‘You learn to hide your identity’: being queer in the Armenian army
While military service is mandatory in Armenia, the prospect comes with many dangers for queer Armenians.
‘You learn to hide your identity’: being queer in the Armenian army
By Ani AvetisyanWhile military service is mandatory in Armenia, the prospect comes with many dangers for queer Armenians.
3/08/2023
To hell and back: a journalist’s account of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
Thrown into a war she had hoped would never happen, one journalist has found herself haunted by her experiences in Nagorno-Karabakh.
To hell and back: a journalist’s account of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
By Bashir KitachayevThrown into a war she had hoped would never happen, one journalist has found herself haunted by her experiences in Nagorno-Karabakh.
7/07/2023
Food shortages and fear as peacekeepers refused entry to Nagorno-Karabakh
Food and fuel shortages in the region have intensified since Russian peacekeepers were blocked from entering in June.
Food shortages and fear as peacekeepers refused entry to Nagorno-Karabakh
By Ani AvetisyanFood and fuel shortages in the region have intensified since Russian peacekeepers were blocked from entering in June.
27/06/2023
Georgian Dream ramps up homophobic rhetoric as Pride Week approaches
The leaders of Georgia’s ruling party have made increasingly frequent homophobic statements in recent months.
Georgian Dream ramps up homophobic rhetoric as Pride Week approaches
By Tata ShoshiashviliThe leaders of Georgia’s ruling party have made increasingly frequent homophobic statements in recent months.
23/06/2023
Why the far right is trying to infiltrate a miners’ strike in Georgia
Since some of the striking Chiatura miners travelled to the capital, far-right figures have been seen attempting to ingratiate themselves in the protests.
Why the far right is trying to infiltrate a miners’ strike in Georgia
By Mariam NikuradzeSince some of the striking Chiatura miners travelled to the capital, far-right figures have been seen attempting to ingratiate themselves in the protests.
20/06/2023
Three years since the COVID outbreak, Azerbaijanis still cannot cross their border
Azerbaijan is one of the few countries in the world whose land borders have been closed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic period.
Three years since the COVID outbreak, Azerbaijanis still cannot cross their border
By Islam ShikhaliAzerbaijan is one of the few countries in the world whose land borders have been closed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic period.
1/06/2023
‘I dreamt of a carefree life — I was deceived’: the Armenians immigrating illegally to America
Some in Armenia brave imprisonment, injury, or even death to illegally immigrate to America in a bid for a better life.
‘I dreamt of a carefree life — I was deceived’: the Armenians immigrating illegally to America
By Armine AvetisyanSome in Armenia brave imprisonment, injury, or even death to illegally immigrate to America in a bid for a better life.
17/05/2023
Coffins from Ukraine in the North Caucasus
Whether mobilised, voluntary recruits, or deployed from prison, news of fighters from the North Caucasus often comes only once their coffins return home.
Coffins from Ukraine in the North Caucasus
By Elizaveta ChukharovaWhether mobilised, voluntary recruits, or deployed from prison, news of fighters from the North Caucasus often comes only once their coffins return home.
13/05/2023
What an opposition win in Turkey could mean for the Caucasus
A change in Turkey’s political trajectory could have aftershocks across the South Caucasus.
What an opposition win in Turkey could mean for the Caucasus
By Ismi AghayevA change in Turkey’s political trajectory could have aftershocks across the South Caucasus.
17/04/2023
The Russians fighting Putin from Armenia and Georgia
Russian activists in Georgia and Armenia have been working to fight against Putin’s regime from abroad.
The Russians fighting Putin from Armenia and Georgia
By Anya EganyanRussian activists in Georgia and Armenia have been working to fight against Putin’s regime from abroad.