 10, Shahriyar Normatov admits that he killed his mother with a knife after a quarrel. It is not known under…

Ukraine “in all respects” is not ready to begin negotiations on its membership in the European Union, says Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. He shared this opinion in an interview on Radio Kossuth, speaking about the political difficulties facing Hungary. “Ukraine in all respects is not ready to talk about its aspirations to join the EU. Ukraine is as far from EU membership as Mako is from Jerusalem ,” HVG quoted the prime minister as saying. According to Orbán, Hungary’s “clear position” is that negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU should not even begin. At the same time, he noted that the European Union “owes Hungary…

Do you go to the doctor or see a doctor before a serious illness occurs? This has been very important, especially for women and girls, among whom the incidence of cancer is high.    Cancer – a terrible disease that many women are suffering from and which is the cause of death of thousands of people in the world, may not have any symptoms in the early stages. The main way to detect and treat it in time is regular examination. According to official statistics in the world and Tajikistan, the incidence of breast or breast cancer and cervical cancer is increasing…

Tajikistan’s uranium “graveyard” is located in the city of Istiqlal or the former Taboshar. The legacy of the Soviet Union, which residents say they are still suffering from. Inobat Ashurova is one of them. He says that every time bad weather makes walking difficult and pain increases. “When fog appears, the head hurts. I think that’s when the radiation goes up. I feel the same way. I don’t know the others. My head hurts a lot, my blood pressure rises. I went to the doctor, he gave such a diagnosis,” he said. Vera Kalashnikova has lived in the city of Istiklal for many years. He used to be…

The Ministry of Education and Science of Russia said on October 20 that the agreement between the governments of Tajikistan and Russia on the mutual recognition of scientific degrees and titles has been implemented, as all the necessary legal processes in this regard have been completed. The statement of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia states that this document contributes to the development of scientific cooperation and exchanges between the two countries. The signing ceremony of the agreement on the recognition of academic titles of scientists of Russia and Tajikistan was held on March 3 of this year in Dushanbe with…

Fernand de Waren, the special rapporteur of the United Nations on minority affairs, was in Tajikistan for eleven days. He had a conversation with representatives of the government and various minorities. In an interview on October 19, Radio Ozodi asked Fernand de Waren about his trip and meeting. Radio Ozodi: Did you go to Badakhshan region during your trip to Tajikistan? Did they allow it? Fernand de Waren: “It was not difficult to get permission to travel to Badakhshan region, but we waited a bit. Finally, we traveled.” POMIR, ISMAILIA… Radio Ozodi: What is your takeaway from this trip? Fernand de Waren: “There were some…

The eleventh international exhibition “Book of Dushanbe” started on October 3 in the National Museum of Tajikistan and will continue until October 5. 30 domestic publishers and representatives of seven countries, including Iran, Uzbekistan, Turkey, India, Belarus, Turkmenistan and Russia, came here. In this exhibition, you can find the works of classical and modern Tajik writers to Russian and Turkish writers. Nurmohammad Shams, a resident of Dushanbe, visits the book fair every year. He says that this year, unlike the previous years, some books have been offered to the reader again, and their names are very few. Our interlocutor, who is a book…

As a result of poisoning, a girl died and more than 20 others were injured. Four natives of Tajikistan suspected in the case of shawarma poisoning in Lgov, Kursk region, were charged under points “a”, “c” of Part 2 of Art. 238 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (production, storage, sale of goods and products that do not meet safety requirements, resulting in the death of a person through negligence). The joint press service of the regional judicial system reported this on Telegram.  For three suspects – the 50-year-old owner of the “Shaurma on Gagarin” kiosk Mansurshoh Fayozov, his 23-year-old nephew Shakhriyor Fayozov, who worked…

In Turkmenistan, some teachers in the Mary and Balkan provinces have been going door-to-door looking for kids to fill their classes, many of which are half-empty. Education officials in those impoverished regions are now contemplating merging classes due to a shortage of children born in 2017, a move aimed at optimizing resources in the face of the unexpected low enrollment, seen as a result of the country’s yearslong economic downturn and corresponding population decrease as people seek jobs and better lives abroad. An RFE/RL Turkmen Service correspondent in the western Balkan region reported a drop in first-graders in some schools of 40-50…

President Volodymyr Zelensky, in response to a question about territorial concessions for the sake of Ukraine’s membership in NATO, said that Ukraine was ready to exchange Russian Belgorod for membership in the Alliance. Source: Zelensky at a joint press conference with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen Direct speech: “Exchange of territories? We are ready to exchange Belgorod for our NATO membership.” Details: Thus, Zelensky commented on proposals to exchange the territory of Ukraine for peace and NATO membership. Frederiksen noted that Ukraine will decide for itself whether to negotiate peace and when. According to Zelensky, it is difficult to criticize the Ukrainian counteroffensive…