Letter to the Editor Regarding German Foreign Minister Westerwelle's Visit to Turkmenistan

In response to article "In einer weit, weit entfernten Galaxie" by Daniel Broessler

Turkmenistan: Open Letter to President Berdymukhadmedov regarding ongoing expropriation and demolition of homes in Ashgabat and the surrounding Akhal region

Turkmenistan: UN Body Finds Torture “Widespread”

Highly Critical Assessment Underscores Urgent Need for “Measurable Results”

Turkmenistan: Human Rights Watch Submission to the United Nations Committee against Torture

Turkmenistan: Arrests on Eve of EU Parliament Visit

Detentions Underscore Unrelenting Repression, Need for Robust EU Response

Turkmenistan: Briefing Note for the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee and Central Asia Delegation on Turkmenistan

A New Approach to Old Autocrats

The EU is re-thinking its north Africa policy; it should not stop there.

Destructive Engagement

The EU’s overtures to Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan could be making the human rights situations there worse, not better.

Turkmenistan: Activist at Serious Risk of Harm

How Not to Run an Empire

Ignoring human rights in favor of stability is backfiring not just in Kyrgyzstan, but all over Central Asia -- big time.

Turkmenistan: European Bank Urges Rights Improvements

New Strategy Makes Clear Enhanced Relations Depend on Progress in Human Rights

Central Asia: Ban Ki-moon’s Visit Should Promote Human Rights

Letter to UN Secretary General in Advance of His Trip to Central Asia

Human Rights Watch Letter to the EBRD in Advance of its Review of Turkmenistan