Turkmenistan

Central Asia: Mar '09, part 2

In a country where tribal allegiance still matters, reporting one group’s demand to be upgraded to nation status requires sensitivity and scrupulous balance.

Flagship Project Going Slowly in Turkmenistan

Central Asia: Mar '09

Turkmen readers hear about legal improvements from IWPR before their own government tells them.

Turkmen Leader to Discuss Gas Options with Armenians

Turkmen Leader to Keep Lid on Democracy

Turkmen to Recognise Russian Diplomas at Last

Kyrgyz, Tajiks Place High Value on Scrap of Land

Debate over Tajiks giving Kyrgyz a short stretch of road places spotlight on broader questions of land and borders in Fergana Valley.

Sustained Focus Needed to Improve Turkmen Rights

Turkmen-Russian Pipeline Still Likely

Central Asia: Feb '09

IWPR debate on closure of US base reflected conflicting views on implications for the country.