According to very detailed reports from Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and the Open Society Institute, Turkmenistan is one of the lowest ranking countries in the world for many basic freedoms, including freedom of the press, freedom of expression and freedom of association.
Conform rapoartelor detaliate transmise de Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International şi Open Society Institute, Turkmenistanul se situează pe ultimele locuri în clasamentele privind libertăţile fundamentale, inclusiv libertatea presei, libertatea de expresie şi de asociere.