Turkmenistan has "suddenly" halted gas supplies to Iran in a dispute between the two countries over arrears, the Iranian National Gas Company says.
This past year in Central Asia proved every bit as interesting as it was predicted to be. (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL.)
Nine candidates have registered to run in Turkmenistan's presidential election on February 12, media reported on December 27.
President Barack Obama has approved legislation that would consolidate oversight of U.S. nonmilitary broadcasting in the hands of a single chief executive, an overhaul that supporters laud as a much-needed reform but critics warn could endanger journalistic independence.
Kazakhstan says Turkmenistan has suspended visa-free travel for Kazakhs living close to the Turkmen border.
The Central Asian states marked 25 years of independence this year. The Majlis, RFE/RL's weekly podcast about Central Asia, wanted to do its part to mark the anniversary also, and to mark it in a unique way.
Moscow city authorities have refused to allow human rights activists to stage a protest in front of Turkmenistan's embassy on December 19 in support of jailed Turkmen journalists.
Turkmenistan's dominant party has nominated incumbent President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov as its candidate in the tightly controlled Central Asian nation's February 12 presidential election.
Khudayberdy Allashov has been helping us get a balanced picture of the situation in northern Turkmenistan; his version of events does not necessarily match the sanguine narrative of Turkmenistan’s government. On December 3, the police arrived at Allashovs home, reportedly beat Allashov, and arrested him and his mother. The charge was possession of "nasvai," or "nas," a form of chewing tobacco.
A U.S. official has expressed concern about the treatment of RFE/RL journalists in Turkmenistan, where rights groups say the government stifles independent voices and tolerates little dissent.
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has called on the authorities in Turkmenistan to "immediately" release RFE/RL contributor Khudayberdy Allashov.
Polls have closed in Uzbekistan, where voters are choosing who will be the country’s next president after Islam Karimov, the autocrat who ruled the Central Asian nation for a quarter-century until his death three months ago.
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