New rules have been handed down to women working in Ashgabat further restricting what they can wear, adding to a growing list of "aesthetic" requirements in Turkmenistan. After unmarried Turkmen ...

Mekhri feels "a sense of freedom and self-confidence" when she's behind the wheel of a car -- despite being forced to drive illegally because of an unwritten rule preventing women getting a licence.

Mekhri feels “a sense of freedom and self-confidence” when she is behind the wheel of a car — despite being forced to drive illegally because of an unwritten rule preventing women getting a license.

New rules have been handed down to women working in Ashgabat further restricting what they can wear, adding to a growing list of "aesthetic" requirements in Turkmenistan. After unmarried Turkmen ...

Ashgabat (Turkmenistan) (AFP) – Mekhri feels "a sense of freedom and self-confidence" when she's behind the wheel of a car -- despite being forced to drive illegally because of an unwritten rule ...

Mekhri feels "a sense of freedom and self-confidence" when she's behind the wheel of a car — despite being forced to drive illegally because of an unwritten rule preventing women getting a licence. In ...

In Turkmenistan, the reclusive Central Asian state where she lives, young women are effectively banned from driving. “I know the rules of the road. I drive calmly, don’t overtake anyone and ...

Show more Show less A woman pictured before the Turkmenistan flag in the capital, Ashgabat 'The motherland treats mothers and women with great respect,' the government has said, responding to ...

Bangladesh were drawn with Myanmar, Bahrain, and Turkmenistan in Group C of the upcoming AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026 ...