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'Raped, Jailed, Tortured, Left To Die': The Hell Of Being Gay In Turkmenistan

Two men who escaped one of the world's most secretive and repressive states have told AFP how they were tortured, beaten and raped in Turkmenistan for the "crime" of being gay.

International Business Times

Turkmenistan's Methane-spewing 'Gateway To Hell' Loses Its Anger

People go to the "Gateway to Hell" gas crater in the middle of the Turkmenistan desert expecting an angry cauldron but are now coming away unimpressed.

International Business Times

China’s Xi Jinping meets Central Asian leaders: Why their summit matters

China is the region’s top trading partner, but Russia and the US both have a presence, too.

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Macron courts Turkmenistan's leader in rare Elysee talks over gas reserves

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday hosted the de facto leader of Turkmenistan for rare talks at the Elysee Palace, with Paris showing interest in the vast gas reserves of the reclusive Central Asian state.

Radio France Internationale

China is reshaping central Asia’s energy sector as Russian influence fades

China has been developing closer ties with countries in central Asia over recent years. Trade between China and the central Asia region grew to US$89 billion (£69 billion) in 2023, an increase of 27% on the previous year. Chinese trade rose with every country there except Turkmenistan.

The Conversation

The race for Central Asia’s transport routes: Who will dominate the new Silk Roads?

With Europe searching for trade routes that bypass Russia, eyes have turned to the region.

Euronews

One of the world’s most closed countries has just made it easier to visit

Visa support letters will no longer be needed

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Climate crisis made ‘bonkers’ central Asia heatwave up to 10C hotter

Springtime heat in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan likely to become more common as planet warms, accelerating glacier loss and threatening water supplies

The Independent UK

EU urged to put human rights centre stage at first central Asia summit

Bloc to discuss trade, security and energy with leaders of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan

The Guardian - UK

Putin And Pezeshkian Discuss Middle East Situation In Ashgabat

Russian and Iranian presidents discuss arms deals, potential threats, and alliance against the West in a diplomatic meeting in Turkmenistan.

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Afghanistan Says To Begin Work On Huge Gas Pipeline

Afghanistan said Wednesday work would begin on a $10 billion gas pipeline traversing South Asia as officials joined dignitaries in neighbouring Turkmenistan to celebrate its completion on that side of the border.

International Business Times

China and Iran top new VPN censoring list – here's how you can beat the bans

China, Iran, Turkmenistan, and Russia ban more VPNs than everyone else, with the Kremlin reportedly blocking more services on the Apple App Store at the time of writing.

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Evening Standard

British Airways passengers heading from Heathrow to Hong Kong suffer 11-hour 'flight to nowhere'

Flight BA31 was 35,000ft over Turkmenistan when the Boeing 777-200 aircraft was turned back to London on Sunday

LiveScience

Gates of Hell: Turkmenistan's methane-fueled fire pit that has been burning since 1971

Geologists set Turkmenistan's Darvaza gas crater ablaze in 1971, thinking the fire would die down within a few weeks, but the pit is still burning 53 years later.

The Guardian - UK

Record breakers? Arkadag FC and the winning streak still under scrutiny

Turkmenistan’s champions lay claim to a world record but some suspect details lie behind their dazzling winning run

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The Guardian - UK

China, Russia and Cambodia top list of regimes targeting critics in exile

The five biggest perpetrators of transnational repression last year also included the governments of Myanmar and Turkmenistan, according to report

International Business Times

Turkmenistan Faces 'Parallel Reality' Media Landscape

"We know about Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. For video, the authorities have launched Belet, a YouTube alternative purged of any content -- both news and entertainment -- that could show what life is like beyond the isolated country's borders.

Dynamite News

Vidhu P Nair appointed as India's ambassador to Angola

Vidhu P Nair, who is presently India's ambassador to Turkmenistan, has been appointed as the next ambassador of India to Angola, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday. Read further on Dynamite News:

Al Jazeera

Arkadag FC all-conquering in a bizarre football season in Turkmenistan

The new club, a project of the former president, won all its matches en route to claiming Turkmenistan’s title.

International Business Times

Shrinking Caspian Sea Worries Secretive Turkmenistan

On the Caspian Sea coast in Turkmenistan -- one of the world's most secretive states -- Batyr Yusupov can no longer ferry his passengers between two ports.

The Independent UK

Religious freedom watchdog ‘implores’ Biden administration to designate India ‘country of particular concern’

As of November last year, the category has China, Russia, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Cuba, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan

WEKU

Biden is meeting with leaders from Israel, Brazil, Ukraine and the 'Stans' this week

President Biden will hold a series of talks with world leaders this week around U.N. meetings — including a first-ever summit with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

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