Turkmenistan News

The fifth Human Rights Dialogue between the Republic of Turkmenistan and the European Union took place in Ashgabat.

A European Union delegation has raised with Turkmen officials the case of a detained RFE/RL correspondent.

Ashgabat may be the capital of one of the most closed societies in the world and home to Central Asia's most repressive regime, but even here the walls occasionally shake with the sound of rock 'n' roll.

Kazakhtelecom and Turkmentelecom have completed the rollout of a fibre-optic telecommunications network linking the two Central Asian countries, Kazakhtelecom announced in a press release on its website.

"Yazmuhamedov's unexplained detention for the past four days is completely arbitrary and represents a gross violation of his constitutional rights and the international conventions," Reporters Without Borders said, adding that it was reasonable to suspect that Yazmuhamedov's was arrested in a reprisal for his journalistic activities.

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce the delivery of the first AW101 VVIP helicopter to Turkmenistan Airlines.

Reporters Without Borders calls on the authorities to explain why they have been holding Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty correspondent Rovshen Yazmuhamedov in the northeastern city of Turkmenabat since 6 May.

Israel established 11 new diplomatic missions worldwide between 2010 and 2012, the country's Finance Ministry reported.

Turkmenistan is one of the most closed countries in the world and has a record of arresting and harassing journalists.

Azerbaijan, Baku, May 10 / Trend E. Kosolapova/ Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan signed a number of documents on cooperation within the talks of the Presidents of two countries in Astana on Friday, the Kazakh presidential press-service reported.

Azerbaijan, Baku, May 10 / Trend E. Kosolapova/ Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan intend to develop trade and economic relations, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said following the talks with his Turkmen counterpart Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on Friday in Astana, Novosti-Kazakhstan reported.

Earlier this week, RFE/RL reporter Rovshen Yazmuhamedov, 30, was arrested by Turkmen police, members of his family told the US-founded media outlet.

The Majlis of Turkmenistan has ratified an intergovernmental agreement between Turkmenistan and Ukraine on the implementation of a program of military-technical cooperation between the two countries in 2013-2014, the Turkmen government said on Wednesday.

The deputy hakim of the city of Garabogaz in the Balkan velayat in Turkmenistan Ahmet Annamuhammedov was dismissed for shortcomings in his work, the Turkmen President's promulgated decree says.

The trees are barren, the roads dusty, the soil dry and amusement park attractions worn out in the images that Dutch photographer Anoek Steketee and writer Eefie Blankevoort have brought together in a display with the escapist title 'Dream City.' Now on view at the Rosphoto exhibition center until June 16, the exhibition is a thrilling account of a ... (more)

Later this May, European Union officials will meet a delegation from Turkmenistan during annual human rights consultations.

AAAS analysis of WorldView-2 imagery from 27 March 2011 confirmed an unusual feature believed to be a recurring oil slick in the Caspian Sea.

TEHRAN The Iranian foreign minister on Monday described political relations with Turkmenistan as very close, saying that Tehran was seeking to expand ties in energy and transportation sectors with Ashgabat.

On April 28, President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov of Turkmenistan and his horse won a race in Ashgabat.

The leaders of the Central Asian states of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan like talking about media freedom, and now and then they ask journalists to come out and criticise them.