At least four Christians in Turkmenistan’s capital of Ashgabad have been subjected to repeated beatings, electric shocks, partial suffocation, and other forms of torture. The Turkmen Christians ...

During the past two weeks, Turkmenistan’s political police have launched another harsh crackdown against its Protestant Christian citizens. At least four known believers in the capital of ...

Overall, that represents a decline in the share of Christians since the survey was first published in 2007. As recently as the early 1990s, nine in 10 adults in the country identified as Christian.

An independent, bipartisan advisory body has reiterated its call for the U.S. State Department to add Russia to its register of the world's "worst violators" of religious freedom, a blacklist that ...

ASIA/TURKMENISTAN - Pastoral visit of Christian leaders: "A sign of hope for the nation" Wednesday, 30 May 2018 pastoral christianity ... Apostolic Nuncio to the lands of Turkey, Turkmenistan and ...

In July, Turkmenistan’s authoritarian neighbor, Uzbekistan, ordered the United States to close down its military base, which was central to U.S. military and humanitarian efforts in Afghanistan.

A court in Turkmenistan has sentenced a Jehovah's Witness to one year in prison for his objection to military service. ... Young Christians like Myrat would be happy to perform alternative service.

Healthcare in Turkmenistan is being discarded by Turkmen as medical migrants from Turkmenistan flock Iranian Clinics in 2023. ... Christianity in Jordan Showcased at Vatican City.

As Forum 18 News Service and Human Rights Watch have reported, there are at least 11 religious believers in Turkmenistan's Seydi labor camp in the Lebap region. The photos above were taken in 2007 by ...

In some mission territories only a few prayers are available in the local language. This is the case for Turkmenistan. It is with deep joy that we give four main prayers in Turkmen today 29 September.

Since 2018, 32 Jehovah’s Witnesses have been imprisoned in Turkmenistan for their objection to serving in the military, with many of them getting released after serving one- or two-year terms.

TURKMENISTAN. Send to a friend. ... Official of the Department of Religious Affairs, the imam of a local mosque , says that Christianity is "a mistake , not a religion but a myth." ...