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Turkmenistan’s President Allegedly Bans Black Cars Because He Prefers White

By TN
January 11, 2018

Honor Guard at Oguzkhan Presidential Palace in Turkmenistan

Honor Guard at Oguzkhan Presidential Palace in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Photo: U.S. Department of State / flickr.

The new year got off to a rocky start for owners of black cars in Turkmenistan’s capital. Reports of black automobiles being impounded without warning [Read More…]

Technology

Turkmenistan Singer Gives Apple a Sales Boost

By TN
May 4, 2015

iPhone 6 and iOS. Image: Pixabay.

Apple’s iPhone has just earned a plug from an unexpected source: a pop star in isolated Turkmenistan. Global Voices recently noted how the government is [Read More…]

Asia

17 Countries Top List Of World’s Worst Human Rights Abusers

By TN
June 1, 2011

Women wearing burkas and their kids in Afghanistan. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

An independent watchdog organization, Freedom House, has named 17 countries and three territories as the world’s “most repressive societies.” Among those topping the list of [Read More…]