Leaked data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) of Turkmenistan reveals a systematic list of citizens targeted for arrest based on political and religious grounds. The documents, analyzed by turkmen. news and OCCRP, indicate that the state maintains a long-term infrastructure for tracking and extraditing critics living abroad.
By late 2022, the registry contained 613 individuals, including both Turkmen and foreign nationals. Of these, 93…
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