{"id":9910,"date":"2023-11-20T17:41:39","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T16:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/?page_id=9910"},"modified":"2023-11-20T17:42:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T16:42:03","slug":"turkmenistan-through-the-eyes-of-soltan-achilova","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/fr\/turkmenistan-through-the-eyes-of-soltan-achilova\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkmenistan through the eyes of Soltan Achilova"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9910\" class=\"elementor elementor-9910 elementor-9629\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ed0aee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ed0aee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db6f97a\" data-id=\"db6f97a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8961ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8961ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-1-1.gif\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DW10%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-1-1.gif\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1600\/900;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-1-1.gif\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a3900c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a3900c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2dfc34e\" data-id=\"2dfc34e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd2892d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd2892d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">where is Turkmenistan?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cee4c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cee4c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Turkmenistan stands as one of the most isolated and tightly controlled nations in the world. In the 2022 Transparency International&rsquo;s Corruption Perceptions Index, the country secured a rank of 167 out of 178 countries, finding itself in the company of nations like North Korea, Syria, and South Sudan. According to the World Bank&rsquo;s 2019 data, Turkmenistan&rsquo;s GDP was recorded at $45.23 billion, with a GDP per capita of $7,344.65. This economic landscape is juxtaposed against a backdrop of limited civil liberties and a Unitary presidential republic operating under a totalitarian hereditary dictatorship. Encompassing 491,210 sq km, it&rsquo;s primarily Islamic (93%) and Christian (6.4%), portraying a diverse culture. This closed country, coupled with political rigidity, reinforces Turkmenistan as a reclusive and authoritarian nation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5037a41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5037a41\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6774a4c\" data-id=\"6774a4c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53d58d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"53d58d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Turkmenistan&#038;t=m&#038;z=4&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Turkmenistan\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Turkmenistan\"\n\t\t\t src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6142b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6142b3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d05322\" data-id=\"0d05322\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bf313a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bf313a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">Soltan\nAchilova<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97ceed8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97ceed8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW259832759 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259832759 BCX0\">As an i<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259832759 BCX0\">ndepende<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259832759 BCX0\">nt photojournalist in Turkmenistan<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259832759 BCX0\"> \u2013 one of the world\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259832759 BCX0\">most secretive<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259832759 BCX0\"> and<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259832759 BCX0\"> repressive nation<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259832759 BCX0\">s <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259832759 BCX0\">&#8212;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259832759 BCX0\"> Soltan unveils rare glimpses of injustices and human rights abuses in this limited photo collection<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259832759 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW259832759 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Read her full bio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/hrd\/soltan-achilova\/\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0f2202\" data-id=\"e0f2202\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a9075 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"53a9075\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a42ee5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a42ee5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-photos-1-1.gif\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DW10%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-photos-1-1.gif\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1080px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1080\/1080;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-photos-1-1.gif\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b97a182 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b97a182\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40a9524\" data-id=\"40a9524\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6754855 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6754855\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">HER\nSTORY<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dab5f74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dab5f74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW55344461 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW55344461 BCX0\">Born in<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW55344461 BCX0\"> 1948<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW55344461 BCX0\"> in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW55344461 BCX0\">Turkmenistan<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW55344461 BCX0\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW55344461 BCX0\">Soltan<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW55344461 BCX0\"> was trained as an accountant and economist and worked 32 years in that field. She<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW55344461 BCX0\">\u00a0is a mother of four. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW55344461 BCX0\">For most of her <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW55344461 BCX0\">life, Soltan<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW55344461 BCX0\"> was<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW55344461 BCX0\"> married, had a family, owned a house, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW55344461 BCX0\">and enjoyed a <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW55344461 BCX0\">relatively tranquil<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW55344461 BCX0\"> life in her country. One of her children lives with a physical disability that demands <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW55344461 BCX0\">a significant portion<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW55344461 BCX0\"> of her attention.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW55344461 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ff2c58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ff2c58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-photos-11-1.gif\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DW10%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-photos-11-1.gif\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1080px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1080\/1080;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-photos-11-1.gif\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-389eed6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"389eed6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9961955\" data-id=\"9961955\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67d77c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67d77c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">HER\nExperience<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7ee198 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7ee198\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW108185490 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108185490 BCX0\">In March 2006, her life took a sharp turn when <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108185490 BCX0\">government <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108185490 BCX0\">officials arrived to demolish her home <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108185490 BCX0\">in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108185490 BCX0\">Ashgabat <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108185490 BCX0\">for city expansion. