Transitioning off the grid
With little access to healthcare, trans people in Azerbaijan must choose between gender dysphoria or undergoing hormonal therapy on their own.
Transitioning off the grid
By Hamida GiyasbayliWith little access to healthcare, trans people in Azerbaijan must choose between gender dysphoria or undergoing hormonal therapy on their own.
‘We all have bronchitis’ — the blackened lungs of Georgia’s coal miners
The mines in Tkibuli deny that any employees have job-related illnesses; the miners themselves tell a different story.
‘We all have bronchitis’ — the blackened lungs of Georgia’s coal miners
By Lana KokaiaThe mines in Tkibuli deny that any employees have job-related illnesses; the miners themselves tell a different story.
26/03/2021
Forgotten by the pandemic, Georgia’s elderly struggle to survive
Amidst rising food and medicine prices and little additional assistance from the state, many pensioners’ only hope lies in charity.
Forgotten by the pandemic, Georgia’s elderly struggle to survive
By Tata ShoshiashviliAmidst rising food and medicine prices and little additional assistance from the state, many pensioners’ only hope lies in charity.
18/03/2021
Svetlana Anokhina — ‘The shame of Daghestan’
Journalist, activist, and women’s rights advocate Svetlana Anokhina continues to confound her critics, who have labelled her ‘the shame of Daghestan’.
Svetlana Anokhina — ‘The shame of Daghestan’
By Anna EfimovaJournalist, activist, and women’s rights advocate Svetlana Anokhina continues to confound her critics, who have labelled her ‘the shame of Daghestan’.
12/03/2021
Survivors of unlawful detention in Nagorno-Karabakh speak out about war crimes
New evidence of torture and inhumane treatment of civilians by Azerbaijani forces emerges.
Survivors of unlawful detention in Nagorno-Karabakh speak out about war crimes
By Tanya LokshinaNew evidence of torture and inhumane treatment of civilians by Azerbaijani forces emerges.
5/03/2021
What has been the impact of Armenia’s Turkish product ban?
Armenia’s retailers and manufacturers face challenges and opportunities as Turkish products disappear from shelves.
What has been the impact of Armenia’s Turkish product ban?
By Ani AvetisyanArmenia’s retailers and manufacturers face challenges and opportunities as Turkish products disappear from shelves.
Integration starts in the village
A network of education centres run by young people for young people is helping demolish barriers facing ethnic Azeris in Georgian society.
Integration starts in the village
By Teresa Di MauroA network of education centres run by young people for young people is helping demolish barriers facing ethnic Azeris in Georgian society.
1/03/2021
The deported Chechens of Daghestan still unable to return to their homes
Afrer 77 years, Chechen returnees from a small corner of Daghestan still dream of returning to their homes.
The deported Chechens of Daghestan still unable to return to their homes
By Zhalavdi GeriyevAfrer 77 years, Chechen returnees from a small corner of Daghestan still dream of returning to their homes.
26/02/2021
Abkhazia seeks to revive its rail link to the outside world
With transport links poised to reopen following the Nagorno-Karabakh war, Abkhazian politicians are pushing to reopen their own dormant railway line.
Abkhazia seeks to revive its rail link to the outside world
By Marianna KotovaWith transport links poised to reopen following the Nagorno-Karabakh war, Abkhazian politicians are pushing to reopen their own dormant railway line.
19/02/2021
New policies threaten Armenia's press freedom
One new proposed law would penalise ‘insult or slander’ of government officials with up to 2 years in prison.
New policies threaten Armenia's press freedom
By Ani AvetisyanOne new proposed law would penalise ‘insult or slander’ of government officials with up to 2 years in prison.