Azerbaijani minority activists strive to keep their languages alive They face obstacles, though, including globalization and an education system that gives little time to minority languages. Heydar Isayev Dec 7, 2022
Kyrgyzstan: The exiled Russians offering a Red Roof haven Part of the mission is to ensure that Russians engage constructively with people in their new home. Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Nov 18, 2022
Azerbaijan’s Aliyeva quits UNESCO post The organization has been facing accusations of political bias in its investigations (or lack thereof) into cultural heritage in Karabakh. Ulkar Natiqqizi Nov 16, 2022
Kazakhstan: Tokayev hopes to quell Bloody January passions with amnesty The president is trying to move Kazakhstan on from the trauma 10 months ago, but the terms of the amnesty have not pleased everyone. Joanna Lillis Nov 2, 2022
Georgia’s most heavily guarded wine The legendary semi-sweet Khvanchkara is an international brand – and used to be an easy target for counterfeiters. Now the police are stepping in. Giorgi Lomsadze Oct 27, 2022
Perspectives | In Baku, mapping change and memory A project to archive one of the Azerbaijani capital's oldest neighborhoods interrupts efforts to wipe its memory away. Mehelle Project staff Aug 25, 2022
Kazakhstan claws millions back from Nazarbayev associates The former president’s inner circle is coughing up. Joanna Lillis Jul 18, 2022
Kazakhstan: Summer of sentences over winter discontent July has seen 100 convictions so far, but there is little faith in investigators’ impartiality. Daniyar Moldabekov Jul 18, 2022
Justice in Kazakhstan: Did Bloody January really turn activist into violent extremist? In a matter of days, Darkhan Ualiyev lost his brother and then his freedom. His prospects look bleak. Daniyar Moldabekov, Chris Rickleton Jun 27, 2022
Kazakh-language film content makes progress against Russian headwinds One explanation for the continued dominance of Russian lies in Kazakhstan’s rural-urban divide. Almaz Kumenov Jun 23, 2022
Afghanistan: The Taliban’s first fall and an opening for Tajik journalists Journalists from Tajikistan played vital roles for many foreign news agencies. Text by a Tajik journalist, Photos by Parviz Amirjonov May 20, 2022
Kazakhstan’s Second Republic: Plus ça change? President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has promised a new democratic order following unrest in January. But promises of reform come cheap in Kazakhstan. Almaz Kumenov May 5, 2022
Shot, tortured, facing jail: Can Kazakhstan deliver justice after Bloody January? Over 1,000 people are awaiting trial related to the unrest. Many were simply onlookers injured in the crossfire. They are now navigating a criminal justice system weighted firmly against them. Joanna Lillis Apr 15, 2022
Kazakhstan: President vows wide-ranging political reforms to ward off stagnation Tokayev says he is going to make it easier for more political parties to get registered. Almaz Kumenov Mar 16, 2022
Kazakhstan: Net tightens around Nazarbayev clan as nephew arrested Satybaldy appears to have been linked to the unrest in January. Joanna Lillis Mar 13, 2022