28.09.2022
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Turkmenistan: prisons provide bodies of COVID-19 victims in exchange for bribes

The authorities of Turkmenistan still do not recognize the presence of COVID-19 in the country. The number of deaths from coronavirus in the country is growing every day. A grave situation has arisen in the country’s prisons, where there are no protective equipment and medicines. The ACCA journalist managed to interview one of the citizens, […]

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Turkmenistan: 237 people died in prisons due to pneumonia (exclusive)

Turkmenistan authorities continue to state that there are no patients with coronavirus in the country. ACCA journalists conducted their own investigation on the COVID-19 situation in Turkmenistan’s prison facilities. The ACCA editorial staff is very grateful to all the citizens of Turkmenistan who helped in collecting this information. The entire penal system of Turkmenistan is […]

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In Turkmenistan, women are raped, tortured and killed in colony

A resident of Ashgabat, who spent several years in one of the women’s colonies, in an interview with ACCA on the condition of anonymity, spoke about the problems that women face in places of detention.  – How did your transfer to the colony begin? – They dropped us off, formed in a row, checked everyone […]

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In Turkmenistan, President’s relatives received $1.5 billion construction contract

On February 3, the President held a meeting with regional leaders, during which the President’s son, Serdar Berdymukhamedov, reported on the construction progress of the capital of Akhal oblast, which he himself leads. During the meeting, the President ordered the allocation of almost $1.5 billion to the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan (UIET) […]

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In Turkmenistan, the company of the President’s brother-in-law won another tender

On January 6, the President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov ordered to hold a tender for the construction of a new roundabout with a monument in Ashgabat. On January 10, Berdymukhamedov awarded a contract for the design and construction of a road junction to the Turkmen company “Nusay yollary”. According to ACCA sources, this company is one of […]

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In Turkmenistan, patients of prison hospital are in terrible conditions

In 2019, about 700 prisoners died in the hospital. Patients are starving due to lack of nutrition; medical care is low. The prison special hospital MP-Б/15В is located in Mary region of Turkmenistan. Seriously ill prisoners from all over the country are brought to this institution, here also there is a tuberculosis dispensary. On the […]

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Source: In Turkmenistan, gold confiscated from officials is exported for sale abroad

According to Indian law enforcement agencies, 105 passengers were detained at the International Airport in New Delhi, flying to Ashgabat by Turkmen Airlines. The special operation was carried out on December 18. After inspecting the luggage of passengers, about $800 000 were discovered. Only some of the detainees were able to confirm the legality of […]

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Turkmenistan: corrupt officials are not subject to amnesty

Turkmenistan passed a law on the non-application of acts of pardon and amnesty for convicts of corruption. The relevant law was signed by the President Berdimuhamedov. The amendments to the Criminal Code say that in relation to convicts of corruption, illicit trafficking of drugs and psychotropic substances, acts of pardon and amnesty are not applied. […]

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Expert: 40% of prisoners in Turkmenistan were convicted of trumped-up cases

On the occasion of neutrality day, the President of Turkmenistan announced another amnesty in the country, having pardoned 528 people. Such events are held in Turkmenistan several times a year, usually on holidays. So, in September of this year, for the Independence Day, 868 people were pardoned. In the month of Ramadan, 764 people were […]

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