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Officials at Russia's Education Ministry say the return of Tajik students to universities in Russia remains on hold due to coronavirus restrictions despite others being allowed to come back.
Once one of Tajikistan's most influential businessmen, Rajabali Odinaev, who is serving a 28-year prison term on embezzlement charges many consider to be politically motivated, has undergone stomach surgery after his health deteriorated.
Her family came to Russia after fleeing civil war in Tajikistan, and now she will represent her adopted country at the Eurovision Song Contest in May. Manizha's unlikely journey to the finals in Rotterdam has also included social activism and a role as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador.
A Tajik district near the Afghan border is preparing local hunters and others to “take up arms” against militants that might come from Afghanistan as fighting between the Afghan Army and the Taliban intensifies.
A Tajik district near the Afghan border is preparing local hunters and others to "take up arms" against militants that might come from Afghanistan as fighting between Afghan troops and the Taliban intensifies.
Tajik-born singer and UNHCR goodwill ambassador Manizha has been picked to represent Russia at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
Two correspondents from Radio Free Europe/Radio Europe's Tajik service have been attacked in the capital, Dushanbe, while preparing a report on gasoline price hikes.
When Afghanistan’s deputy parliament speaker arrived with a delegation in Dushanbe, it was expected to be an ordinary visit. But an Afghan TV channel dropped a bombshell when it linked Mohammad Mirza Katawazai to millions in cash and gold seized from smugglers at the Dushanbe airport.
A court in Tajikistan's western city of Hisor has sentenced the son of jailed opposition leader Mahmurod Odinaev to six years in prison.
A married pensioner couple has installed a "magic box" near a bread market in the Tajik city of Khujand in which they leave free bread every day to anyone in need. Bisojida and Rakhmatullo Giyosov say their children are grown up and they can now share their pension.
In a rare move, environmental authorities in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, have fined dozens of citizens and businesses for disposing of plastic and other waste in the city's rivers and canals and along their banks.
Tajik authorities insist that state-owned medical facilities offer "completely free" treatment for COVID-19. Patients say they quickly learned the truth.
German prosecutors say they have charged five Tajik men with being members of the Islamic State (IS) extremist group, accusing them of preparing acts of violence in Germany by raising funds and recruiting members for attacks.
The head of Tajikistan’s State Committee for National Security, Saimumin Yatimov, has discussed regional issues and bilateral cooperation with his Afghan counterpart in Kabul.
Tajik authorities are increasingly cracking down on the government's political opponents at home and abroad. A campaign of intimidation has seen at least 10 people detained in January alone for "collaborating" with opposition groups abroad.
Mosques in Tajikistan have reopened their doors to believers for the first time in nine months following a government order and official claims that there have been no new COVID-19 cases in the country for three weeks.
Tajik journalist Daler Sharifov, who was sentenced to one year in prison in a case media watchdogs labelled "absurd," has been released after serving his time.
Tajik opposition politician Mahmurod Odinaev has been sentenced to 14 years in prison on charges of hooliganism and "calling for extremism."
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