22.09.2022
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Tajikistan: Senators pass 26 laws without discussion for 2.5 hours

On July 25, the eleventh session of the upper house of parliament of the sixth convocation was held in Tajikistan. Of the 33 members of the Majlisi Milli, 29 were present in the hall. In addition, as Chairman of the Upper House of Parliament Rustami Emomali noted, the hall was also attended by the Deputy […]

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In Tajikistan, they want to punish citizens for a video about raids on conscripts

The Tajik Ministry of Defense has proposed introducing administrative penalties for publishing and distributing “fake news” about the army on social networks and the media, including user videos about raids and hazing. To this end, the Ministry of Defense of Tajikistan has prepared and submitted a draft law “On making additions to the Code of […]

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Tajikistan: New Housing Code aims to protect socially vulnerable groups of population

Tajikistan has adopted a new Housing Code. Its adoption was preceded by a long and painstaking work of non-governmental organizations, step by step pushing the authorities of Tajikistan to adopt this Code. “The previous Housing Code, adopted in 1997, practically repeated the version of the Soviet Housing Code adopted in the Tajik SSR in 1984. […]

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Tajikistan: Shortcomings in legislation prevent protection of victims of domestic violence

In Tajikistan, 3485 facts of domestic violence were registered in 2021, which is 176 facts less than in 2020. However, according to the Chairman of the Committee on Women and Family Affairs under the Government of Tajikistan, Khilolbi Kurbonzoda, the official statistics provided by the country’s Ministry of Internal Affairs don’t reflect the real picture […]

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Expert: The authorities of Tajikistan lack political will to reform the militia

Media group “Asia-Plus” published in the newspaper, as well as on its website and on its pages in Telegram and Facebook, the article “An unprincipled approach. How did the first militia reform in Tajikistan end?” Judging by the number of comments, this topic didn’t arouse interest among readers at all. There are no comments at […]

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Tajikistan: date of the scheduled presidential election is illegal

The next presidential elections in Tajikistan will be held on October 11. The opposition considers this decision to be absolutely illegal. On August 6, at a joint session of both houses of Parliament, it was decided that the presidential elections would take place on October 11. Meanwhile, the leader of the Social Democratic Party Rakhmatillo […]

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Tajikistan: new law will allow to punish citizens for the truth

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon signed a scandalous law that will allow imprisoning people for the spread of infectious diseases, and fine the mass media and citizens for disseminating false information about the COVID-19 pandemic. From now on, any information on the coronavirus pandemic that differs from the official one will be considered unreliable, and thousands […]

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Tajikistan: authorities try to protect their lie with new law

The lower house of the Parliament of Tajikistan passed a bill that would allow to send people to jail for spreading infectious diseases, and fine the media and citizens for spreading false information about COVID-19 pandemic. According to the bill, for the spread of the disease, citizens can receive a prison term of up to […]

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In Tajikistan, 80% of suspects are tortured in investigatory isolation ward

  The another amendment to the legislation of Tajikistan should formally improve the situation in the pre-trial detention facilities in Tajikistan, however, according to experts, the real situation proves the opposite. The lower house of the Parliament of Tajikistan adopted amendments to the law “On the procedure and conditions for the detention of suspects, accused […]

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