Past Events
Exploring the Opposition's Influence in Turkmenistan
Cracks in the Marble
| Location: | OSI-New York |
| Event Date: | February 2, 2003 |
| Speaker: | Filip Noubel |
Filip Noubel, a senior analyst with the International Crisis Group, discussed the internal opposition to Saparmurat Niyazov’s authoritarian government in Turkmenistan in this OSI forum. Opposition to Niyazov is spreading within the country’s national security apparatus, Noubel said, although increased restrictions on freedom of speech and access to education have left many Turkmenistani citizens with a "hopeless view" of the future.
