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Turkmenistan's Omnipresent Leader

Categories: Central Asia & Caucasus, Turkmenistan, Citizen Media, Media & Journalism, Politics

Imagine if every poster on the wall, every advertisement on the side of a bus, hanging in the center of every wall in an office, and even overlooking little children playing in kindergarten, was the face of one man.

In Turkmenistan, it is impossible to forget who the leader of the country is. As NewEurasia.net's Annasoltan shows [1] through screen captures of Turkmenistani state TV, his posters are literally everywhere.