RFE/RL's Turkmen Service is the only international Turkmen-language media reporting independently on political, economic, cultural, and security issues from inside one of the the world’s most reclusive countries.
A former senior official in Turkmenistan who became a vocal critic of the current government has been arrested.
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has used an appearance at a conference in Turkmenistan to urge member states not to block Internet resources from public access.
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov has ordered state institutions to establish their own ice hockey teams.
A delegation from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has visited prisons in Turkmenistan.
Authorities in Turkmenistan have pledged that two new political parties will be established "soon" -- a move aimed at bringing an end to the country’s current one-party system.
The Turkmen government has accused correspondents of RFE/RL's Turkmen Service of working in the country without proper accreditation.
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov has won a new five-year term in office following a landslide election victory.
