Caucasus - Eurasianet
3 days ago · News and analysis from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and conflict zones in the South Caucasus: Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Nagorno-Karabakh.
Armenia - Eurasianet
5 days ago · News, features and analysis from Armenia. Authoritarian-minded leaders may not enjoy the smooth sailing they were expecting.
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Kazakhstan - Eurasianet
Oct 25, 2011 · News and analysis from Kazakhstan, the oil-rich former Soviet Republic
Freedom House report: Azerbaijan engaged in “ethnic cleansing” …
4 days ago · Ethnic Armenians fleeing Karabakh in September 2023. (Photo: screenshot) A recently released report by the rights watchdog Freedom House concludes that the forced migration of an estimated 100,000 Armenians from Nagorno Karabakh in September 2023 amounted to “ethnic cleansing” by Azerbaijani forces during their complete takeover of the …
Kazakhstan: Officials resorting to press gangs to curb draft evasion ...
4 days ago · Press gangs are operating in Kazakhstan, trying to fill out the ranks of the country’s military. Draft evasion is prevalent in the Central Asian nation amid reports of widespread hazing of new recruits that occasionally results in deaths or …
Azerbaijan - Eurasianet
4 days ago · News, features and analysis from Azerbaijan. Authoritarian-minded leaders may not enjoy the smooth sailing they were expecting.
Major government shake-up in Armenia | Eurasianet
5 days ago · Six top government officials in Armenia resigned November 18, signaling an intention by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to double down on efforts to overhaul the country’s law enforcement agencies and the judiciary. Opposition leaders also suggest the shake-up is part of a plan to hold early ...
Stances of both sides hardening as confrontation plays out in …
5 days ago · Protesters storm Abkhazia’s de-facto parliament on November 15. (t.me/respublicaabh, video screenshot) A political standoff, driven by widespread popular discontent with a potential Russian investment deal, entered into its fourth day on November 18 in the separatist territory of Abkhazia.
Turkmenistan tightening exit rules for citizens seeking to travel to ...
3 days ago · Turkmen authorities are cracking down on cross-border tourism with Uzbekistan reportedly because it highlights Ashgabat’s inability to provide basic goods and services to its citizens. Tourism involving Turkmen citizens traveling to Uzbekistan has been on the rise in 2024. Many have used the trips ...