ASHGABAT -- At recent ceremonies ahead of International Women's Day in Turkmenistan, women and girls qualifying for small cash gifts from the authoritarian government touched the envelopes that they ...

ASHGABAT -- Several women in Turkmenistan say they were not allowed to board a plane to Dubai because they had cosmetic procedures such as Botoxed lips, fake eyelashes, and nails. One of the women, a ...

An overly restrictive reproductive health framework in Turkmenistan is contributing to societal dysfunction, rights advocates contend. Turkmenistan’s population growth rate has been stagnating in ...

The famous motto of men, “Be Quiet, women! Your day is on March 8!” is an ironic symbol of women’s everyday reality in Turkmenistan. Women in Turkmenistan are granted a single day in the year when men ...

Central Asian governments must do more to provide a robust response to domestic violence, equal protection to survivors of abuse, and protect women’s rights both in policy and practice.

A trip to the beauty salon for a manicure followed by a lift home does not usually constitute an act of subversion. But for women in Turkmenistan such everyday activities are now against the law, ...

In April, Turkmen authorities began cracking down on salons, enforcing a ban on a range of beauty services.

Turkmenistan denied on Thursday it was curbing women's rights, after a UN agency criticised authorities in the Central Asian state for allegedly enforcing dress codes and restricting women from ...