This country is a member of the United Nations and OSCE. It has joined the majority of the international conventions and charters, pledged to observe the human rights and to grant civil and political freedom to its citizens.

Turkmenistan has the National Institute of Democracy and Human Rights under the country’s president. Even the Union of the Journalists of Turkmenistan is called “Democratic”, although there are no private and independent newspapers, broadcasting organizations and radio stations in the country.

Our project is a chance to tell what is going on in this country with the press, journalists, with those who tried and still try to become free. Free not only according to the 26th article of the Constitution, but also free actually.

The project is implemented by the Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations of Russia’s Union of Journalists, and by everyone, who hopes that free, independent and democratic press will appear in Turkmenistan.