Author: Yalda

Women’s clothes are high on the government’s agenda once again in Tajikistan, where authorities and Islamic leaders are working on new guidelines on what women should wear to work and during their leisure time. The new dress code — the second of its kind in six years — is expected to be made public in the coming days, and a special event is reportedly being planned for the capital, Dushanbe, in August to showcase compliant clothes. Sulaimon Davlatzoda, the head of the state Committee for Religious Affairs and the Regulation of Traditions, told a press briefing in the capital this week that…

President Emomali Rahmon, who is also Head of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, has introduced a number of staff changes to the country’s Ministry of Defense. The Tajik president’s official website reports that by president’s decree issued on February 28 Khusrav Bobozoda was relieved of his post of Commander of the Ground Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan and Rahmonali Safarzoda was appointed to this post. By government’s regulations issued on February 28: Jamshed Safarzoda was appointed Deputy Defense Minister in charge of military training; Odil Nosirzoda was appointed Deputy Minister of Defense in charge of weapons and…

Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh resigned on February 26 in anticipation of postwar governance challenges. “I see that the next stage and its challenges will require new governmental and political arrangements,” Shtayyeh said, emphasizing “the emerging reality in the Gaza Strip, the national unity talks, and the urgent need for an inter-Palestinian consensus.” American and Palestinian officials expect that Abbas will nominate Mohammed Mustafa, the chairman of the Palestine Investment Fund, as Shtayyeh’s successor. Expert Analysis “Bringing in Palestine Investment Fund chief Mohammed Mustafa and pushing out the current prime minister Mohammed Shtayyeh is the rearranging of the…

The Committee of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan reported that a group of citizens of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, who were stuck on the road, were rescued from the cold. According to the report, 26 citizens of Tajikistan and two citizens of Uzbekistan were returning home from Russia via Kazakhstan, but their bus broke down on the road “Ostana-Petropavlovsk”. Damir Kadirboev, an official of the Committee for Emergency Situations of Okmola Region, published a video on the Instagram page of this agency , saying that at 1 am on December 9, citizens of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan were rescued from the cold and placed in…

The findings of the United Nations on the situation of drug trafficking through the northern borders of Afghanistan to Central Asia show that traffickers are trying to change the types of drugs smuggled along this route. The findings of the United Nations on the situation of drug trafficking through the northern borders of Afghanistan to Central Asia show that traffickers are trying to change the types of drugs smuggled along this route. Officials at the United Nations Office for Countering Substances in South Asia say that in the past, Iran was the biggest smuggling route and a major source of…

The proposal of a bill on the possibility of banning the work of foreigners, including Tajiks, in the taxi sector and in schools and hospitals in Russia has been criticized. Authors from the “Just Russia” party said at the beginning of October this year that with the adoption of the project, more jobs will be created for the population of Russia. The leader of the party, Sergey Mironov, is known for his anti-immigrant proposals. Some of the emigrants and experts believe that the plan, if accepted, will be detrimental to Russia, as the indigenous people do not do hard work with low…

Berlin (24/11 – 50) The Supreme Court of the Republic of Tajikistan sentenced five Pamiri leaders from the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) to life imprisonment. They are Tolib Ayombekov, Nazhmiddin Sherchonov, Imumnazar Shoishirinov, Munavvar Shanbiev and Niyozsho Gulobov. The press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan announced their detention in June of this year, presenting everyone as “leaders of an organized criminal group in the city of Khorog” – the administrative center of GBAO. According to information from the law enforcement agency, Shanbiev and Ayombekov were among those with whom the country’s authorities signed separate agreements in October…

The UN special rapporteur on minority affairs said that he went to Badakhshan and talked with representatives of the civil society and heard their concerns on some issues. Fernand de Waren stayed in Tajikistan for eleven days. He said at a press conference on October 19: “The main request we heard from the people of Badakhshan was the violation of their rights in 2021-2022. Especially about the people who were arrested. The way they were treated and treated in a wrong way. took place.” Fernand de Waren added that he had also received complaints about the restrictions on the performance of…

In Tajikistan, October 5 is celebrated as the State Language Day. President Emomali Rahmon, whose birthday falls on this holiday, congratulated not only the residents of the country, but also all Tajik language speakers and added that “the language issue is one of the most important directions of the state policy and government of independent Tajikistan.” By mentioning the names of Rudaki and Ainy, he mentioned the vast territory and ancient history of the language. This is at a time when Tajik intellectuals living in Samarkand and Bukhara are also saying happy language day, but they are talking about their problems. “Unfortunately,…

The Union of Tajiks of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), under the leadership of Hodi Oev, organized a festive event in honor of the Independence Day of the Republic of Tajikistan, celebrated on September 9. The hosts of the event, held today at the House of Friendship of Peoples named after A.E. Kulakovsky, were Khikmatullo Bakhodurov, a famous writer and journalist of the Republic of Tajikistan, and Faridun Hotamov, deputy chairman of the Union of Tajiks of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Those gathered on the 32nd anniversary of state independence of the Republic of Tajikistan were congratulated by Alexander…