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tmtempaccount
7y ago
1) That's what a lot of educated people do. Leave for better country. 2) Impossible. Anti-government people near to nonexistent inside country. Killed, jailed, tortured - dead. 3) Very difficult and long term project. There are several
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tmtempaccount
7y ago
Government removed all "free amenities" such as electricity, gas, etc. It is paid. Fuel was cheap before, you could buy 40 liters for 1 dollars, but know only 3 liters. For a common turkmen folks, it is very expensive. There is no
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tmtempaccount
7y ago
I wish someone gave shit. Situation in the country is so bad that, over 2mln people left abroad to support their family. Sick people go to Turkey, India to have proper treatment. The ones who can't afford dies or survives. Government o
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7y ago
Lately, I started to see a lot of activities on anti-government media. It barely existed in the country. Azatlyk was the only one. Western media picked up (HBO, newspapers),number of social media pro and anti government "trolls" i
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tmtempaccount
7y ago
Actually, it is happening. There are several European construction companies in Turkmenistan. Country is in crisis for past 3-4 years but, construction projects are going on. Siphoning lots of money for pro-government lobbying in Europe.
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tmtempaccount
7y ago
Agreed. Turkmens never had a "united country" for centuries before Russians conquered (1880th). Soviet gave us "education" but, also made people more obedient to the government with strong KGB system. It is still running
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tmtempaccount
7y ago
Right. He did show up. But he wasn't healthy. It is told that his speech was recorded. Check this out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OerjiALcPq4