A son of the Gökdepe massacre and a hero of the First World War, the Turkmen Oraz Serdar became the military leader of Transcaspia and led both Turkmen and Russian troops against the Bolsheviks. His experience in...
Turkmenistan’s 2023/24 WPS Index ranking shows slight improvements in gender equality and overall rank being ahead of other Central Asian countries: lowest maternal mortality rate in the region (5.2 deaths per...
As part of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, UN member states adopted the Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: Ending inequalities and getting on track to end AIDS by 2030 at the UN General Assembly High...
A joint report by Human Rights Watch and the Turkmenistan Helsinki Foundation, titled “It’s Like I Live in a Cage”, exposes the severe consequences of Turkmenistan’s refusal to renew or replace passports for its...
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) published a “Turkmenistan 2023 IFRC network annual report”. The report highlights the Red Crescent Society of Turkmenistan’s (National...
The economic growth in Turkmenistan has been characterized by the great volatility. ACRA, a Russia-based analytical credit rating agency, published a research brief titled “Between the East and West” which analyzes the...
An article “Green transition in Central Asia: who transitions faster” by Kursiv Media, a publication based in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, provides insight into the green transition of Central Asian republics. The author...
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released a report on Religious Freedom Challenges for Jehovah’s Witnesses. It highlights the challenges faced by Jehovah’s Witnesses around the...
Key Challenges Remain In October 2024 the Sub-Committee on Accreditation (SCA) published its Report and Recommendations. The Office of the Authorized Representative for Human Rights in Turkmenistan (or the Ombudsman)...
The Financing Repression report examines investments by Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) in countries with restricted civic spaces, urging them to reconsider their funding strategies. The report underscores that...
