David Omarov, a native of Turkmenistan, says he was arrested and tortured there for being gay -- a crime under the country's repressive regime. He was also charged with "disseminating AIDS" while imprisoned in 2019 and forced to sign a confession before he was finally able to flee to Poland.
As Turkmenistan prepares to end the era of free utilities, chaos and confusion reigns.
President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov has unveiled Turkmenistan's first golf course -- to a nation that doesn't play the sport and is struggling to make ends meet.
