Turkmenistan
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OSCE media freedom representative concerned over jailing of Turkmenistan journalists OSCE press release...
The International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights condemns the convictions of human rights activists and a journalist by a closed court in Turkmenistan IHF press release...
Reporters Without Borders reiterated its call for the “immediate and unconditional” release of three journalists and human rights activists in Turkmenistan Reporters Without Borders press release...
President Nyazov Intensifies Repression in Turkmenistan Release of Radio Liberty Journalist Demanded Statement from U.S. Helsinki Commission Co-Chairman, Christopher H. Smith, R-NJ
BBG Calls For Release of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Journalist Held In Turkmenistan July 13, 2006 link to BBG press release
OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organizes training courses on human rights Ashgabad, 14 July 2006 - International human rights standards and ways
to implement and protect them were the focus of training courses held
from 3 to 14 July in Dashoguz and Turkmenabat. link to OSCE press release...
RFE/RL analyst asserts that media coverage of Turkmen leader distracts attention from real problems
Prague, July 1, 2006 link to RFE/RL story...
Reporters Without Borders call on G8 members to react to detention of French media contributor and Radio Free Europe journalist June 30, 2006 link to Reporters Without Borders press release... | Русский
The Committee to Protect Journalists condemned the arrests of Ogulsapar Muradova, an Ashgabat-based correspondent for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), and her three children. New York, June 21, 2006 link to CPJ press release... | link to RFE/RL press release...
. The International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF) and its Cooperating Organization, the Turkmenistan Initiative for Human Rights, are calling for the immediate release of individuals associated with Radio Free Europe and the Bulgaria-based Turkmen Helsinki Foundation (THF), who have been arrested in Ashgabat. Vienna, 19 June 2006 link to IHF press release...
Turkmenistan is number three on the JPC List of "10 Most Censored Countries"- New York, May 2, 2006 "Niyazov has isolated the country from the rest of the world and created a cult of personality declaring himself “Turkmenbashi,” father of the Turkmen. The state owns all domestic media and Niyazov’s administration controls them by appointing editors and censoring content. Niyazov personally approves the front-page content of the major dailies, which always include a prominent picture of him." Link to full CPJ report... | Русский
International Broadcasting
International broadcasts to Turkmenistan
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Turkmen >> http://www.rferl.org/featuresarchive/country/turkmenistan.html
Media freedom and other human rights issues
Link to the Committee to Protect Journalists Report Attacks on the Press 2005 - Turkmenistan >> http://www.cpj.org/attacks05/europe05/turkmen_05.html | Русский | full report in English |
Link to the Freedom House Freedom of the Press 2005 Report on Turkmenistan "The extraordinarily repressive political environment in Turkmenistan has gutted the very concept of media freedom in the country. All media outlets are controlled by the state, subject to stringent censorship, and frequently employed as vehicles not for the dissemination of information, but for the glorification of President Saparmurat Niyazov. State interference extends to foreign media and the Internet, severely limiting access and hindering reporting from within the country".>> http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=16&year=2005&country=6852
Link to Reporters Without Borders Turkmenistan 2006 Annual Report>> "Since a privately-owned media and press freedom do not exist, the country’s journalists are confined to relaying the propaganda of the President Separmurad Nyazov’s regime, which uses psychological pressure, intimidation and constant monitoring of them to silence any criticism." >> http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=17481
Link to Human Rights Watch - Turkmenistan>> http://www.hrw.org/doc?t=europe&c=turkme | Русский | Main Russian HRW Site
Link to International League for Human Rights Central Asia Program>> http://www.ilhr.org/ilhr/regional/centasia/index.html
Link to International League for Human Rights Alternative Report to United Nations on the Rights of the Child in Turkmenistan, May 2006 "The League has found numerous violations of Turkmenistan’s international obligations, as well as its national laws, in the areas of education, health care, civil rights, and protection of vulnerable groups of children." >> http://ilhr.org/ilhr/regional/centasia/Turk_report.pdf
Link to International League for Human Rights Alternative Report to United Nations on Minorities in Turkmenistan, August 2005 LHR finds that minorities in Turkmenistan are excluded from education, denied access to jobs, and intimidated by police. The League challenges first official Turkmenistan report to theUN on minorities >> http://ilhr.org/ilhr/regional/centasia/protests/turkmenistan_report-9.8.05.htm | PDF version
Other sites with Turkmenistan content
OSCE Centre in Ashgabad>> http://www.osce.org/ashgabad/
Internet Access and Training Program (IATP)>> http://www.iatp.edu.tm/engver/index.html
Links to Turkmen Government sites
Turkmenistan: the Golden Age (government site founded by the Democratic Union of Journalists of Turkmenistan) English >> http://www.turkmenistan.gov.tm/index_eng.html
Russian>> http://www.turkmenistan.gov.tm/index.html
EU Relations with Turkmenistan
http://ec.europa.eu/comm/external_relations/turkmenistan/intro/index.htm
Links to U.S. State Dept. Information on Turkmenistan
Link to U.S. Embassy Ashgabad>> http://turkmenistan.usembassy.gov/index.html | Türkmen dilinde | Русский
Link to U.S. State Dept. Background Note: Turkmenistan >> http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35884.htm
Link to U.S. State Dept. Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2005 : Turkmenistan >> http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61681.htm
International Religious Freedom Report 2005 - Turkmenistan>> http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2005/51587.htm
Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: the U.S. Record 2005-2006 Europe and Eurasia>> full report | Turkmenistan section | Türkmen dilinde | Русский |
Link to U.S. Exchange Programs of Interest to Journalists, Scholars, and Students>> http://turkmenistan.usembassy.gov/exchange.html
Links to U.S. State Dept. Information in Russian and English
http://usinfo.state.gov/russian/
Information in Russian about the U.S - infoUSA
http://usinfo.state.gov/russki/infousa/
