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Turkmenistan now less isolated, but still repressive
By: Chary Ishaniyazov, RFERL, February 23, 2009
It is two years since Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov was elected president of Turkmenistan to succeed Saparmurat Niyazov (aka Turkmenbashi), who died suddenly in December 2006. In order to get a better understanding of whether and how the situation in Turkmenistan has changed in terms of political and civic freedoms, the media, and changes within the government, a comparison is called for between Berdymukhammedov's first and second years in power.
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Kyrgystan: Doctors deny treatment to undesirable
By: Eurasianet, February 20, 2009
Lev Babenko broke his collarbone five years ago. At the time, he was an intravenous heroin user, and he told the doctor that, due to his habit, he needed a higher dose of anesthesia to be administered and monitored. He had already had bad experiences at the dentist, he explained. The doctors agreed, accepted an additional payment, and began the procedure. The only problem was that the doctors did not bother to anesthetize Babenko.
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Turkmenistan frees 1,000 prisoners in mass amnesty
By: Reuters, February 17, 2009
Turkmen President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has freed a thousand prisoners in an amnesty, state media reported on Tuesday. Turkmenistan's late autocratic leader, Saparmurat Niyazov, jailed many of his opponents before he died in 2006 but also introduced mass amnesties as a populist gesture in the 1990s.
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