Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan: Reduced to Begging

Poverty is driving increasing numbers of children to beg on the streets of the capital.

21 Feb 05

Workers and ecologists say covering cotton fields with polythene is costly and damaging.

21 Feb 05

This month marks the start of a phased withdrawal of Russian troops from the Tajik-Afghan border.

21 Feb 05

Isolationist regime sacks thousands of professionals for being educated outside the country.

21 Feb 05

Families and activists are concerned at heavy-handed attempts to catch those suspected of involvement in the Tashkent attacks.

21 Feb 05

Woman detained without charge for requesting better conditions for jailed relatives.

21 Feb 05

Turkmenbashi takes down a number of official portraits after international community criticises his personality cult.

21 Feb 05

The opposition Erk party says harassment of activists is increasing as election approaches.

21 Feb 05

Decision to close schools is a major setback for non-ethnic Turkmens.

21 Feb 05

Parliamentary report damns secret police as “state within a state” after detailing surveillance and subversion.

21 Feb 05

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