Turkmenistan has prevented independent reporter Soltan Achilova from traveling to Switzerland to attend a human rights meeting. Achilova is the only journalist in Turkmenistan who openly criticizes the government, despite having faced detention, verbal threats, and physical attacks.
Beijing summit cements China's role as dominant outside power in Turkmenistan timesca.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from timesca.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
CPJ calls on President Berdimuhamedov to lift restrictions on Turkmenistan's press, release journalist Nurgeldi Halykov cpj.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cpj.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.