Asia Tajikistan Further funding will be attracted for the completion of the Rogun hydroelectric power plant, featuring a 335-metre-high clay core and rockfill dam on the Vakhsh River that will be the tallest in the world; around US$ 3 billion are needed to be completed
Asia Tajikistan Each resident of Tajikistan's major cities disposes of more than 1 kilogram of solid waste per day, of which 100 grams is plastic; each year the country generates more than 9 million tonnes of household solid waste of which 321.890 tonnes is plastic waste
Asia Tajikistan Consumer confidence index in Tajikistan rose to 150,9 points in November 2024, breaking a three-month decline, according to a study conducted by Freedom Finance Global
Asia Tajikistan Over 35% of foreign trade is currently conducted with the 10 member countries of Economic Cooperation Organisation: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
Asia Tajikistan Eight former top officials, politicians, and public figures in Tajikistan have gone on trial behind closed doors in a pretrial detention center in Dushanbe on charges of plotting to forcibly seize power, calling for mass disorder, and inciting hatred
Asia Tajikistan Tajik chess player Suhrob Hamdamov won the gold medal at the Asian Chess Championship for disabled players, Bahodour Abdulloyev took silver
Asia Tajikistan Journalist and environmental activist Zulfiya Golubeva launched the #OzmuniSabz2024 environmental campaign, offering citizens the opportunity to help clean up the capital and win valuable prizes with the support of the European Delegation in Tajikistan
Asia Tajikistan The Integrated Rural Development Project/TRIGGER recognised the invaluable contribution of rural women to agriculture, food security and community development in workshops with 300 people including women, entrepreneurs, government officials and partners
Asia Tajikistan Law enforcement reports have often highlighted the detention of girls and women for 'immoral behaviour', with their faces often previewed in news articles, violating women's rights
Asia Tajikistan Over 85% of radicalized Tajik youth allegedly joined extremist groups through recruitment videos and social media while travelling to Russia in search of better job opportunities, say teachers from Tajik Ministry of Interior Academy
Asia Tajikistan The first Dushanbe International Tourism Exhibition kicked off at the EXPO Centre in Dushanbe, with travel companies from over 20 countries
Asia Tajikistan In a move to combat extremism, the country, where 96% of the population is Muslim, has imposed a complete ban on women wearing the hijab; previously, the hijab had been banned in schools since 2007 and in public institutions since 2009
Asia Tajikistan As of 1 September, a 10-point student evaluation system has been introduced on an experimental basis in 140 city and district schools; the ministry will evaluate the effectiveness of the new system and decide on its large-scale implementation