Stories about Turkmenistan from November, 2005
Turkmenistan: Bread Shortage
neweurasia has a fascinating report on a bread shortage in Turkmenistan that comes despite a reported phenomenal grain harvest this year.
Turkmenistan: Apologize
Rico of neweurasia reports that Turkmenistan is demanding apologies from foreign media outlets for reporting the existence of an Islamic Movement of Turkmenistan. (Probably a sloppy mistake regarding the Islamic Movement of Turkestan.)
Turkmenistan: Hypocritical Oath
neweurasia reports on the strange new oath for doctors in Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan: Elections
neweurasia reports on upcoming elections in Turkmenistan and changes to electoral laws that remove the requirement that the president be an ethnic Turkmen.
Turkmenistan: Turkmen Disney
turkmenistan.neweurasia.net reports that despite great obstacles, modern Turkmen cinema culture is surviving.