In Turkmenistan, which was ranked at the bottom of the World Press Freedom Index in 2019 -- one place lower than North Korea-- the word ‘coronavirus’ has been removed from the national ...

Turkmenistan’s longtime leader has unveiled a giant gilded statue of a dog on a busy traffic circle in the capital Ashgabat. Depicted standing proudly on a plinth, the gold-coated canine is an ...

According to the annual World Press Freedom index compiled by the group Reporters Without Borders, Turkmenistan ranks 178 out of 180 countries in the world for media censorship. Darvaza Crater ...

Syria, Rwanda, and Yemen have fallen to the bottom of the World Press Freedom Index, the media watchdog Reporters Without Borders said today. The three countries join other single-party dominated ...

Credit: Depositphotos Subscribe for ads-free reading On the surface, every single Central Asian state climbed in Reporters Without Borders’ just-released annual World Press Freedom ranking ...

Turkmenistan's neighbor to the south, Iran, is one of the countries worst hit by the coronavirus. ... Turkmenistan is ranked last in RSF's World Press Freedom Index.

Turkmenistan's Record-Setting Repression ... the most oppressive of the former Soviet countries, scoring a 2 out of 100 on Freedom House's index. In Turkmenistan, ...

Turkmenistan is ranked last in RSF's World Press Freedom Index — behind North Korea. The country frequently punishes people who speak out against the government, arresting and torturing ...

Turkmenistan ranks 175 out of 180 countries on the RSF World Press Freedom Index, where 1 shows the best media environment.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says that "many media paid dearly for their coverage of democratic aspirations or opposition movements" in 2011.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) ranked China fourth to last out of 180 countries on its 2021 World Press Freedom Index on Tuesday, while warning that Hong Kong journalism is also now under ...