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Turkmen Citizens Make Their Voices Heard

Categories: Central Asia & Caucasus, Turkmenistan, Citizen Media

The writing on this building in Turkmenistan reads: "Hyakim [Governer or Mayor], fix our roads". [1]

The writing on this building in Turkmenistan reads: “Governor (or Mayor), fix our roads”.


The Alternative Turkmenistan News (ATN) posted [1] this photo on its Facebook page [2] on April 5, 2013. The photo shows that even in the most authoritarian societies, citizens often find creative ways of expressing their discontent and making their voices heard. ATN is a public page dedicated to “bringing news from one of the most restrictive countries of the world”.