The patience of many in Turkmenistan seems to have reached its limit when it comes to poor government services and officials seemingly apathetic to the plight of the average person. One must only look …
Turkmenistan develops plan to counter COVID-19
By Trend Turkmenistan has developed a plan that ensures readiness to counter the COVID-19 pandemic and to take rapid response measures, Trend reports with reference to Turkmenistan’s State News Agency …
Authoritarian Turkmenistan Pardons 1,402 Prisoners
Turkmenistan’s authoritarian President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov has pardoned 1,402 people from prison. State media reported on May 15 that following a government cabinet meeting 1,192 citizens and …
Turkmenistan to pardon 1,402 prisoners
BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 16 By Jeila Aliyeva – Trend: President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has signed a decree about letting off 1,192 Turkmen prisoners and 210 prisoners of foreign …
Rare Protest In Turkmenistan Draws Hundreds To Demand Help With Storm Damage
Hundreds of people have taken part in a rare protest in Turkmenistan to call attention to the government’s failure to help repair damage caused by recent wind and rainstorms that devastated eastern …
New chairman of Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan elected
By Trend Dovran Hudayberdiyev has been elected a new chairman of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan (TUIE), Trend reports with reference to TUIE. Dovran Hudayberdiyev has …
Turkmenistan, UNHCR mull issues of refugees, stateless persons
BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 14 By Jeila Aliyeva – Trend: Measures related to protection of refugees and stateless persons were discussed by Turkmenistan and the representatives of The Regional …
Turkmenistan: More lean times looming
The coronavirus story in Turkmenistan continues to trudge on as a lugubrious farce, with representatives of the UN and WHO again allowing themselves to be used as public relations cover …
Turkmenistan urges for better co-op among states on health issues
BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 9 By Jeila Aliyeva – Trend: Turkmenistan stands for support to cooperation of countries in order to maintain human health service, which is especially important regarding the …
Analysis: Turkmenistan Says It’s Coronavirus Free, But Doesn’t Want WHO To Check
Turkmenistan, which officially still has no registered cases of the coronavirus, suddenly uninvited a delegation from the World Health Organization in a surprising move.