Turkmenistan

Ethnic Uzbeks Opt Out of Turkmen Polls

Many feel alienated by election process and do not plan to lend their votes to anyone.

Controversy Over Kyrgyz Protest Sentences

Sentences of up to 20 years seen as warning to other protesters, rather than justice.

Land Audit Planned for Desert State

Turkmen Election Reveals Depressingly Familiar Abuses

Kazak Faith Groups Face Curbs

New law falls below standards of a country that will soon chair the OSCE, rights groups say.

Global Crisis Feeds Uncertainty on Turkmen Gas Price

Turkmen Voters Sceptical Ahead of Polls

Bulgarian, Turkmen Leaders to Discuss Nabucco Gas Project

Foreign Observers for Turkmen Polls

Turkmen Cotton Harvest Drags On and On