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In Turkmenistan, activist Saddam Gulamov was given 8 years in prison after being extradition from Russia. In prison he's kept in isolation.| turkmen.news
Turkmen Defense Minister issued an order cancelling the transfer of housing into the ownership of officers with 10 or more years’ service.| turkmen.news
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A court in Turkmenabat has sentenced Turkmen civil activist Murat Dushemov to eight years in prison following a closed-door trial in a fabricated case aimed at silencing his civic activism. The court found Dushemov guilty of assaulting a fellow inmate at the LB-E/12 prison in Seydi, where he was serving a previous four-year sentence on… Сообщение Turkmen Activist Murat Dushemov Sentenced to 8 Years in Closed-Door Trial появились сначала на turkmen.news.| turkmen.news
Turkmen military officers seek resignation but minister Gundogdyev doesn't sign discharge orders for months trying to prevent depletion of the military ranks.| turkmen.news
YouTube blogger Murat Ovezov was sentenced to five years’ detention in summer 2020 after he wrote a poem about coronavirus quarantine entitled The Bitter Truth. Ovezov, 48, was convicted of “Fraud” under Article 228 of the Turkmenistan Criminal Code, but turkmen.news sources in Dashoguz region say his remarks on YouTube were the real reason for the case| turkmen.news
National Security Ministry officials made enquiries about Dr Ismatullaeva among her neighbors and acquaintances, wanting to know if she had committed any criminal offences.| turkmen.news
Turkmen.news has managed to discover the names of another three activists who are at present serving unmerited sentences. We consider them political prisoners and demand their immediate release!| turkmen.news
The Lawmakers Sent A Letter Advocating For The Release Of Civil Rights Activists WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), along with U.S. Representative Tom Malinowski (D-NJ-7), today sent a letter to President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow to urge him to…| turkmen.news
The World Health Organization has asked the UN representative in Turkmenistan to raise the case of imprisoned reporter Nurgeldi Halykov with the country’s authorities. Halykov was sentenced for sending photographs of a WHO delegation to independent journalists. The WHO set out this position on November 18 in its response to an enquiry from the Norwegian…| turkmen.news
Joint statement by human rights organizations on the Case of Nurgeldi Halykov - Turkmenistan| turkmen.news
Turkmen activist Murat Dushemov is held in detention for 81 days. His brother and sister have been illegally barred from leaving the country.| turkmen.news
One and the same senior figure in Turkmenistan’s special services has been involved in the fabrication of at least seven criminal cases against political prisoners who are now serving their sentences. He is the deputy head of Turkmenistan’s National Security Ministry, Orazgeldi Meredov.| turkmen.news
Four political prisoners of Turkmenistan wrote a letter to the UN seeking help in stopping their unjust treatment| turkmen.news
Turkmen civil reporter Nurgeldi Halykov is given punishment cell term every time his name appears in the press.| turkmen.news
Turkmen civil activist and political prisoner Murat Dushemov has not returned home after completing an illegal four-year sentence.| turkmen.news
Turkmenistan denies reports of torture of human rights activists in custody, instead blaming the activists for their arrests or injuries.| turkmen.news
At the Institute of International Relations of Turkmenistan's MFA whoever has connections wields power, and whoever has money enjoys total immunity| turkmen.news
Turkmenistan airlines with its young fleet and cheap fuel could become the region's frontrunner in passenger transportation.| turkmen.news
Turkmenistan: Man imprisoned to 4 years on bogus criminal charges after reposting a photo of WHO delegation to Ashgabat| turkmen.news
On January 12, Nurgeldi Halykov was not allowed to leave Turkmenistan and board a flight to Dubai where he was travelling on a work visa.| turkmen.news
Why are flights to and from Turkmenistan so expensive? The answer is simple: Turkmenistan’s aviation was taken over by corrupt officials.| turkmen.news
