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Search | 29 Articles

Land of plenty – for him (government handout photo)

Coronavirus adds to reasons to escape Tajikistan

The terminal state of the economy remains paramount in the minds of those wishing to leave.
Nov 13, 2020
Monastery of Saint Thaddeus in West Azerbaijan

Perspectives | How U.S. hawks’ fixation on Iran endangers Middle East Christians

A facile and naïve plan being discussed in Washington risks backfiring on Iran’s minority Christians.
Eldar Mamedov Oct 31, 2020
prayer

War in the Caucasus hits close to home for Turkey’s Armenians

Some are speaking out against the conflict despite fears the government’s strong support for Azerbaijan could fuel nationalist reprisals.
Ayla Jean Yackley Oct 21, 2020
Yagublu support

Leading Azerbaijani opposition figure enters second week of hunger strike

Tofig Yagublu was detained shortly after the president warned that the opposition was using the coronavirus to destabilize Azerbaijan. Now even pro-government MPs are calling for his release.
Sep 15, 2020
President Ilham Aliyev still towers over Azerbaijan's political scene even as his underlings -- like former top adviser Ramiz Mehdiyev -- engage in bitter infighting. (photo: president.az)

Azerbaijani power struggle intensifies

The under-the-surface schism within the government has dominated public discourse in Azerbaijan in recent weeks.
Sep 9, 2020
Ramiz Mehdiyev

High-profile COVID wedding highlights Azerbaijani political schism

A longtime gray cardinal is in trouble after violating social-distancing laws. But breaking rules is what bigwigs do in Azerbaijan.
Aug 26, 2020
USAID/EU aid to Abkhazia

Abkhazia calls for volunteers to help with COVID outbreak

Many in the territory blame the rising numbers of coronavirus cases on the authorities’ decision to open up to Russian tourists.
Joshua Kucera Aug 19, 2020
Pashinyan at a military funeral this week (primeminister.am)

Armenian opposition unites around army, snipes at PM


The military clashes this week have become the latest cause for partisan squabbling.
Ani Mejlumyan Jul 17, 2020
Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev videoconferences with his newly appointed foreign minister, Jeyhun Bayramov. (photo: president.az)

Azerbaijan fires foreign minister

The move comes as prospects for diplomatic negotiations with Armenia were already deeply troubled after days of heavy fighting between the two sides.
Joshua Kucera Jul 16, 2020
Aliyev interview

Azerbaijani president calls into question negotiations with Armenia

As diplomatic talks stall, Ilham Aliyev blames the negotiators for failing to push Armenia toward concessions.
Joshua Kucera Jul 7, 2020
Aliyevs hospital

Azerbaijan faces prospect of COVID doctor shortage

The coronavirus has continued to spread rapidly, and President Ilham Aliyev put the blame on residents who don’t wear masks.
Jun 29, 2020
Putin and Bzhania

Abkhazia leader meets Putin hoping for Russian bailout

As coronavirus cripples the territory’s tourism season and Russia has stopped sending aid, Abkhazia faces a 10 percent GDP decline this year.
Joshua Kucera Jun 25, 2020
What Aliyev and Pashinyan are missing (David Trilling/file photo)

Pashinyan, Aliyev bow out of Moscow parade

The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan cited the coronavirus for missing the big event, but the real reasons appear to be crises at home.
Joshua Kucera Jun 24, 2020
TABIB

Azerbaijan re-introduces electronic permits to restrict movement as COVID spread worsens

The country’s public health officials also have warned that the growing outbreak is straining the country’s health care system.
Jun 23, 2020
AZ-RU border

Hundreds of Azerbaijanis languish on Russian border

The labor migrants are trying to return home after losing their jobs in the coronavirus pandemic. Tensions are rising, and a protest on the border has been violently broken up by Russian police.
Jun 16, 2020

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