Turkmenistan

A total of 40 people have been found guilty of their connection with July 7's explosions at an ammunition depot in Abadan, Turkmenistan, according to a website run by the country's opposition-in-exile. The government said the explosions, which killed 15 people, were an accident that occurred from a fireworks factory catching fire. However, Turkmen rights defenders claim that up to 1,300 people have been killed. Authorities have been heavy-handed in its response to websites and bloggers reporting the explosion, cloaking the incident in mystery. We do not see a policy change in the coming years and expect that the government

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