Asia Tajikistan In accordance with the decree "On Amnesty" announced on the occasion of the international holiday of Nowruz, 200 prisoners were released; in total, the presidential decree provides for the pardon of of 897 individuals, who will be released in stages
Asia Tajikistan Only 17 participants of the Great Patriotic War (22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945) remain in Tajikistan, according to the Republican Council of War and Labor Veterans, and were 24 last year, while 134 rear-area workers are still alive in the country
Asia Tajikistan A historic agreement with Kyrgyzstan has been signed, defining the 1.000-km border running between the two countries, subject of a deep-rooted territorial dispute whose reasons go back to the days when they were part of the Soviet Union
Asia Tajikistan Asia-Plus news agency and a number international media won't be able to cover parliamentary elections, scheduled for 2 March, as according to the Central Commission for Elections and Referendums, a permit is required to cover the elections
Asia Tajikistan In the face of restrictions and pressures on migrants in Russia, the country is trying to expand labour migration to other countries; however, according to experts, efforts to diversify migration remain inadequate