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 …
COVID-19: Uzbekistan Bans Bicycles Except For ‘Essential’ Work; IMF Approves Emergency Aid For Pakistan
Religious leaders in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan announced similar fatwas days earlier. Tajikistan and Turkmenistan have not officially declared any coronavirus cases. But experts are …