Blasphemy at the puppet theatre: death metal band sparks freedom of speech debate in Armenia
The controversy was sparked by a Facebook post calling Polish band Vader: ‘Satanist’.
Blasphemy at the puppet theatre: death metal band sparks freedom of speech debate in Armenia
By Hovhannes IshkhanyanThe controversy was sparked by a Facebook post calling Polish band Vader: ‘Satanist’.
11/10/2019
Georgian Muslim villages fight back against Orthodox Church land-grab
Local residents claim the lands are vital for them to sustain their families, but local church officials don’t share their concerns.
Georgian Muslim villages fight back against Orthodox Church land-grab
By Dato ParulavaLocal residents claim the lands are vital for them to sustain their families, but local church officials don’t share their concerns.
1/10/2019
Competing protests and the death of a witness: month one of Armenia’s ‘trial of the century’
The controversial trial has recently been rocked by the death of a key witness.
Competing protests and the death of a witness: month one of Armenia’s ‘trial of the century’
By Marine KharatyanThe controversial trial has recently been rocked by the death of a key witness.
25/09/2019
‘Illegal’ land seizures go unpunished in Daghestan
The seizure of land by false municipal resolutions and illegal documents has become a streamlined corruption mechanism in Daghestan.
‘Illegal’ land seizures go unpunished in Daghestan
By Saida VagabovaThe seizure of land by false municipal resolutions and illegal documents has become a streamlined corruption mechanism in Daghestan.
17/09/2019
Azerbaijani students struggle with high tuition fees
As students continue to drop out of university for financial reasons, critics call for reform.
Azerbaijani students struggle with high tuition fees
By Kamran MahmudovAs students continue to drop out of university for financial reasons, critics call for reform.
12/09/2019
The Dispensary: Life in Kabardino-Balkaria’s only public addiction clinic
Patients at the Narcological Dispensary in Nalchik report a startlingly low level of care.
The Dispensary: Life in Kabardino-Balkaria’s only public addiction clinic
By Askar ShogenovPatients at the Narcological Dispensary in Nalchik report a startlingly low level of care.
10/09/2019
Azerbaijan’s new morality police
New police units fighting against ‘immoral actions’ in Baku will affect not only sex-workers but may also be used as a tool to pressure civil society.
Azerbaijan’s new morality police
By Sabina AbubakirovaNew police units fighting against ‘immoral actions’ in Baku will affect not only sex-workers but may also be used as a tool to pressure civil society.
28/08/2019
Two suicides in one week: the cost of forced marriages in Azerbaijan
Between 30 July and 6 August, two teenage girls took their own lives in Azerbaijan to protest their forced marriages.
Two suicides in one week: the cost of forced marriages in Azerbaijan
By Sabina AbubakirovaBetween 30 July and 6 August, two teenage girls took their own lives in Azerbaijan to protest their forced marriages.
14/08/2019
Georgia offers older school teachers redundancy in education shake-up
Elderly teachers offered a generous retirement package as part of controversial new reforms by Georgia’s Education Ministry.
Georgia offers older school teachers redundancy in education shake-up
By Shota KinchaElderly teachers offered a generous retirement package as part of controversial new reforms by Georgia’s Education Ministry.
9/08/2019
Kutaisi’s broken dreams: the fate of Georgia’s abandoned parliament
The newly created ‘Leave Parliament in Kutaisi’ group is fighting to have the Georgian parliament returned to the west-Georgian city.
Kutaisi’s broken dreams: the fate of Georgia’s abandoned parliament
By Lana KokaiaThe newly created ‘Leave Parliament in Kutaisi’ group is fighting to have the Georgian parliament returned to the west-Georgian city.