Turkmen hit by library ban

The IWPR team in London Report Libraries have joined opera, ballet and circuses as one of the many things Turkmen must do without. President Saparmurat Niazov has added public libraries to the long list of things banned in Turkmenistan – a bitter blow to many in the Central Asian republic who say their last window on the world has been slammed shut. Turkmen have grown used to living without opera, ballet, cinemas, and even circuses – all forbidden by Niazov – but they say his decision to close all libraries cuts especially deep.

April 21, 2005 by Uncategorized 2

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2 Responses

  1. mdoneil says:
    April 22, 2005 at 8:19 am

    And the ALA says….
    Well see for yourself here.

    Don’t want to look… well it is zilch.

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  2. Daniel says:
    April 26, 2005 at 1:24 am

    Re:And the US State Dept says
    That Turkmenistan is “is increasingly engaging with the United States in several areas, including religious freedom and security issues” and was the recipient of over $10M in aid in 2004, including a million plus for “security.”

    The first step in building democracy overseas is to stop providing support to tyranny.

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