Greek death metal band arrested in Georgia on suspicion of Satanism and terrorism The band ultimately was able to play its Tbilisi show and thanked "all our Georgian metal brothers for their overwhelming support!" Bradley Jardine Apr 18, 2018
Kazakhstan adopts Hollywood glamor to energize cinema industry The impetus to keep hammering away at the international film market has come from President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Almaz Kumenov Apr 16, 2018
Kazakhstan issues hacker warning to banks Cyber-security specialists says lenders have lulled themselves into a false sense of invulnerability. Almaz Kumenov Apr 13, 2018
Six Georgian miners die in collapse, reinforcing calls for better labor safety The accident was the latest in a string of mining and other industrial accidents in the country. Bradley Jardine Apr 6, 2018
Abkhazia mobilizes against foreign invader: Stink bugs Russia is bugging Abkhazia for the beasties by the bucketful. Giorgi Lomsadze Mar 29, 2018
Kazakhstan’s 1930s Famine Gets Film Treatment as Memories Fade Although Soviet collectivization left indelible traces on Kazakhstan, the subject rarely gets a public airing. Almaz Kumenov Mar 23, 2018
With Port Project, Georgia Seeks Place on China's Belt and Road Georgian infrastructure remains underdeveloped, which could leave Anaklia disconnected. Bradley Jardine Feb 21, 2018
South Ossetian Police Pressure Investigative Journalist The journalist said authorities demanded she be fired after she reported on a dispute between the region's leader and a Russian businessman. Bradley Jardine Feb 20, 2018
Kazakhstan: Tackling Taboos Through Theater Bringing politics to the stage can be difficult in a country where open discussion of government is implicitly discouraged. Paul Bartlett Feb 20, 2018
Something Brewing: Georgia’s Tea Renaissance When the USSR collapsed, Georgia’s tea industry went with it. Now investors are bringing it back. Paul Rimple Feb 7, 2018
European Bank Gives Go-Ahead to Controversial Georgian Dam Residents fear the project will damage their farmland, and lead to deforestation and avalanches. Tom Allan Feb 5, 2018
Rumors of The Death of Stalin's Death in Kazakhstan Exaggerated The screening was such a hit at the Almaty cinema that the audience broke into applause as the credits rolled. Paul Bartlett Feb 2, 2018
Georgian-Russian Opera Singer Performs in Abkhazia, Scandal Ensues The singer put Gali authorities in a delicate spot after criticizing the separatist government. Bradley Jardine Feb 1, 2018
Kazakhstan: Morality Mavens Monitoring Women Meet Uyatman: a cartoon superhero who patrols Kazakhstan to stop women from behaving "indecently" — and his real-life inspiration. Almaz Kumenov Jan 25, 2018
Georgia Kicks Off 2018 with Caucasus Trade Conflict Georgia already is finding it hard to keep one New Year's resolution. Jan 4, 2018