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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 an acutely ironic bit of timing, Turkmenistan last week hosted a conference on the role of women in public life. President Serdar Berdymukhamedov declared in inaugural remarks on May 12 that ...

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 ...

Yangon (Myanmar) | Captain Shubhangi Singh and Sulanjana Raul struck a brace each as India outplayed Turkmenistan 7-0 in their second Group D match of the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers here on ...

Nepal's U17 women play goalless draw with Turkmenistan Kathmandu, Oct. 16 -- Turkmenistan were desperate for a positive result against Nepal on Wednesday as they had suffered a 0-17 drubbing against ...