Maksat’s sexual orientation as a gay man has cost him the chance of having a family and living in his home country, Turkmenistan, where homosexuality is a criminal offense and a strict social taboo.
Soccer – Turkmenistan league set to resume with fans despite coronavirus threat
ASHGABAT (Reuters) – Turkmenistan in Central Asia is set to resume its soccer season with spectators at the weekend, making it only the second country in the world to let fans attend matches as the …
Turkmenistan: Together in Electric Dreams
More succor is on the way. Turkmenistan will be resuming its own higher league tournament on April 19 following a brief hiatus. This is all part of the business-as-usual coronavirus strategy being …
Israel Hospital Creates COVID-19 Bereavement Unit so Families Can Say Goodbye to Their Loved Ones in Person
The bereavement unit is located in a former parking garage converted into an intensive care unit for COVID-19 patients, …
Azerbaijan’s Parliament sends letter of protest to PACE (UPDATE)
The Parliament of Azerbaijan has sent a letter of protest to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) because PACE has not expressed any reaction regarding the so-called “election” …
US-Russian space crew lands safely in Kazakhstan
Russian crew landed safely Friday in the steppes of Kazakhstan following a stint on the International Space Station and was greeted with extra precautions due to the coronavirus. On Friday, Russia’s s …
Expedition 62 Landing in Kazakhstan
Expedition 62 crew member Jessica Meir of NASA is carried to an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) shortly after she, NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka landed in their Soyuz …
Photos capture North Korea ships’ sanctions busting in Chinese waters: U.N. report
That appears to be a lax enforcement by China of U.N. sanctions aimed at curbing Pyongyang’s nuclear program under which countries are required to inspect cargo destined to or coming from North Korea …
North Korea Raises Millions Through Hacking, Smuggling, U.N. Report Finds
North Korea has developed increasingly sophisticated hacking capabilities that have enabled it to steal from financial institutions and cryptocurrency exchanges and evade international sanctions, …
North Korea disparages newly elected defector’s district
North Korea is condemning the wealthy district in Seoul that elected high-profile defector Thae Yong-ho to a seat in South Korean parliament.