15 June 1998 Six OF THE POLITICAL PRISONERS known as the “Ashgabat Eight” were released from prison in Turkmenistan in late April to coincide with President Saparmurad Niyazov’s visit to the United States. The eight had been given long sentences after being convicted of criminal offenses in connection with an organized anti-government protest in Ashgabat in 1995. One inmate died […]
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