|
Post by bot on Nov 3, 2015 15:12:49 GMT -5
Kerry makes rare visit to rich, odd Turkmenistan by By BRADLEY KLAPPER ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) -- Turkmenistan's rituals range from the bizarre to the brutal. The Central Asian nation has more marble buildings than anywhere and recently erected a seven-story, golden statue of its president on horseback, while human rights groups say it employs electric shocks, rape and forced intake of psychotropic drugs as torture techniques.... hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_KERRY_CENTRAL_ASIA_ASOL-?SITE=NYWNE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
|
|