Tajikistan: Secretive terror trial crushes hope for answers The government’s case has holes. And the trial looks designed to keep as much information as possible from reaching the public. Dec 5, 2018
With English translation, controversial Azerbaijani novel to reach global audience When it was released in 2013, the novel was the subject of a sustained smear campaign for its sympathetic portrayal of Armenians. Joshua Kucera Nov 20, 2018
Azerbaijani police detain dozens of oppositionists in Baku The activists were conducting a march to celebrate a national holiday, but the authorities accused them of doing it for unsanctioned “political purposes.” Lamiya Adilgizi Nov 20, 2018
Unearthed remains of Soviet poet at center of Azerbaijani power struggle The poet was executed in 1938, and the whereabouts of his remains had been unknown until an Azerbaijani-Russian oligarch claimed to have found them. Lamiya Adilgizi Nov 7, 2018
Tajikistan: Shots fired in Khorog, rallies planned Pamiri leaders have travelled outside their region for the first time in five years, possibly for talks. Nov 5, 2018
Damming with strong praise: Tajikistan to name power plant after president? Rahmon is object of a mounting personality cult. Oct 30, 2018
Aliyev meets robot, finds her “smart and beautiful” The artificially intelligent celebrity visited Azerbaijan. Her conversation with the president was the source of much mockery. Lamiya Adilgizi Oct 23, 2018
Russian-speaking students squeezed out of schools in Azerbaijan A shortage of classroom spaces has reopened a debate in Azerbaijan: why do we still have Russian-language schools? Lala Aliyeva Oct 4, 2018
Tajikistan: Leaders introduced to president-to-be? Unconfirmed speculation is that presidential elections could held as soon as 2019. Oct 1, 2018
Released from prison, Azerbaijani opposition leader girds for political fight Ilgar Mammadov says that following Armenia's political transition, middle-class Azerbaijanis feel “inferior.” He aims to change that. Joshua Kucera Sep 28, 2018
Aliyev’s son starts military service The move comes after the son of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan did the same, and drew unfavorable comparisons. Lamiya Adilgizi Sep 17, 2018
Feted in Baku, Turkey’s Erdoğan rules out restoring ties with Armenia Erdoğan's late arrival in Baku, however, delayed for six hours a parade celebrating the Turkish-Azerbaijani friendship. Ayla Jean Yackley Sep 17, 2018
Tajikistan: Is rumored amnesty for real or a bluff? One moment there is talk of opposition figures being released, the next, officials are assaulting activists. Sep 11, 2018
Azerbaijanis dance to support their kin in Iran The social media campaign spread from ethnic Azerbaijanis in Iran to the country of Azerbaijan. Lamiya Adilgizi Sep 6, 2018
Iran factor seen in Tajikistan’s stranded trucks Relations between Tajikistan and Iran have fallen to an all-time low of late. Sep 4, 2018