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Turkmenistan bans use of the word ‘coronavirus’
By Josh K. Elliott Global News
Posted March 31, 2020 3:55 pm
Updated March 31, 2020 4:45 pm
Coronavirus? What’s a coronavirus?
Turkmenistan‘s authoritarian government has banned all uses of the word “coronavirus” from public discourse in a bizarre attempt to control any mention of the COVID-19 disease.
State-controlled media have been ordered not to use the word and police are arresting citizens who say “coronavirus” or wear face masks in public, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF), an international NGO dedicated to promoting free speech....
Turkmenistan bans use of the word ‘coronavirus’
By Josh K. Elliott Global News
Posted March 31, 2020 3:55 pm
Updated March 31, 2020 4:45 pm
Coronavirus? What’s a coronavirus?
Turkmenistan‘s authoritarian government has banned all uses of the word “coronavirus” from public discourse in a bizarre attempt to control any mention of the COVID-19 disease.
State-controlled media have been ordered not to use the word and police are arresting citizens who say “coronavirus” or wear face masks in public, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF), an international NGO dedicated to promoting free speech....