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With loss of parliament, Georgia's second city prepares for a downgrade

Joshua Kucera Jun 21, 2018
Prospective changes would reverse the previous government's efforts to share with Kutaisi some of the development that booming Tbilisi has enjoyed.

Karabakh villagers wary of returning to showcase village on frontline

Joshua Kucera Jun 18, 2018
“So what if there's a new school if your life is in danger?”

Georgia’s Pankisi Gorge fights “terrorism” stereotypes

Bradley Jardine, Neil Hauer Jun 19, 2018
There are more similarities than differences between Pankisi and the rest of Georgia.

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Mass poisonings reported in Azerbaijan's cotton fields
Arzu Geybullayeva Jun 20, 2018
The cotton industry has gotten a boost in recent years as Azerbaijan tries to diversify its oil-and-gas-dominated economy.
Kazakhstan: Senate speaker signals Nazarbayev won't run in 2020
Jun 20, 2018
Long-standing laws will grant Nazarbayev considerable say in running the country even after he has stepped down.
Turkmenistan: If I go there will be trouble, and if I stay it will be double
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Jun 19, 2018
The government is rationing staple goods and denying citizens the right to travel abroad.
Armenia’s revolutionary government steps up anti-corruption purge
Grigor Atanesian Jun 19, 2018
A former ruling party MP and mob boss are detained, and the nation cheers the crackdown.
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Kyrgyzstan’s ex-president paying the price for years of abrasive rule

Jun 20, 2018
Lawmakers are now probing a deal to rent helicopters to Uganda. It has Atambayev’s fingerprints all over it.

Uzbekistan: Ferghana farmers seek fortune in Karakalpakstan wilderness

Jun 15, 2018
Farmers are moving west under a government initiative.
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Armenians mark genocide anniversary, but this year the mood is lighter

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Russian-speaking LGBT activists paint a rainbow in New York

Tajikistan and Nowruz: Renewal, forgiveness and solidarity

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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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