Turkmenistan: No Residence Rights? No Job Budget difficulties and a desire to hide unemployment levels are blamed for latest purge. 21 Feb 05
No Escape for Turkmen Ambassador Suspicions are growing that security forces could have used envoy’s family members as hostages to force him to return home after defection. 21 Feb 05
Turkmen Election a “Mockery” Voters will have little choice in the parliamentary ballot, and still less hope of affecting change in the repressive republic. 21 Feb 05