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The 20-year-old informant for Russia’s security services was sent to Tbilisi to report on the many exiles here. Now, he says, he’s come clean.

The country’s pro-Europe elite sees a millennia-old history of belonging to Europe. Will it matter for Georgia’s EU aspirations?

The annual focus on Pride parades makes queerness a geopolitical issue. And that does not help Georgia’s LGBTQ community, which faces violence and economic marginalization.

Al-Azaim Tajiki has become one of the most vigorous Islamic State evangelists targeting Central Asia.

The mass slaughter of animals in the syncretic pagan-Christian Lomisoba festival is out of step with 21st-century mores, some Georgians argue.

Supporters are growing an online network in the Tajik language. Many of the donors appear to be in Russia.

Georgia pledged it would protect the Chorokhi Delta, a unique ecosystem and one of the country’s best spots for birding.

European governments are complaining about Georgian call centers fleecing their elderly citizens.

Journalists from Tajikistan played vital roles for many foreign news agencies.

Misogyny as government policy, neighborly outreach, and Russia tries hard to make Turkmenistan feel appreciated. Our weekly briefing.

While the government is helping many arrivals from Ukraine, much of the help in finding housing and jobs comes from ordinary Georgians.

Georgia has launched an all-Ukrainian school for the children fleeing war in Ukraine.

Russia used the meeting in China to emphasize its importance in Central Asia.

The future shape of Sino-Turkmen cooperation is going to be one of Serdar Berdymukhamedov’s biggest challenges. This and more in our weekly briefing.

Ukrainians who have escaped to Georgia describe their roundabout route to refuge.