Turkmenistan: Secret Police Raid Muslim Homes, Seize Religious Books
By Felix Corley
The MSS secret police raided homes in at least four towns in Lebap Region on 21 July, the first day of the Muslim festival of Id al-Adha. Officers seized religious books, telling Muslims they can have only the Koran at home. “When they find any religious book, even if it conforms with Turkmenistan’s...