Eurasianet

Turkmenistan: Parthian shot

At its height in the second century BC, the Parthian Empire stretched from the Persian Gulf, along Mesopotamia and held sway over Indus kingdoms. One of the empire’s royal capitals was the city of ...
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Here's what it's like inside Turkmenistan, the secretive Asian dictatorship that is stricter than North Korea, where the streets are paved with marble and gold

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. The central Asian nation of Turkmenistan is one of the world's most secretive and mysterious countries ...
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Turkmenistan’s first media law comes into effect

The first media law in the history of Turkmenistan came into effect on 4 January. In principle, it proclaims freedom of expression and bans censorship but it has so far done nothing to narrow the gulf ...