Afghan Turkmen Claim They're Being Written Off
Change to identification papers and the electoral roll gives the ethnic Turkmen community less of a say than ever.
27 Jul 06
Turkmenistan
Chechnya: Moscow Peace Bid Tests Rebel Resolve
Will Chechen militants take up the offer of an amnesty now that their most high-profile leader is dead?
27 Jul 06
Narcotics for Sale at Drug Clinics
Doctors at some drug treatment clinics in Turkmenistan are selling illegal narcotics instead of treating their patients.
26 Jul 06
Amu Darya Bridge Project Stalled
Construction of a major bridge in eastern Turkmenistan has ground to a halt because of a contractual dispute with the Ukrainian builders, centring on who should supply the cement for the bridge supports.
25 Jul 06
Historic Buildings Under Threat in Western City
Residents of the western port of Turkmenbashi have condemned plans to demolish a whole swathe of historic buildings as an attempt to erase the past from people’s collective memory.
25 Jul 06
Disgraced Regional Chief Dies in Jail
Even by Turkmen standards, the fall from grace of Geday Ahmedov, a once-favoured regional chief, was spectacular and tragic.
25 Jul 06
Unhappy Job Swaps for Turkmen Teachers
When street cleaners are redeployed to work on farms, schoolteachers are forced take their place.
25 Jul 06
Students Pay Their Way Through University
As monthly salary payments fall behind, corruption has assumed immense proportions levels among teachers at schools and in higher education in Turkmenistan. Enrolment for higher educational institutions has begun, but future entrants are less than excited
24 Jul 06
Expat Turks Praise Working Conditions in Turkmenistan
Of all the various foreign companies that operate in Turkmenistan, it is only Turkish firms that enjoy preferential terms for accommodation, business and taxation, as President Saparmurat Niazov has accorded them the maximum benefits in return for their p
24 Jul 06
Disgraced Turkmen Regional Chief Dies in Jail
Once-favoured provincial governor follows the well-worn path of dismissal and imprisonment, and ends up dead in jail.
24 Jul 06
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