'Torture by Hunger': Horse Breeder Describes Desperate Days in Turkmen Prison Merhat Sharipzhan Dec 8, 2015
Armenia: Widespread Reports of Irregularities Mar Constitutional Referendum Allegations of rampant fraud are clouding the legitimacy of the result. Marianna Grigoryan Dec 7, 2015
Armenia: Church, State Joining Forces Against Western Religious Groups? Some question whether the country’s religious minorities, often deemed purveyors of “perverse” Western values, could suffer. Marianna Grigoryan Nov 24, 2015
Georgia: Constitutional Court Decision Stokes Debate on Marijuana Legalization Paul Rimple Nov 20, 2015
Armenia: Who Benefits from Constitutional Reform? Many Armenians worry that that changes could cement incumbent authorities’ grip on power. Marianna Grigoryan Nov 4, 2015
‘They Locked Me Up and Left Me’: Armenia's Outdated Mental Health Laws “I have never had problems with my mental health. I only had problems with my brother.” Marianna Grigoryan Oct 14, 2015
Ukraine: IDPs Turn to Volunteers, Rather than Government for Support Nearly a year and a half after war in eastern Ukraine with Russia and Russian-backed separatists forced over a million people to flee their homes, the Ukrainian government is still relying on hundreds of volunteers to provide help. Justyna Mielnikiewicz Oct 9, 2015