Photo essay | Scattered by Stalin, Germans remember Caucasus homeland The German settlers arrived in Azerbaijan 200 years ago this month. Thomas Marsden Apr 18, 2019
Uzbekistan: Trial of former top prosecutor dragging on Amnesty claimed recently that Rashid Kadyrov had been tortured. Apr 18, 2019
Film festival opens door to isolated Abkhazia The largely unrecognized republic is using cultural events to attract new visitors. Neil Hauer Apr 18, 2019
Kyrgyzstan: Officials float idea of plastic bag ban The ban would be on bags 20 microns thick, which would unlikely satisfy environmentalists. Apr 17, 2019
Kazakhstan: Nur-Sultan goes off the rails The capital city is in desperate need of a congestion-busting solution. Almaz Kumenov Apr 17, 2019
Kazakhstan’s toi: A feast or a fuss? Kazakhs who cannot afford the expense of a wedding often take loans. Banks even advertise special wedding-themed credit. Almaz Kumenov Apr 15, 2019
Selfies with Karimov: Photographing in Uzbekistan The dead president’s long shadow is fading. But he’s still Instagramable. David Trilling Apr 12, 2019
Azerbaijani students increasingly drawn to Turkey The number of Azerbaijani students in Turkey has almost tripled over the past five years, as many believe their own country’s universities are expensive and low-quality. Austin Clayton Apr 11, 2019
Georgia’s latter-day saints A cultish religious figure in Tbilisi is one of the many manifestations of Georgia’s often unorthodox faith. Giorgi Lomsadze Apr 10, 2019
The American farmer who makes Russians laugh The evangelical in Siberia is a YouTube sensation. Ivan Kuzmin Apr 8, 2019
Tajikistan: Plight of fake government critic highlights dangers of credulity Alisher Alikhonov claimed he was under police investigation. But he doesn't exist. Apr 8, 2019
Saakashvili’s two cents on Trump, Putin and Mueller probe The Russia investigation in the U.S. has given the Georgian ex-president a chance to reclaim a bit of his stature on the world stage. Giorgi Lomsadze Apr 2, 2019
With capitalist ambition, a KGB museum opens in New York The investors behind the project wish to remain anonymous. Natasha Frid Apr 2, 2019
New wave of detentions among LGBT in Azerbaijan The detentions recall a larger wave of arrests in 2017; the European Court of Human Rights has recently begun inquiries into those arrests. Durna Safarova Apr 2, 2019
Kazakhstan: Judge’s complaint alarms legal profession Gulnara Zhuaspayeva says she is being punished for her work taking on politically sensitive cases. Joanna Lillis Apr 2, 2019
Perspectives | China imprisons Kazakh imam it had praised for his patriotism The religious leader’s alleged crime: keeping a Koran at home Juozapas Bagdonas Apr 2, 2019
The Islamist and the evangelical: one Georgian family’s story The former ISIS commander Omar al-Shishani’s cousin, an evangelical Christian missionary, opens up about his notorious relative. William Dunbar Apr 1, 2019
Clubbers in Uzbekistan revive the art of partying hard Lola Karimova, a wealthy daughter of the late president, helped jumpstart the scene. Now a DJ collective is creating a vibe all its own. Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska Mar 29, 2019
Kazakhstan grounds Mi-8 choppers after 13 troops die in crash Mi-8 helicopters are no stranger to crashes across the former Soviet Union. Almaz Kumenov Mar 28, 2019
Kazakhstan: Creeping anti-vaxx moods test health system An outbreak of measles has caught health officials off guard. Almaz Kumenov Mar 25, 2019
Behind blockbuster Armenia! exhibit, the hand of the old regime The new government has embraced the New York show while underplaying the role played by its political enemies. Grigor Atanesian Mar 22, 2019
Uzbekistan: Ice arena opening carries whiff of Russian soft power Where Russia’s hockey league goes, its bankers follow. Peter Leonard Mar 21, 2019
Kazakhstan: Social media reacts to resignation with shock, joy and jokes The sheer volume of joyful reactions was startling and may be worrying news for those would seek to ride off the coattails of Nazarbayev’s legacy. Almaz Kumenov Mar 20, 2019
Tajikistan: Rights groups demand release of tortured political prisoner Hayit's wife says his guards tried to force him to film a statement denouncing his allies. Mar 20, 2019
Turkmenistan: Don’t love thy neighbor Ashgabat allegedly hands Afghan troops over to the Taliban, while the state micromanages free-enterprise. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Mar 19, 2019
