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Turkmenistan's Unwanted Newspapers
The only way to get people in Turkmenistan to take out a subscription to one of the country’s stiflingly dull government newspapers and magazines is to threaten them with dismissal.
18 Dec 06
Gas Find Comes at Human Cost
In their haste to confirm the discovery of a massive gas deposit, Turkmen government officials may have contributed to an accident that left two workers and ten others in hospital with burns. Although the blast occurred in early November, news of the casu
18 Dec 06
Turkey a Magnet for Migrant Workers
High unemployment in Turkmenistan is forcing thousands of people to work as illegal migrants in Turkey.
18 Dec 06
Urban Businesses Hit by Dubious Taxes
The long-established practice of getting public- and private-sector enterprises to pay for urban improvement is being exploited by corrupt municipal government officials. <br />
18 Dec 06
Turkmen Army Unfit for Service
Army recruiters in Turkmenistan will take anyone, no matter how unfit, to fill the ranks of an army whose main job is to provide a free labour force. IWPR has learned that the military is even calling up people with disabilities in its desperate attempt t
18 Dec 06
Teachers Face Unusual Exam
A new government initiative in Turkmenistan appears designed to cut teachers’ salaries by setting them standards which many will fail to meet.
18 Dec 06
NGOs Denied Legal Status
The government of Turkmenistan appears to be taking the easiest route to controlling the country’s non-government organisations, NGOs – denying them registration.
18 Dec 06
Al-Aloosi says Iraqis defying terror
Al-Sabah is a daily independent publicly owned newspaper.
18 Dec 06
Talabani criticises Istanbul conference
Al-Adala is issued daily by the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq.
18 Dec 06
NGO staff kidnapped
Al-Mada is issued daily by Al-Mada institution for Media, Culture and Arts.
18 Dec 06
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