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 Low-key fight against “vakhabits”
24.08.2010 In Turkmenistan, an unpublicized fight against “potential terrorists” represented by untraditional Islam adherents, as viewed by the authorities, is being intensified. Referring to them as vakhabits, the special services officers initiate criminal cases against the community leaders and force their young followers to shave their beards. |
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 Adherents of a different faith
26.07.2010 On 20 July, 47 people from the youth Christian group, including two pastors, from registered Protestant churches in Dashoguz, Turkmenabat, Ashgabat and Bezmein (Abadan) following the tradition made a two-day visit to the picturesque Sekiz-Yab in the Geoktepe etrap to spend time together, pray and hold contests on their knowledge of the Holy Scriptures. |
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“Counterpart Consortium” ceased its operations in Turkmenistan but failed to create civil society
16.12.2009 Since September rumors have been circulating that the international organization Counterpart Consortium (CC) has closed down its operations. On 1 December the rumours were proved to be correct after the newspaper “Neitralny Turkmenistan” published job vacancies posted by another international organization Emergency Market Group (EMG). This organization won a tender for implementing the local governance support project in Turkmenistan. |
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 Legalizing lawlessness
12.10.2009 The adoption of Turkmenistan’s Law “On anti money laundering and terrorism funding” triggered the amendments to other country’s laws, including the law “On public associations” and “Freedom of religion and religious organizations”. |
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 Elderly community activities under a ban
09.10.2009 The international day of elderly people is celebrated as a public holiday in Turkmenistan. This might have prompted public officials to assume that elderly NGO activists are not welcomed at this feast. |
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 It is better to make the church unnoticeable
10.07.2009 In the administrative centre of the velayat - the city of Dashoguz – the construction of an Orthodox church is drawing to a close. This is the first Orthodox temple in the country’s northern province. The church building with domes, crosses and bells is a bizarre sight here. |
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 Forbidden movement
30.06.2009 In 2006 a socio-political democratic movement “Pathway to Freedom” was set up in Turkmenistan. |
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 Only one NGO allowed to operate in each sphere
19.10.2008 Over the past year and a half, i.e. under Berdymukhammedov’s presidency, only one public association – the Union of Manufacturers and Entrepreneurs - was registered by the Adalat Ministry (the Ministry of Justice). The campaign to set up this organization was initiated by Berdymukhammedov. |
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 The construction of the Dashoguz church to be finalized
15.08.2008 The Dashoguz authorities have finally given permission to complete the construction of the Orthodox Church in the city. On June 23 the municipal khyakimlik’s office endorsed the documents on land allocation as well as the construction project. |
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 Bans pave the way towards democracy
06.08.2008 The representatives of the local communities in the Balkan velayat of Turkmenistan failed to expand their legal knowledge after the training session «Campaign against legal illiteracy» was banned by the local authorities. |
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