The patience of many in Turkmenistan seems to have reached its limit when it comes to poor government services and officials seemingly apathetic to the plight of the average person. One must only look at the severe drop in the standard of living in Turkmenistan during the last five years to understand people’s anger. There are shortages of food, shortages of money, skyrocketing unemployment and the government — faced with serious revenue shortfalls — has increasingly shifted financial burdens onto the people. There are also widespread concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, which the government continues to insist has not afflicted anyone in Turkmenistan — which would make it one of the few countries in the world where the pandemic has not raged. And mother nature has also added to the misery of many Turkmen. Black Clouds Forming On May 13, a crowd that the independent Turkmen.news website […]