In preparation for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) for Turkmenistan several civil society organisations have raised concerns about Turkmen government’s failure to respect and protect the rights of its citizens...
Turkmen literature is largely unknown. Its poets wrote about different universal topics but few of them have stood the test of time and the region’s historical changes. One of such figures is Kemine. A satirical poet...
July 2023: Palaw price plummets by 21%. Notable downturn in rice prices In July 2023, the average cost of preparing palaw in Ashgabat was 68.8 Turkmen manat, indicating a year-on-year (YoY) decrease of 20.6% compared to...
The report by the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) estimates that Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan may lose anywhere from 15% – 50% of their water supply when the construction of Qosh Tepa irrigation canal...
On August 2, 2023 Ivan Volynkin, the newly appointed Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Turkmenistan gave an interview to the information agency TASS. The Ambassador stated that the Russian language remains in high...
Did you know that there is a technopark in Turkmenistan with the goal to conduct research and development, use its findings to boost innovation and transfer this knowledge into industries to improve their productivity...
In 2023 the government of Turkmenistan has been talking on separate occasions about strengthening economic cooperation with the European Union (EU) although the relationship between the two parties is pretty limited...
In anticipation of the presidential elections in Turkey (Türkiye) in May 2023 the Central Asia Barometer conducted a survey among 1500 respondents from Central Asia. The fieldwork took place in two phases, between...
A detailed analysis of Internet censorship and circumvention in Turkmenistan As Internet connectivity becomes essential for the transactions of day-to-day life, complete Internet shutdowns become more and more costly...
The global censorship landscape Censorship of the Internet and surveillance of online communication is used by authoritarian governments in many parts of the world to limit access to information, quash dissent, and...
