IWPR
Institute for War & Peace Reporting
The local authorities in Turkmenabat have found an unusual way to show that the private sector is booming: they are forcing pensioners to sign up as small businessmen and making them pay for a license to operate.
A recent survey showing that very few law students in Turkmenistan plan to work as lawyers has only underlined the difficult situation facing the profession.
Awene is a Sulaimaniyah-based independent newspaper issued weekly by Awene Company.
Kurdistani Nwe is a political daily issued by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.
London-based Asharq al-Awsat, a pro-Saudi independent paper, is issued daily.
London-based Asharq al-Awsat, a pro-Saudi independent paper, is issued daily.
London-based Azzaman is issued daily by Saad al-Bazaz.
Kurdistani Nwe is a political daily issued by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.
By Katherine Boyle in The Hague (TU No 474, 27-Oct-06)