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‘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 Avetisyan

While 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 Kitachayev

Thrown 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 Avetisyan

Food 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 Shoshiashvili

The 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 Nikuradze

Since 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 Shikhali

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.

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 Avetisyan

Some 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 Chukharova

Whether 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 Aghayev

A 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 Eganyan

Russian activists in Georgia and Armenia have been working to fight against Putin’s regime from abroad.