GULISTON, Tajikistan (TCA) — The Branch of the German CARITAS Association in Tajikistan brought together 70 children with disabilities, their parents and community rehabilitation workers from Ayni district in Shohin sanatorium to have a one-week recreation. The summer camp launched formally by making a campfire on the evening of the first day. Representatives from Caritas Germany, local partner organizations “ASTI” and “DARO” and Shohin sanatorium in their welcome and opening remarks said that children with disabilities along with children without disabilities have equal rights and access to health, education and recreational services. It was also noted that the Tajik President and Government always pay particular attention to well-being of persons with disabilities and the signing of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by the President of Tajikistan in March 2018 witnesses the above-mentioned words.

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ASTANA (TCA) — A Kazakh friend of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been released from a U.S. federal prison after serving more than five years for obstruction of justice. A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement official said on August 30 that 24-year-old Dias Kadyrbaev has been transferred to the custody of federal immigration officials and will be deported back to his native Kazakhstan, RFE/RL reports.

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DUSHANBE (TCA) — Stepping up its effort to support the responsible use of water, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is to prepare a policy brief for the efficient and effective development of a climate-resilient water sector in Tajikistan, the Bank said on August 30.

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TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan’s Justice Ministry has officially registered a local branch of the Washington-based American Councils for International Education (ACIE), the first nongovernmental organization to be accredited in Uzbekistan for more than 10 years, RFE/RL reported.

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TASHKENT (TCA) — A refugee from Uzbekistan who was convicted of supporting a terrorist group was sentenced to 11 years in U.S. prison on August 30, but will receive credit for six years he already has served in custody, RFE/RL reports.

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