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
Central Asia
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
Turkmen Girls Miss Out on Schooling
As increasing numbers of girls miss out on school in Turkmenistan, the declining levels are being blamed both on the economic factor, where parents lack money to provide their daughters with an education, and social changes as families prefer girls to hav
24 Jul 06
Tajik Authorities Get Tough on Female Islamists
The authorities dismiss women who join Hizb-ut-Tahrir as mere puppets of the men in the banned group, but still insist they must be locked up for years on end.
21 Jul 06
Everyone a Suspect in Turkmenistan
The president looks for foreign spies, while his own country is under total surveillance.
21 Jul 06
University Entrance Numbers to Fall
Education reforms instituted by Turkmen president Saparmurat Niazov are preventing thousands of school leavers from going on to higher education. The selection of new entrants to colleges and universities will shortly get under way, and education official
20 Jul 06
Abuse Rife in the Military
In recent years, Turkmenistan’s army has seen an increasing number of deaths caused by brutal treatment meted out by soldiers on their fellow-conscripts.
19 Jul 06
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