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Proposals to include Nagorno-Karabakh in peace talks raise red flags in Azerbaijan

Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will meet officially on 29 March.

Proposals to include Nagorno-Karabakh in peace talks raise red flags in Azerbaijan

By Seymur Kazimov

Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will meet officially on 29 March.

Armenia hopes for Nagorno-Karabakh’s return to the negotiating table

Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will meet officially this Friday.

Armenia hopes for Nagorno-Karabakh’s return to the negotiating table

By Marine Kharatyan

Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will meet officially this Friday.

26/03/2019

Azerbaijan’s ‘selective ignoring’ of European Court compensation rulings

Despite the ECHR awarding compensation to dozens of activists and opposition figures in Azerbaijan, many say the government is not paying up.

Azerbaijan’s ‘selective ignoring’ of European Court compensation rulings

By Gulnur Kazimova

Despite the ECHR awarding compensation to dozens of activists and opposition figures in Azerbaijan, many say the government is not paying up.

‘I keep silent and put up with it’ — surviving domestic violence in Armenia

Despite a new law being passed to tackle domestic violence in 2018, women’s rights groups say not enough is being done.

‘I keep silent and put up with it’ — surviving domestic violence in Armenia

By Armine Avetisyan

Despite a new law being passed to tackle domestic violence in 2018, women’s rights groups say not enough is being done.

2/03/2019

Armenia’s new plan: an economic revolution or empty promises?

Nikol Pashinyan has introduced the government’s ‘revolutionary economic programme’, but not everyone is convinced.

Armenia’s new plan: an economic revolution or empty promises?

By Manya Israyelyan

Nikol Pashinyan has introduced the government’s ‘revolutionary economic programme’, but not everyone is convinced.

27/02/2019

‘The appearance of change’ — Azerbaijanis question if the government is opening up

After their reaction to public opinion on a number of issues, many in Azerbaijan have questioned if the government is changing course for the better.

‘The appearance of change’ — Azerbaijanis question if the government is opening up

By Kamran Mahmudov

After their reaction to public opinion on a number of issues, many in Azerbaijan have questioned if the government is changing course for the better.

22/02/2019

Equal and more equal: Abkhazia’s passport policy

Ethnic Armenians, Russians, Georgians, and others fear the reason behind new citizenship regulations is to deprive them of Abkhazian passports.

Equal and more equal: Abkhazia’s passport policy

By Stella Adleyba

Ethnic Armenians, Russians, Georgians, and others fear the reason behind new citizenship regulations is to deprive them of Abkhazian passports.

19/02/2019

Soviet-era conditions persist for Armenian prisoners with disabilities

Prisoners with disabilities must contend with a lack of adapted living spaces, a lack of healthcare, as well as exclusion from prison life.

Soviet-era conditions persist for Armenian prisoners with disabilities

By Alina Nahapetyan

Prisoners with disabilities must contend with a lack of adapted living spaces, a lack of healthcare, as well as exclusion from prison life.

5/02/2019

Not welcome in Daghestan — anime, K-pop, and rap

Film screenings, an anime festival, and a rap concert were all cancelled after pressure from self-proclaimed defenders of Daghestani traditions.

Not welcome in Daghestan — anime, K-pop, and rap

By Saida Vagabova

Film screenings, an anime festival, and a rap concert were all cancelled after pressure from self-proclaimed defenders of Daghestani traditions.

28/01/2019

Georgia’s education initiative for Abkhazia leaves Gali students out in the cold

For Abkhazia’s ethnic Georgians in Gali, the Georgian government’s new peace initiative does little to help.

Georgia’s education initiative for Abkhazia leaves Gali students out in the cold

By Nino Gogua

For Abkhazia’s ethnic Georgians in Gali, the Georgian government’s new peace initiative does little to help.