In imposing harsh restrictions on half the population, Turkmenistan’s president Serdar Berdymukhamedov may be storing up trouble for the future
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskThe new rules, imposed last month, are the brainchild of Serdar Berdymukhamedov, Turkmenistan’s new president, who, Gurbanguly, after a rigged election in March. Serdar’s youth—he is only 40 years old—gave rise to tentative hopes among some in the country that he might prove, if not more liberal, at least less repressive than his father.
Police are enforcing the new rules with relish. They have conducted raids in public places and offices, demanding women remove their face-masks so their lips can be inspected for signs of enhancement. Public-sector employees have had to vow not to dye their hair, use cosmetic procedures or wear tight clothes. On May 14th Radio Liberty, an American-funded media outlet, reported that authorities in the city of Mary were detaining couples, including married ones, for such crimes as holding hands.
Though Turkmenistan is 89% Muslim, most of its people are not very observant and the state is officially secular. The impositions on women derive instead from Turkmen tribal customs calleddictates that women must stay at home, “serving as a big womb for giving birth to lots of children”, says Ms Kepderi.
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