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As Stalin-era factory turns to crypto mining, Georgian workers protest

Bradley Jardine Apr 20, 2018
Workers are concerned that energy-hungry cryptocurrency mining is killing jobs.

Kyrgyzstan: Parliament topples PM, the ex-president's final holdover ally

Nurjamal Djanibekova Apr 19, 2018
A vote of no-confidence in Sapar Isakov's Cabinet was overwhelmingly backed by lawmakers.

Why Georgians second-guess their doctors

Giorgi Lomsadze Apr 19, 2018
Deregulation has left Georgian medical care something many Georgians would rather avoid.

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Azerbaijan appoints new prime minister from old elite
Bradley Jardine Apr 23, 2018
Observers saw the appointment of Novruz Mammadov as an effort to stay the course.
Armenian opposition leader arrested, but protesters rally
Joshua Kucera Apr 22, 2018
The arrest at first seem to push the protesters back on their heels, but by evening they regrouped and held a massive rally in central Yerevan.
Azerbaijan comes out in favor of Yerevan protests
Joshua Kucera Apr 21, 2018
The charm offensive appears to be an ill-conceived effort on Baku's part to co-opt popular discontent with the leadership of Serzh Sargsyan.
Turkmenistan protests too much as citizens are halted from leaving country
Apr 20, 2018
The government insisted unbidden that it respects freedom of movement, although media reports suggest otherwise.
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Armenia protests spread, as does police crackdown

Joshua Kucera Apr 20, 2018
"This is why you see so many young people out there - they have nothing to lose."

Perspectives | At Kazakhstan's main airport, are Kyrgyz being singled out for questioning?

Nurjamal Djanibekova Apr 18, 2018
Women get the really creepy treatment.
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The world's first democratically elected Muslim woman was from Georgia

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The Red Legacy: Evaluating the 100th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution

The Big Draw: Selling the Soviet Past
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The Central Asianist Podcast: Of politics and patronage in Kyrgyzstan

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Episode 4: Examining Trump's Batumi Deal
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