Acclaimed Filmmaker’s Trip to Georgia Postponed After South Ossetia Controversy Kusturica had planned to perform alongside his rock band, No Smoking Orchestra. Bradley Jardine Oct 4, 2017
Armenia: Activists Cry Censorship as Government Shuts Down Stalinism Exhibit The ministry has said that the exhibit can open again after it undergoes some alterations. Oksana Musaelyan Oct 3, 2017
Kyrgyzstan: Surge of Piety Turning Town Into Alcohol-Free Zone There was a time when Aravan, a bazaar town in a dusty corner of Kyrgyzstan’s Osh province, was awash in booze. Alisher Khamidov Sep 22, 2017
Police Arrest Dozens of Gay Azerbaijanis After Reported Raids Lawyers working on the cases say that at least 100 people have been detained over a period of several days. Bradley Jardine Sep 22, 2017
Armenia: Hint of Territorial Concessions to Azerbaijan Sparks Controversy The widespread outrage underscores the disconnect between hardened public perceptions of the conflict and diplomatic proposals that have long been the subject of negotiations in the effort to resolve it. Emil Sanamyan Sep 19, 2017
Tajikistan: Authorities Skip Warsaw Meeting, Tighten Screws on Opposition Activists Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska Sep 14, 2017