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News Turkmenistan Security: Dozens Detained During Easter Gatherings in Turkmenistan

Published on: Thursday 16 April 2026
Dozens Detained During Easter Gatherings in Turkmenistan
News source: https://www.rferl.org/a/33733767.html

Easter celebrations in the western Turkmen city of Balkanabat were overshadowed by a coordinated security operation near the only Christian church, with dozens of local Turkmen converts detained during Catholic and Orthodox services.

News Turkmenistan Security: Turkmenistan Conducting Virginity Tests To 'Evaluate Teenagers' Morality'

Published on: Saturday 10 February 2024
Turkmenistan Conducting Virginity Tests To 'Evaluate Teenagers' Morality'
News source: https://www.rferl.org/a/turkmenistan-virginity-tests-morality-security-services/32814240.html

Female students in western Turkmenistan are being forced to take virginity tests to check their “morality” and prevent teen pregnancies. Those who “fail” the controversial examination are being reported to security services.

News Turkmenistan Security: Climate Change: An Omitted Security Threat in Central Asia

Published on: Monday 22 July 2019
Climate Change: An Omitted Security Threat in Central Asia
News source: https://thediplomat.com/2019/07/climate-change-an-omitted-security-threat-in-central-asia/

discussions on Eurasian security often omit another growing threat: climate change. For the third year in a row, Central Asia has been hit by an anomalously hot summer. This June, Turkmenistan ...

News Turkmenistan Security: Afghan security adviser holds talks in Turkmenistan

Published on: Monday 24 June 2019
Afghan security adviser holds talks in Turkmenistan
News source: https://menafn.com/1098677793/Afghan-security-adviser-holds-talks-in-Turkmenistan

A meeting with the delegation of Afghanistan led by National Security Adviser of the country Hamdullah Mohib was held in Ashgabat,Trendreports referring to Turkmen Foreign Ministry. Strengthening ...

News Turkmenistan Security: Russia ready to continue joint work with Turkmenistan - Putin

Published on: Friday 28 June 2019
Russia ready to continue joint work with Turkmenistan - Putin
News source: https://menafn.com/1098702388/Russia-ready-to-continue-joint-work-with-TurkmenistanPutin

About 190 companies with Russian capital operate in Turkmenistan. The ARETI International Group (formerly Itera Group) has been operating in the Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea on the basis of ...

News Turkmenistan Security: Can Iran’s Outreach to the Persian Gulf Arab States Succeed?

Published on: Friday 31 May 2019
News source: https://lobelog.com/can-irans-outreach-to-the-persian-gulf-arab-states-succeed/

In the last month or so, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has visited India, Pakistan, Turkmenistan ... even lay the foundation of a regional security architecture. The most dramatic of ...

News Turkmenistan Security: Russia’s Bulwark on the Afghan Border: Tajikistan

Published on: Friday 31 May 2019
News source: https://thediplomat.com/2019/05/russias-bulwark-tajikistan-on-the-afghan-border/

Bortnikov stressed the importance of border security to prevent the ever-threatened spillover. For Russia, the Afghan border with the states of Central Asia — Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan ...