Religious freedom conditions in Turkmenistan remain terrible as the government holds tight control over the religious sphere, criminalizing and viewing all independent religious activity with profound suspicion and backing that distrust with a large surveillance apparatus that monitors the religious activities of all communities within the country and abroad. Religious groups must navigate a restrictive legal framework, including intrusive registration criteria.  

Source: General of the official religious centre of Geok-Tepe, built to commemorate the brutal slaying of thousands of Turkmen, RUETERS / Zhumatov

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