Turkmen students abroad are going hungry and getting tossed from their homes and universities as their banks in Turkmenistan withhold cash.
Turkmen journalist and RFE/RL contributor Saparmamed Nepeskuliev has been released after serving a three-year prison term on drug charges that human rights groups and a UN panel denounced as politically motivated.
The U.S. government has banned all imports of cotton goods from Turkmenistan, which activists have accused of rampant use of child and forced labor in cotton harvesting.
The arrival to urban centers and the countryside of millions of Muslim labor migrants from Central Asia is at the center of what could emerge as Russia's most radical ethnic makeover in centuries.
RFE/RL correspondent Soltan Achilova was forcibly detained and threatened by security forces in Turkmenistan.
Unfortunately for Turkmenistan, its newly launched seaport has some stiff competition for Eurasian trade. (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect those of RFE/RL.)
Turkmenistan has opened a vast new seaport on the Caspian Sea that the country hopes will improve its export prospects and establish it as a regional hub connecting Europe and Asia.
A deputy oil minister in Iran has cast doubt on Ashgabat's ability to find financing for the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline. But he said Tehran is prepared to arrange a gas swap that would involve Turkmenistan and Pakistan.
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov just concluded a highly touted state visit to Uzbekistan, and energy was -- as always -- one of the main topics of discussion. (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL.)
Amid its persistent economic woes, Turkmenistan now has a new problem: its neighbor Uzbekistan. (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect the views of RFE/RL)
The media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is warning that violations of press freedom are no longer the practice of authoritarian regimes and dictatorships.
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov has visited Uzbekistan's western region of Khorezm, which neighbors Turkmenistan, on the last day of his official visit.
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