In Turkmenistan, the more things change...

...the more they stay the same. From RFE/RL...

RFE/RL's correspondents in Turkmenistan are facing increased threats and harassment from government authorities. At least 7 RFE/RL correspondents in the country have had their land-line and mobile telephones blocked in recent weeks - seriously curtailing their ability to gather and report information. RFE/RL reporters in the country say security officials are following them daily and interfering in their private lives. In the latest incident, on April 26, the son of an RFE/RL correspondent and his girlfriend were detained and questioned for 8 hrs in Ashgabat.
In Sept 2006, RFE/RL journalist Ogulsapar Muradova died while in custody in a Turkmen prison.