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Search | 33 Articles

Nur Otan candidates

Kazakhstan sleepwalks toward choice-free parliamentary election

But there is no papering over the festering disillusionment.
Almaz Kumenov Dec 2, 2020
parliament

Election clashes, COVID deepen crisis in Georgia

Rights activists blasted the authorities' use of force.
Giorgi Lomsadze Nov 9, 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
Protest Almaty 2019

Perspectives | Why Kazakhstan’s leaders fear regional unrest

Rigged elections have created political crises in two other post-Soviet countries this year, leaving Nur-Sultan edgy ahead of a parliamentary vote.
Aruzhan Meirkhanova Oct 27, 2020
Kazakhstan's parliament: Where the rubber stamping happens. (Photo: Mazhilis website)

Kazakhstan: Parliamentary elections scheduled for January 10

The president says the vote will marking a turning point. Skeptics yawn.
Almaz Kumenov Oct 21, 2020
Giorgi Gakharia

New wave of COVID complicates Georgian ruling party’s election strategy

The Georgian government’s strict, successful early response earned it political dividends. But with a new outbreak, that success is coming under question.
Giorgi Lomsadze Sep 25, 2020
Wang Yi poses for a photo with Kyrgyz president Sooronbai Jeenbekov. (Photo: Kyrgyz presidential administration)

Central Asia: Belt and Road takes back seat in Chinese envoy’s tour

Beijing is eager to show solidarity as the coronavirus pandemic rumbles on.
Chris Rickleton Sep 16, 2020
Fake news inspectors (MVD Kazakhstan)

Kazakhstan’s war on coronavirus fake news underwhelms

Confusion and contradiction are at the heart of the government’s counter-disinformation strategy.
Almaz Kumenov Aug 28, 2020
all photos by Giorgi Lomsadze

Georgia’s park of runaway trees

Crowds are flocking to visit a new botanical wonderland that stands as testimony to the sway the billionaire chairman of the country’s ruling party holds over the nation.
Giorgi Lomsadze Aug 19, 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
Masked intentions: Kazakh First Deputy Foreign Minister Shahrat Nuryshev meets Ambassador Zhang Xiao in April (photo: Kazakh Foreign Ministry)

Kazakhstan squeezes China critics as Xinjiang anxieties spread

Kazakh activists are outraged at how their government kowtows to Beijing.
Chris Rickleton Aug 10, 2020
Testing times: The ability to detect coronavirus cases seems to have been heavily compromised. (Photo: Kazakhstan government handout)

Kazakhstan to merge pneumonia and coronavirus cases, but only from Aug. 1

234,000 pneumonia cases from earlier this year will not be included in the tally.
Almaz Kumenov Jul 23, 2020
Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia’s approval rating has tripled over the last year (gov.ge)

Georgia’s epidemiological elections

If Georgian Dream wins a third consecutive term as Georgia’s governing party – a feat no party has achieved before – it will largely have COVID-19 to thank.
Giorgi Lomsadze Jul 23, 2020
A Feast in Time of Plague: A coronavirus-stricken Nur-Sultan was lit up by fireworks on July 6.

Kazakhstan: Nur-Sultan revelry sparks ire as coronavirus crisis escalates

City authorities said they hoped the feast would cheer up frontline medical workers.
Almaz Kumenov Jul 7, 2020
Wizz Air

Georgia demurs on restoring travel to Europe

Georgia was one of a select few countries to be approved for travel to the EU in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. But the Georgian authorities are taking a pass.
Giorgi Lomsadze Jul 1, 2020

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