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Forced loyalty, fear, and censorship: Turkmenistan’s relentless assault on civic freedoms
International Partnership for Human Rights
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This update covers developments relating to the freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Turkmenistan from November 2024 to early June 2025. International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and the Turkmen Initiative for Human...
A round table dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s cooperation with the Asian Development Bank was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan
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June 24, 2025
24 June 2025 209 A round table dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s cooperation with the Asian Development Bank was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan On June 24, 2025, a round table dedicated to the 25th...
Kids Expo 2025: Turkmenistan’s Largest Children’s Goods Exhibition Set for August
News Central Asia
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June 24, 2025
TurkmenExpo is delighted to invite interested companied to participate in Kids Expo: Everything for Children (https://kids.turkmenexpo.com/ ), Turkmenistan’s largest specialized exhibition and fair for children’s goods and services. This pivotal...
Embassy of India in Ashgabat held an event to mark International Yoga Day
Turkmenportal
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The staff of the Indian Embassy in Ashgabat held an event in honor of the International Day of Yoga at the “Bagtyyarlyk” sports complex. This year, the International Day of Yoga is celebrated for the 11th time and is dedicated to the theme “Yoga...
The President of Turkmenistan held a meeting with the Vice President of the Asian Development Bank
Turkmenportal
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President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Vice President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for South, Central and West Asia Yang Yingming, who arrived in the country on a working visit. As reported by the State News Agency of...
The President of Turkmenistan received the Vice President of the Asian Development Bank for South, Central and West Asia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan
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June 24, 2025
24 June 2025 98 The President of Turkmenistan received the Vice President of the Asian Development Bank for South, Central and West Asia On June 23, 2025, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Vice President of the Asian Development Bank for...
The President of Turkmenistan received the Vice-President of the Asian Development Bank
News Central Asia
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June 24, 2025
On Monday, 23 June 2025, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Vice President of the Asian Development Bank for South, Central and West Asia Yingmin Yang. During the meeting, Yingming Yang noted that ADB pays special attention...
International Yoga Day celebrated in Ashgabat
Turkmenistan Golden Age
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June 23, 2025
Staff of the Embassy of India in Ashgabat celebrated International Yoga Day. The event took place at the Bagtyyarlyk Sports Complex. Azat Ovezov, Deputy Minister of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan, participated in the event as an...
Two Bhopal medical students stranded in Iran amid ongoing tension
Medical Dialogues
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June 23, 2025
Bhopal: Amid escalating conflict between Israel and Iran and the missile attacks, thousands of medical students are stranded in Iran, feeling helpless and surviving alone with their families here in India, praying for their safe return. While some...
President of Turkmenistan congratulated participants of Culture Week
Turkmenportal
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President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov congratulated the participants of the Week of Culture held in the Ahal velayat. In particular, the President's Address states: “In the era of the Renaissance of a new era of a powerful state, we...
In the seaside pearl of Turkmenistan "Avaza" - the height of summer holidays for children
Turkmenportal
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The summer school holiday season is in full swing, and a large group of children from different regions of the country are currently vacationing in the “Avaza” National Tourist Zone. As reported by "Turkmenistan: Golden Age", all conditions for...
Potato harvesting is underway in the northern region of Turkmenistan
Turkmenportal
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In Dashoguz velayat, active harvesting of potatoes is underway, planted on 8 thousand 800 hectares of land. As reported by "Turkmenistan: Golden Age", the basis of the harvest is made up of such common varieties of potatoes as "Santa", "Dostum",...
The Director of the CAREC Project Office in Turkmenistan paid a working visit to Kazakhstan
The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia
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Publication date: 23 June 2025 Mergen Kepbanov, Director of the Project Office of the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) in Turkmenistan, paid a working visit to Almaty, Kazakhstan, from June 17 to 19, 2025. During the visit, a...
UNDP and Japan Strengthen Community Resilience to Extremism in Turkmenistan
News Central Asia
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June 23, 2025
As part of the Country Component of the UNDP regional project “Promoting Resilient Communities to Prevent Violent Extremism in Central Asia”, funded by the Government of Japan, a nine-day specialized training course titled “Psychological Aspects...
President of Turkmenistan congratulates cosmonaut Kononenko on his birthday
Turkmenportal
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President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov sent congratulations to Hero of Turkmenistan, test cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko on his birthday. This was reported by the State News Agency of Turkmenistan. “Taking advantage of this pleasant...
National Leader of the Turkmen People, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty, Hero Arkadag, familiarized himself with the construction of healthcare system institutions
Turkmenistan State News Agency: Turkmenistan Today
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National Leader of the Turkmen People, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty, Hero Arkadag, familiarized himself with the construction of healthcare system institutions Today, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty,...
From June 23, bus routes No. 100, 97, 63 and 4 will be updated in Ashgabat
Turkmenistan Golden Age
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June 21, 2025
From June 23, 2025, four bus routes in Ashgabat will operate in a new direction. From June 23, 2025, four bus routes in Ashgabat will operate in a new direction. Bus route No. 100 "Teke Bazaar – Arkadag city" will run with a modified schedule,...
The President of Turkmenistan congratulated O.Kononenko on his birthday
Turkmenistan Golden Age
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June 21, 2025
President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov sent sincere congratulations and best wishes to Hero of Turkmenistan, instructor-cosmonaut-tester, deputy head of the Cosmonaut Training Centre - commander of the cosmonaut detachment of the federal...
Malayali medico evacuated from Iran arrives in Kochi
Onmanorama
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June 21, 2025
Malappuram/New Delhi: A Malayali student was among the batch of Indians who returned safely to India on Saturday under 'Operation Sindhu', the evacuation mission launched by the Indian government to bring back citizens from Iran amid the ongoing...
While medical students from Iran are being evacuated, what will happen to their medical education and future?
Edex Live
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Two senior Unani medicine doctors in Madhya Pradesh's capital Bhopal are waiting with bated breath for the rescue of Indian medical students from war-torn Iran. While Dr Ehsan Azmi (medical officer at Bhopal's Government HSZH Unani Medical...