Prostitution in Turkmenistan

Prostitution in Turkmenistan is illegal for many people its a viable option since the country has 44% live on less than $2 a day.[1] [2]

Many prostitutes frequent the bars and nightclubs and are addicted to heroin.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Turkmenistan 2011 Crime and Safety Report". OSAC. http://www.osac.gov/Pages/ContentReportPDF.aspx?cid=10562. Retrieved 2011-09-18. 
  2. ^ "TURKMENISTAN: Prostitution on the rise". IRIN. http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=28974. Retrieved 2011-09-18. 
  3. ^ "Heroin Seizes Turkmenistan, a Nation Ill Equipped to Cope". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/11/world/asia/11turkmen.html?pagewanted=all. Retrieved 2011-09-18. 
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