http://www.rferl.org/archive/Turkmenistan/latest/669/669.html RFE/RL's latest news, features, commentary, and multimedia content on Turkmenistan http://www.rferl.org/img/rssLogo_RFERL.gif http://www.rferl.org/archive/Turkmenistan/latest/669/669.html en-US Copyright 2010 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Tue, 21 May 2013 04:01:43 +0000 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL A European Union delegation has raised with Turkmen officials the case of a detained RFE/RL correspondent. http://www.rferl.org/content/turkmenistan-rferl-correspondent/24989415.html http://www.rferl.org/content/turkmenistan-rferl-correspondent/24989415.html Fri, 17 May 2013 15:22:13 +0000 Turkmenistan The human rights groups Amnesty International and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) have released statements warning that detained RFE/RL Turkmen correspondent Rovshan Yazmuhamedov is at risk of torture. http://www.rferl.org/content/turkmenistan-rferl-reporter-detained/24982709.html http://www.rferl.org/content/turkmenistan-rferl-reporter-detained/24982709.html Fri, 10 May 2013 18:37:37 +0000 Turkmenistan RFE/RL After talks with his Turkmen counterpart, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, on May 10, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev told journalists in Astana the new railway eventually will be extended to connect the two Caspian states with the countries of the Persian Gulf. http://www.rferl.org/content/kazakhstan-turkmenistan-railway-transport/24982281.html http://www.rferl.org/content/kazakhstan-turkmenistan-railway-transport/24982281.html Fri, 10 May 2013 11:38:49 +0000 Turkmenistan An RFE/RL correspondent based in Turkmenistan's northeastern city of Turkmenabat has been detained by local police. http://www.rferl.org/content/turkmenistan-rferl-correspondent-detained/24981293.html http://www.rferl.org/content/turkmenistan-rferl-correspondent-detained/24981293.html Thu, 09 May 2013 12:07:46 +0000 Turkmenistan RFE/RL's Turkmen Service In recent years, the countries of Central Asia have experienced some of the fastest growing rates of HIV infection in the world. One of the key populations at risk is men who have sex with men. http://www.rferl.org/content/hiv-central-asia-msm-/24977075.html http://www.rferl.org/content/hiv-central-asia-msm-/24977075.html Sun, 05 May 2013 08:42:08 +0000 Tajikistan A U.S. government advisory body says that Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan are among the world's worst violators of religious freedom. http://www.rferl.org/content/religious-freedom-us-iran-iraq-pakistan-uzbekistan-tajikistan-turkmenistan/24973030.html http://www.rferl.org/content/religious-freedom-us-iran-iraq-pakistan-uzbekistan-tajikistan-turkmenistan/24973030.html Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:48:23 +0000 News Richard Solash On April 29, as Turkmenistan marked Horse Day, Turkmen state media showed segments from President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov’s win at the horse tracks on April 28. But a video that has since emerged -- along with witness accounts obtained by RFE/RL -- suggests the race ended with the Turkmen leader taking a spectacular fall. http://www.rferl.org/content/turkmenistan-berdymukhammedov-horse-fall/24972976.html http://www.rferl.org/content/turkmenistan-berdymukhammedov-horse-fall/24972976.html Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:00:12 +0000 Transmission http://www.rferl.org/content/turkmenistan-berdymukhammedov-horse-fall/24972976.html#relatedInfoContainer