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108185490 BCX0\">Soltan was not home at the time <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108185490 BCX0\">and her<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108185490 BCX0\"> daughter&rsquo;s resistance proved futile<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108185490 BCX0\">.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108185490 BCX0\">P<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108185490 BCX0\">olice forcefully evicted<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108185490 BCX0\"> the family<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108185490 BCX0\"> and razed their house<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108185490 BCX0\"> to the ground<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108185490 BCX0\">. To their dismay, no compensation <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108185490 BCX0\">was <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108185490 BCX0\">prov<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108185490 BCX0\">ided<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW108185490 BCX0\"> for their loss.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW108185490 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1aa6224\" data-id=\"1aa6224\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ff76e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ff76e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-photos-12.gif\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DW10%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-photos-12.gif\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1080px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1080\/1080;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-photos-12.gif\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a322941 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a322941\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc22809\" data-id=\"dc22809\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99907a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"99907a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-photos-15.gif\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DW10%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-photos-15.gif\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1080px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1080\/1080;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-photos-15.gif\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5380aba\" data-id=\"5380aba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc71f52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cc71f52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fd15a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fd15a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW262078385 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW262078385 BCX0\">The destruction of the house became the starting point for Soltan in her fight against <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW262078385 BCX0\">the authoritarian<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW262078385 BCX0\"> regime in Turkmenistan.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW262078385 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a8573e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a8573e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-end para-style-body\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">\u00ab\u00a0That night in Balkanabat, as I awaited the bus to return to Ashgabat, sleep eluded me. My throat felt parched; even water couldn&rsquo;t alleviate it. I beseeched God to spare us from this calamity. No matter how much you agonize over it, there was no one to come to your aid.\u00a0\u00bb<\/span><\/p><p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-end para-style-body\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">&#8211; Soltan.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39d5138 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39d5138\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b0d1af\" data-id=\"0b0d1af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6402c6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6402c6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42c18ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42c18ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">BECOMING A PHOTOJOURNALIST<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aea640 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8aea640\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW5033549 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5033549 BCX0\">At first, she tried to find justice in state structures &#8211; the prosecutor&rsquo;s office<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5033549 BCX0\"> and at <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5033549 BCX0\">the court<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5033549 BCX0\"> room<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5033549 BCX0\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5033549 BCX0\">However, t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5033549 BCX0\">he government offered no response or retribution;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5033549 BCX0\"> and seeing how many families suffered the same way as she did, Soltan decided to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5033549 BCX0\">begin documenting injustices <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5033549 BCX0\">occurring<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5033549 BCX0\"> in everyday life around her. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5033549 BCX0\">With a simple camera, she <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5033549 BCX0\">bec<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5033549 BCX0\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW5033549 BCX0\">me a human rights journalist.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW5033549 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d0d8ec\" data-id=\"7d0d8ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af7445f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"af7445f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-photos-16.gif\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DW10%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-photos-16.gif\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1080px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1080\/1080;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-photos-16.gif\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-095ce66 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"095ce66\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d06a635\" data-id=\"d06a635\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecf37d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ecf37d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">THE SCARS OF DISPLACEMENT<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b58f2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b58f2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW201672506 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201672506 BCX0\">The Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights (TIHR) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) jointly investigated <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201672506 BCX0\">the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201672506 BCX0\">demolition<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201672506 BCX0\"> of<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201672506 BCX0\"> buildings in Ashgabat, with Soltan as a prominent in-country observer.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201672506 BCX0\">Soltan&rsquo;s lens reveals today&rsquo;s Ashgabat, marked by neglected and displaced <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW201672506 BCX0\">neighborhoods<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201672506 BCX0\"> that were once thriving communities.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201672506 BCX0\"> Houses and apartment blocks were demolished by the government, as occurred to Soltan\u2019s family, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW201672506 BCX0\">in order to<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201672506 BCX0\">standardize the city\u2019s appearance. