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Last year Baku took the surprising step of announcing the prosecutions of four soldiers for crimes against Armenians. But there is no word on what happened since – and no reciprocation from Armenia, either.

Compared to its neighbors, anti-vaccine sentiment hasn’t really taken hold in Azerbaijan. Some are still trying, though.

The unfinished structure was the result of a brief period of direct Roman control over Armenia in the second century CE.

Restrictions had already been getting tighter, and now the government is taking further steps to outlaw criticism.

The government is heavily publicizing the concept, which could increase the economic efficiency of rural communities but also place them under greater central control.

The government hopes to boost vaccination rates, but a new anti-vaccine campaign is on the rise.

Nearly 7,000 were killed in the 44 days of fighting.

In recent years the Caucasus country has become a magnet for Iranian students, business owners, and dissidents. But now many report they’re not being allowed to enter.

Beijing’s influence is expanding in Georgia’s education sector, as Chinese businesses put down roots.

Geneticists say the popular vegetable was first domesticated in the region.

Both societies quickly moved to help soldiers and civilians suffering with post-traumatic stress, but there are too few specialists in the region to adequately address all the needs.

The state is trying to shut faith-based boarding schools, but the process is slow.

Poor and rural families are not equipped to handle online school. Now they fear another academic year is going to start with schools still closed.

Azerbaijan’s feminist movement is small, but it has received an outsized public backlash for a campaign calling attention to the state’s responsibility to prevent domestic violence.

Vaccine uptake, the latest case surges, and related news from Central Asia and the South Caucasus.