ASHGABAT -- At recent ceremonies ahead of International Women's Day in Turkmenistan, women and girls qualifying for small cash gifts from the authoritarian government touched the envelopes that they ...

ASHGABAT -- Several women in Turkmenistan say they were not allowed to board a plane to Dubai because they had cosmetic procedures such as Botoxed lips, fake eyelashes, and nails. One of the women, a ...

The famous motto of men, “Be Quiet, women! Your day is on March 8!” is an ironic symbol of women’s everyday reality in Turkmenistan. Women in Turkmenistan are granted a single day in the year when men ...

In Turkmenistan, the reclusive Central Asian state where she lives, young women are effectively banned from driving. "I know the rules of the road. I drive calmly, don't overtake anyone and know how ...

Damascus, Dec. 21 (SANA) On the occasion of Liberation Day, the Arab Cultural Center in Barzeh opened a handicrafts exhibition featuring works by creative Syrian women, under the auspices of the ...

Central Asian governments must do more to provide a robust response to domestic violence, equal protection to survivors of abuse, and protect women’s rights both in policy and practice.

In an acutely ironic bit of timing, Turkmenistan last week hosted a conference on the role of women in public life. President Serdar Berdymukhamedov declared in inaugural remarks on May 12 that ...

In April, Turkmen authorities began cracking down on salons, enforcing a ban on a range of beauty services.

Turkmenistan denied on Thursday it was curbing women's rights, after a UN agency criticised authorities in the Central Asian state for allegedly enforcing dress codes and restricting women from ...

A trip to the beauty salon for a manicure followed by a lift home does not usually constitute an act of subversion. But for women in Turkmenistan such everyday activities are now against the law, ...

Mekhri feels "a sense of freedom and self-confidence" when she's behind the wheel of a car -- despite being forced to drive illegally because of an unwritten rule preventing women getting a licence.