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Published in: Home: NewsTory donor ‘reliant on Russia’s FSB’ has name removed from kleptocracy reportParliament heard claims Dmitry Leus, who donated £50,000 to Tories, is ‘absolutely dependent’ on Russian spy agency
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionTurkmenistan cut our abortion rights overnight. Our ‘allies’ did nothingAccess to abortion for Turkmen people has been shortened to five weeks. There’s been silence from those who could...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionDespite all the international attention, Afghan refugees are not welcomeNobody really knows what prospects await Afghan refugees when countries have yet to see human rights as rights for all humans
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Published in: oDRHow Turkmenistan spies on its citizens at home and abroadA mix of traditional techniques and new technologies allows the Turkmen regime to follow its citizens’ every move.
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Published in: oDRThe tragic echoes of Turkey’s anti-Gülen campaign in TurkmenistanIn this highly isolated Central Asian state, “Turkish schools” guaranteed good education and a relationship with the...
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Published in: oDRA terminal crisis in Turkmenistan?While Turkmens are told they’re living in a “golden age”, food shortages, labour unrest and unemployment are on the...
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Published in: oDRA day watching Turkmen televisionIn Turkmenistan, people will do anything to avoid watching their tightly-controlled state media. This journalist...
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Published in: oDRThe Sochi SyndromeGrandiose urban development projects and international mega-events are ideal opportunities for authoritarian leaders...
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Published in: oDRWhen Russia sneezes, Central Asia catches a coldRussia’s financial crisis has produced a contagious effect in Central Asia, where cheap oil is exacerbating the poor...
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Published in: oDRTurkmenistan – where everything in the garden looks rosyState controlled media in Turkmenistan paint a pretty picture of life inside this closed country. But it is a...
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Published in: oDRCentral Asia: succession planning in dictatorshipsKyrgyzstan aside, recent elections in Central Asia would appear to indicate that the regions’ leaders are aiming to...
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Published in: oDRTurkmenbashi is dead! Long live Turkmenbashi?A recently published book about President Berdymukhamedov of Turkmenistan confirms that the cult of personality is...
