According to our sources and independent media in Turkmenistan, large-scale checks and arrests of citizens for disseminating information about the tragedy after the hurricane in Lebap region have been launched in the country. According to ACCA sources in Lebap region, the Interior Ministry and the Ministry of National Security detained about 115 people (mostly women […]
Kyrgyzstan has improved its position in the press freedom rating. The republic has risen one position from 83 to 82 ranking line. Such data are provided by the international organization “Reporters without borders”. The pluralism of Kyrgyz media is an exceptional occurrence in Central Asia, but the polarization of Kyrgyz society is reflected both in […]
The Foundation’s report “Justice for Journalists” (Great Britain) concerning attacks against journalists, bloggers and media workers in Central Asia and Azerbaijan has been published in Russian and English. The report is part of an extensive study covering 12 post-Soviet countries, and is carried out jointly with partners. An analysis of 1464 attacks showed that the […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan spread a statement refuting information about a ban on the word “coronavirus”. “Turkmenistan has repeatedly turned to the Russian side in connection with attempts by some Russian media to mislead public opinion by disseminating false information about the situation in Turkmenistan. At the same time, the Turkmen side, […]
According to the international organization “Reporters without borders”, the authorities of Turkmenistan have banned citizens to use the word “coronavirus”. Journalists say that this word can no longer be used by state media. At the same time, law enforcement authorities detain citizens who walk on the street with a protective mask, and the word “coronavirus” […]
According to the latest report of the human rights organization Human Rights Watch, in 2019, in the conditions of the country’s continued closeness and repressive regime while maintaining the authoritarian power of the President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov and his associates, the situation in Turkmenistan has not changed. We offer our readers excerpts from this report. Turkmenistan’s […]
“Freedom of expression in Central Asia is criminalized,” said Inga Sikorskaya, Program director of the School of Peacekeeping and Media Technology in Central Asia (CA), at an OSCE meeting to review the implementation of human dimension commitments. The event is traditionally held in Warsaw (Poland). In a statement from the School of Peacekeeping and Media […]
Since about the 20th of July in Turkmenistan, there has been a significant deterioration in the Internet, and the previously available tools to bypass blocking “objectionable” sites (VPN servers) do not work or connect half the time, Turkmen.news reports. The deterioration of communications coincided with rumors of the death of Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Users note that […]
Turkmen independent journalist Gurbansoltan Achilova received an official written response from the Migration Service, which states that she is not allowed to leave the country, the Chronicles of Turkmenistan reports. It will be recalled that on March 11 of this year, Achilova was not allowed to fly from Ashgabat to Tbilisi in transit through Istanbul […]
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