In Turkmenistan, the death of a journalist lifts the veil on forced labor in cotton fields

February 4, 2025
February 4, 2025 Joe Amditis

In Turkmenistan, the death of a journalist lifts the veil on forced labor in cotton fields

Journalist Khudayberdy Allashov died on August 13, 2024, aged 35, after nearly ten years of persecution by the Turkmen regime. In 2016, he dared to tell the story of forced labor in Turkmenistan’s cotton fields.

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Joe Amditis

Joe Amditis is the associate director of the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University. He can be reached via email at [email protected] and on Twitter at @jsamditis.