Turkmenistan

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Campaigns and Advocacy

18 November 2011

Open letter to German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle

On the eve of German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle's visit to Turkmenistan, RSF and the Turkmenistan Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights have sent him a joint letter about the state of freedom of expression in this Central Asian dictatorship.
29 January 2010

Human Rights Watch and RSF urge France to press Turkmen leader to end rights abuses

The Turkmen president's visit is a key opportunity to urge improvements on human rights, said Human Rights Watch, RSF and other human rights organisations.



From the Communiqué

23 September 2009

EU trade agreements ignore media repression

As a gas-rich country, Turkmenistan has used this leverage to secure preferential trade agreements with the European Union. As it charms the international community with the promise of new pipelines, it maintains a culture of fear with absolutely no criticism of the government in the media, report Human Rights Watch and Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The regime also refuses to let journalists go abroad, says RSF.
20 September 2006

INTERNATIONAL OUTCRY OVER JOURNALIST'S DEATH

Many IFEX members have expressed outrage at the death of a journalist and human rights activist in a Turkmenistan prison and have called for an independent investigation into the circumstances that led to the tragedy. Turkmen authorities revealed on 14 September 2006 that Ogulsapar Muradova, a reporter for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and an activist associated with the Turkmenistan Helsinki Foundation, died while in custody.
26 July 2006

TAKE ACTION! TURKMENISTAN: SIGN PROTEST LETTER TO HELP FREE JOURNALISTS, ACTIVISTS

26 July 2006

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Reports

12 March 2009

Attacks on the Press in 2008: Turkmenistan

22 January 2009

World Report 2009: Turkmenistan




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Alerts

Reporter Dovletmurad Yazguliyev sentenced to five years in prison 6 October 2011 Activists arrested on eve of EU Parliament visit 28 April 2011 Activist confined to psychiatric hospital for talking to radio station 8 April 2011 Journalists' health deteriorates in prison 21 September 2009 Human rights activist, who had helped distribute information about Turkmenistan to the world, amnestied after being imprisoned for alleged "embezzlement" 10 December 2008 RFE/RL journalist released from forced psychiatric internment, his telephone disabled to silence him 15 July 2008 RFE/RL journalist tortured, forced into psychiatric hospital; another RFE/RL correspondent under house arrest 27 June 2008 President urged to extend amnesty for 11 political prisoners to include journalists 20 August 2007 CPJ condemns restrictions on press coverage of presidential vote 13 February 2007 Following dictator's death, Freedom House calls for free expression reforms, greater openness 12 January 2007 President Nyazov's "House of Free Creativity" called a crude provocation 20 October 2006 President Nyazov asked to include two imprisoned journalists in independence anniversary pardon 18 October 2006 Journalist Ogulsapar Muradova dies violently in prison 14 September 2006 Three journalists and human rights activists sentenced to prison 25 August 2006 CPJ alarmed by reports of abuse in journalist's detention 15 August 2006 Journalist's three children, human rights activist released 6 July 2006 Detained film collaborator being brutally interrogated, witnesses fear for his life 30 June 2006 CPJ condemns arrest of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist and her children, harassment of her family 22 June 2006 Journalist arrested, her family members harassed 20 June 2006 Jailed Algerian newspaper publisher, banned Turkmen novelist to receive 2006 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Awards 30 March 2006 Authorities release two Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalists 20 March 2006 IFJ calls for detained journalists' immediate release 10 March 2006 IFLA/FAIFE alarmed over closure of libraries 29 April 2005 Russian journalist expelled 18 March 2005 Freedom House calls on Central Asian governments to lift restrictions on press freedom 13 May 2004 See all alerts: Turkmenistan
 
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