Eurasianet

The mood in Baku is triumphal but it’s heavy and vengeful rather than joyous.

Medics say they are actively discouraged from seeking the compensation.

A facile and naïve plan being discussed in Washington risks backfiring on Iran’s minority Christians.

Some are speaking out against the conflict despite fears the government’s strong support for Azerbaijan could fuel nationalist reprisals.

The appearance of the self-defense units is the second time this year that civil society has been forced to hold the line. Where the state repeatedly fails to live up to its obligations, volunteers step in.

While it would be wrong to start pointing fingers and formulating conspiracy theories, clearly the risks are many and real.

Batken has already reimposed restrictions.

Beijing is eager to show solidarity as the coronavirus pandemic rumbles on.

Armenia is taking a faster route to in-person classes than its Caucasus neighbors, but it is adopting a number of precautions to make sure that schools don’t spread the virus.

The tourist season was a disaster, with visitors down almost 90 percent. The taxman has not been sympathetic.

Kyrgyz officials have drawn up a list of 31 countries from which people can visit.

Many in the territory blame the rising numbers of coronavirus cases on the authorities’ decision to open up to Russian tourists.

Some of the purported cures spreading on social media are dangerous.

The territory's public health officials have warned against opening up to tourism, and the arrival of tourists has coincided with a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases.

Eurasianet’s Kyrgyzstan-based photojournalist Danil Usmanov has for weeks been watching his country’s unfolding coronavirus crisis. In this essay, he describes some of his observations.