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW201672506 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45fdc74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"45fdc74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-photos-18.gif\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DW10%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-photos-18.gif\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1080px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1080\/1080;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-photos-18.gif\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-263c8b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"263c8b6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3437b9c\" data-id=\"3437b9c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed8762c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed8762c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">THE \"SLAVE MARKETS\"<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b70ac96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b70ac96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW134822356 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134822356 BCX0\">Soltan&rsquo;s photo captures the ongoing \u00ab\u00a0slave market\u00a0\u00bb on Ashgabat&rsquo;s outskirts. Unemployed men gather here daily, seeking casual jobs like loading, construction, and chores. Workers earn 200-300 manats ($10-15) for a day&rsquo;s work, but jobs are sporadic, leaving men waiting for employers for extended periods.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW134822356 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6333b9\" data-id=\"a6333b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-999ede3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"999ede3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-photos-19.gif\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DW10%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-photos-19.gif\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1080px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1080\/1080;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-photos-19.gif\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e3fcc4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e3fcc4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63fe2fc\" data-id=\"63fe2fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29b68b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29b68b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\"><span class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">child labour<\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c45d722 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c45d722\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW217443567 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW217443567 BCX0\">Soltan is vocal about child <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW217443567 BCX0\">labour<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW217443567 BCX0\"> in Turkmenistan, depicting its various forms <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW217443567 BCX0\">as <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW217443567 BCX0\">in this photo. Beyond documented cotton picking and market sales, children partake in risky tasks like car washing, carrying loads, and tending cattle, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW217443567 BCX0\">which expose them to hazardous <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW217443567 BCX0\">risks.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW217443567 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47c51bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"47c51bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-photos-20.gif\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DW10%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-photos-20.gif\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1080px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1080\/1080;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-photos-20.gif\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-970985b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"970985b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fde4d19\" data-id=\"fde4d19\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edc89f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"edc89f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">agriculture<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8175a07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8175a07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW73707564 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73707564 BCX0\">The country relies heavily on irrigation for agriculture<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73707564 BCX0\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73707564 BCX0\"> Formerly functional during Soviet times, the irrigation system deteriorated after independence due to budget<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73707564 BCX0\">s being<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73707564 BCX0\">allocat<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73707564 BCX0\">ed<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73707564 BCX0\"> towards lavish buildings<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73707564 BCX0\"> instead<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73707564 BCX0\">. In this photo, Soltan <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73707564 BCX0\">e<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73707564 BCX0\">vidences<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73707564 BCX0\">the<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73707564 BCX0\"> failure of the<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73707564 BCX0\">\u00a0irrigation <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73707564 BCX0\">infrastructure,<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73707564 BCX0\">which <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73707564 BCX0\">is <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73707564 BCX0\">compounded by a lack of skilled specialists<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73707564 BCX0\"> who could repair the network<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73707564 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW73707564 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25fef8d\" data-id=\"25fef8d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f359fba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f359fba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-photos-22.gif\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DW10%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-photos-22.gif\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1080px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1080\/1080;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-photos-22.gif\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c33758 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c33758\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a4c537\" data-id=\"2a4c537\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd60220 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd60220\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-11-1.gif\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DW10%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-11-1.gif\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1600\/900;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-11-1.gif\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd255b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd255b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW174744118 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW174744118 BCX0\">The government <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW174744118 BCX0\">allocates<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW174744118 BCX0\">very little<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW174744118 BCX0\"> budget to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW174744118 BCX0\">agriculture.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW174744118 BCX0\">Rural<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW174744118 BCX0\"> associations cannot afford to repair roads, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW174744118 BCX0\">provide<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW174744118 BCX0\"> transport for their workers, or build housing for them. This has been going on for many years. People are trying to leave the country, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW174744118 BCX0\">mainly to<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW174744118 BCX0\"> Turkey.