[20030307]RS21384_土库曼斯坦未遂政变：影响和美国的担忧.pdf

1 Sources for this report include the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS), CentralEurasia: Daily Report; Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Newsline; Eurasia Insight; CentralAsia-Caucasus Analyst; Central Asia Monitor; and State Department and wire service reports.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21384Updated March 7, 2003Turkmenistans Attempted Coup:Repercussions and U.S. Concernsname redactedAnalyst in Russian and Eurasian AffairsForeign Affairs, Defense, and Trade DivisionSummaryTurkmenistans President Saparamurad Niyazov announced on November 25,2002, that assassins had just tried to kill him, and alleged that several prominentexpatriate oppositionists had been aided at least tacitly by neighboring countries inhatching the attempted coup. The United States, international human rightsorganizations, and others have raised strong concerns about apparent human rightsabuses committed by the Turkmen government in pursuing the coup plotters. Thisreport may be updated. Related products include CRS Issue Brief IB93108, CentralAsias New States, and CRS Report 97-1055, Turkmenistan.BackgroundSince