Turkmenistan
RFE/RL Turkmen Correspondent Held Incommunicado
Turkmen authorities continue, for a second week, to hold incommunicado Ogulsapar Muradova, an Ashgabat-based freelance correspondent for RFE/RL’s Turkmen Service.
RFE/RL Turkmen Correspondent Arrested with Family
An Ashgabat-based freelance correspondent for RFE/RL’s Turkmen Service, Ogulsapar Muradova was arrested on Sunday, June 18.
Released Turkmen Prisoner Thanks U.S. Congress During RFE/RL Interview
Turkmen prisoner of conscience Gurbandurdy Durdykuliev, released yesterday after being incarcerated for two years in a psychiatric institution.
Renewed Isolation for RFE/RL Correspondents in Turkmenistan
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Turkmen Service has again lost contact with two journalists working in Turkmenistan who were recently released after 10 days in prison.
RFE/RL Turkmen Correspondent Gravely Ill After Imprisonment
A correspondent working for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Turkmenistan is seriously ill, following imprisonment by Turkmen authorities earlier this month.
Imprisoned RFE/RL Correspondents in Turkmenistan Released
Two Turkmen correspondents working for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Turkmen Service, arrested on March 7, have been released unharmed according to information received by RFE/RL today.
RFE/RL Correspondents in Turkmenistan Arrested
Two Turkmenistan-based correspondents working for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Turkmen Service were arrested on March 7.
U.S. Ambassador Backs ‘Engagement, Rather Than Isolation’ In Relations With Turkmenistan
In an exclusive interview with RFE/RL, U.S. Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson said that her government believes that “engagement, rather than isolation, is the best way to encourage development” in that…
Detained Turkmen Correspondents Released, Warned To Stop Reporting For RFE/RL
Recently jailed RFE/RL Turkmen Service correspondents Rakhim Esenov and Ashyrguly Bayryev have been released by the National Security Ministry (NSM).
Correspondents Arrested, Harassed In Turkmen Crackdown Against RFE/RL
Two RFE/RL correspondents are currently in jail in Turkmenistan, arrested as part of a campaign of harrassment carried out against RFE/RL Turkmen Service members by the Turkmen National Security Ministry…