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2b87cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2b87cd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebf9249\" data-id=\"ebf9249\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e266c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e266c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">state control<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d56c747 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d56c747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW115795943 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115795943 BCX0\">Ashgabat&rsquo;s entry and exit points are limited to a mere handful (4-5)<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115795943 BCX0\"> of arteries<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115795943 BCX0\">, a measure implemented during the tenure of<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115795943 BCX0\"> Saparmurat <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115795943 BCX0\">Atayevich<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115795943 BCX0\"> Niyazov<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115795943 BCX0\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115795943 BCX0\"> also known as <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115795943 BCX0\">Turkmenbashi<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115795943 BCX0\">, the country&rsquo;s first president<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115795943 BCX0\"> (1990-2006<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115795943 BCX0\">, primarily for his security. Soltan captures the stringent police controls over incoming and outgoing vehicles<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115795943 BCX0\"> which <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115795943 BCX0\">were reinforced<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115795943 BCX0\"> during the pandemic when the city effectively barred<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115795943 BCX0\"> entry of<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115795943 BCX0\"> non-resident vehicles<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115795943 BCX0\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115795943 BCX0\">Notwithstanding<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115795943 BCX0\"> the emergency measures,<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115795943 BCX0\">Turkmenistan has continued to deny any cases of COVID-19 within its <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115795943 BCX0\">borders<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115795943 BCX0\">. Exploiting the situation, the police selectively <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115795943 BCX0\">permit<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115795943 BCX0\"> vehicle passage in exchange for bribes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f9ad7f\" data-id=\"6f9ad7f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-220034d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"220034d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-photos-2-1.gif\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DW10%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-photos-2-1.gif\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1080px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1080\/1080;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-photos-2-1.gif\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b07054d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b07054d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67cedc2\" data-id=\"67cedc2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e1cf1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e1cf1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">bread crisis<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a91078c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a91078c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW185787876 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW185787876 BCX0\">Since 2016, shortages of subsidized food have accelerated. Soltan&rsquo;s work has also exposed the shortage of basic products such as flour and bread in Ashgabat and other regions. The crisis, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW185787876 BCX0\">exacerbated<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW185787876 BCX0\"> by unemployment and low income, has led to an increase in begging in Ashgabat<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW185787876 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW185787876 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac0ddfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac0ddfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-2-1.gif\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DW10%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-2-1.gif\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1600\/900;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-2-1.gif\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2955041 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2955041\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf19975\" data-id=\"cf19975\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-006bc97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"006bc97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">Luxuries and repression<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5beafe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5beafe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-17\"><div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\"><div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\"><div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW15708594 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW15708594 BCX0\">Soltan&rsquo;s lens capture<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW15708594 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW15708594 BCX0\"> Ashgabat&rsquo;s opulent architecture, highlighting some of the city&rsquo;s new white marble-clad buildings. In 2013, Ashgabat made its mark in the Guinness Book of World Records, boasting 543 such buildings spanning 4.5 million square meters. This architectural grandeur, though striking, conceals a troubling human rights situation and deep repression. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW15708594 BCX0\">Beneath the gleam of marble facades, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW15708594 BCX0\">Turkmenistan&rsquo;s citizens face <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW15708594 BCX0\">limited freedoms<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW15708594 BCX0\"> and poor conditions in p<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW15708594 BCX0\">ublic health, sanitation, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW15708594 BCX0\">nutrition<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW15708594 BCX0\"> and housing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW15708594 BCX0\">. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW15708594 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d9dcaf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d9dcaf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9b1840\" data-id=\"c9b1840\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95ae5ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"95ae5ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-3-1.gif\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DW10%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-3-1.gif\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1600\/900;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-3-1.gif\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6246dc7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6246dc7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea92b63\" data-id=\"ea92b63\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcafbf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fcafbf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-4-1.gif\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DW10%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-4-1.gif\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1600\/900;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.martinennalsaward.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soltan-site-4-1.gif\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93cf613 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93cf613\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c98a41\" data-id=\"6c98a41\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f908fd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3f908fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc55248 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc55248\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Despite the inherent risks, Soltan persists in her work within Turkmenistan, capturing the daily injustices faced by its people through her camera lens. Her dedication shines a light on hidden truths, revealing the experiences of those struggling under repressive conditions. As a supporter of human rights and justice, you can engage by sharing her work, raising awareness, and advocating for change. Soltan&rsquo;s courage and commitment serve as a call to action for a more just and compassionate world.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thank you!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1df88f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1df88f3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22496c8\" data-id=\"22496c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>where is Turkmenistan? Turkmenistan stands as one of the most isolated and tightly controlled nations in the world. In the 2022 Transparency International&rsquo;s Corruption Perceptions Index, the country secured a rank of 167 out of 178 countries, finding itself in the company of nations like North Korea, Syria, and South Sudan. 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