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World Service,09 Apr 2001,25 mins

Turkmenistan Clamps Down on the Arts

Arts In Action

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President Saparmurat Niyazov orders the opera house to be closed, plus a Swiss duo wins architecture's Pritzker Prize and Montserrat Caballé wins the right to join an all-male opera club.

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