Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan Tries RFE/RL Correspondent
WASHINGTON, DC — A stringer for Radio Azatlyk, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Turkmen language service, stands trial on Tuesday in a case that RFE/RL believes has been orchestrated by the Turkmen authorities in…
RFE Contributor Committed To Psychiatric Facility By Turkmen Authorities
Turkmen authorities have confined an RFE contributor to a psychiatric hospital after he criticized a local government official for corruption in an interview with RFE’s Turkmen Service.
Turkmen Authorities Stifle Media As Voters Head To The Polls
Harassment against civil society and independent journalists continues in Turkmenistan ahead of Sunday’s parliamentary elections, RFE/RL reports:
RFE/RL Contributor in Turkmenistan Tortured
In Bakharden, Turkmenistan today, a contributor to RFE/RL’s Turkmen Service (Radio Azatlyk) was found beaten and tortured for refusing to sign a letter in which he agreed to stop reporting…
One Year Later, RFE/RL Turkmen Correspondent’s Death Still Unexplained
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty this week marks the first anniversary of the unexplained death in prison of Ogulsapar Muradova, human rights activist and Turkmenistan correspondent for RFE/RL’s Turkmen language broadcasts.
RFE/RL Turkmen Correspondent Dies in Prison
Journalist Ogulsapar Muradova, a Turkmen correspondent for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, has died in prison under unexplained circumstances.
RFE/RL Turkmen Correspondent Sentenced
A correspondent for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, detained by Turkmen authorities since June, was put on trial today and sentenced to six years in prison.
Case of RFE/RL Turkmen Correspondent Submitted for Trial
A correspondent for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan is to be put on trial after spending more than two months in prison incommunicado.
RFE/RL Turkmen Correspondent Still in Prison
A Turkmen correspondent for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Ashgabat has now been held in a prison in Turkmenistan for more than seven weeks, without charge and without access to…
RFE/RL Repeats Call for Release of Correspondent in Letter to Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister
RFE/RL, Inc. joined the Broadcasting Board of Governors in calling for the release of RFE/RL correspondent Ogulsapar Muradova, who was arrested at her home by security forces in Turkmenistan on…