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Universal Periodic Review: Two years on, despite the public commitments on the international stage, the government has not issued even a single high-level policy statement to move forward on honoring its promises #Turkmenistan It is not clear whether the government has either the political will or the institutional capacity to implement the recommendations it supported. @OHCHR_CentrAsia @UNGeneva #UPR progres.online/society/turkme…

The government that cannot develop a direct Ashgabat-Tbilisi flight is talking about ports and "development of transport and logistics corridors" #Turkmenistan

News from the state-controlled command economy #Turkmenistan Good news for potato lovers. In early March, due to the situation in Iran, prices for a number of goods and food products rose sharply. In particular, the price of potatoes doubled—from 9.50 manat per kilogram to 18–20 manat. Currently, at Ashgabat markets, the price has once again dropped to 9 manat. A slight decline in the dollar exchange rate on the black market has also been reported. hronikatm.com/2026/04/food-p…

Rare images of Russians (and any other non ethnic Turkmens) in Turkmen media #Turkmenistan This image might have the highest number of Russians, especially children in one image in the last 5 years.

Attention, attention, comrades! Turkmenistan's elections are over: voter turnout exceeds 91% #Turkmenistan #1984

Digital Gulag: Despite pledges to improve e-government and online education, the actual implementation of digital services is minimal #Turkmenistan play.google.com/store/apps/det…

In 2025, religious freedom conditions in Turkmenistan remained poor @USCIRF Recs: Redesignate Turkmenistan as a “country of particular concern. Impose targeted sanctions on Turkmen government agencies and officials responsible for severe violations of religious freedom by freezing those individuals’ assets and/or barring their entry into the United States under human rights-related financial and visa authorities #Turkmenistan uscirf.gov/news-room/rele…

Report: over 35% of women in Turkmenistan experience violence in obstetric care during childbirth #Turkmenistan It is the highest in the region @UNFPA eeca.unfpa.org/en/publication…

Almost Half Of Foreign Workers In Belarus Are Citizens Of Turkmenistan. Nearly 240,000 foreigners live in Belarus #Turkmenistan reform.news/en/almost-half…

TM CELL is experiencing serious ethical and technical problems #Turkmenistan turkmen.news/2026/03/27/tm-…

Digital Gulag #Turkmenistan progres.online/reports/report…

Enabling autocracy: "The European Union has officially confirmed the allocation of additional funding totaling €2 million for the implementation of the flagship project "European Union for Green Development in Turkmenistan." Moreover, the project—which was launched in May 2024—has been extended for an additional year. This signifies that the technical and expert support provided by the German agency GIZ to the country's key institutions—the Ministry of Energy and the State Concern "Turkmengaz"—will not merely continue, but will be further strengthened." #Turkmenistan @Europarl_EN @EU_Commission @EUCouncil @kajakallas @EP_President @coe orient.tm/ru/post/97553/…

Russian marketplace Ozon has launched operations in Turkmenistan, according to the state news. The settlement currency is RUB. Very few Turkmens have a bank card (Visa/Mastercard) that supports international transactions to pay in foreign currency. It is a cash based economy. The economy in Turkmenistan is run on dual exchange rate. Turkmenistan's national currency manat is not convertible and is subject to strict government exchange controls. The official exchange rate is artificially stabilized, creating a significant disparity with the illegal, but common, black market rate which is about five times higher #Turkmenistan

Many Turkmens are in jail, many have disappeared (162 people) for daring to say their opinions. The government denies continued egregious violations and assault on human life and dignity @EUparliament should not give its consent to ratify the agreement with Turkmenistan provetheyarealive.org

Turkmenistan is one of the most repressive countries in the world. It exerts control over all aspects of public life and severely represses all civic freedoms. The government uses widespread and systematic state-imposed forced labor in the annual cotton harvest #Turkmenistan cottoncampaign.org/turkmenistan

In May 2019 resolution on Turkmenistan, the European Parliament set out key human rights benchmarks and made its consent to the PCA conditional on meaningful progress toward these standards. Turkmenistan has made no progress toward these benchmarks, making it essential to insist on urgent action now #Turkmenistan @Europarl_EN europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document…

In May 2019 resolution on Turkmenistan, the European Parliament set out key human rights benchmarks and made its consent to the PCA conditional on meaningful progress toward these standards. Turkmenistan has made no progress toward these benchmarks, making it essential to insist on enhanced and urgent action now @Europarl_EN #Turkmenistan europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document…

EU/Turkmenistan: Establishing ties should center human development in Turkmenistan. Business as usual is not going to benefit the people. It is happening during worsening of fundamental freedoms and government's continued denial of egregious violations. The rule of law, not tyranny, is essential to secure @Europarl_EN interests in this partnership. The government exerts total control over fundamental economic and social rights of its citizens #Turkmenistan @MounirSatouri @vivloonela @childp_child @EU_Commission @EU_ENV

The autocratic government continues to pay lip service to gender quality, human rights. There were no high level statements on any issues raised in #cedaw #upr These meetings are smokescreen for business as usual #Turkmenistan @UNFPA @OHCHR_CentrAsia @mariannemikko