Tajikistan: From childhood outcast to Islamic State propaganda guru Abu Osama Noraki is viewed as a dangerous militant for his ability to draw Tajiks to the Islamic State cause through social media. Dec 12, 2018
Uzbekistan bets on dividends from Sufi revival Sufis were harassed by the old government. The new one sees tourist potential. Dec 11, 2018
Kazakhstan: Minister says Facebook not blocked, just unpopular It is commonly assumed that internet censorship is intended to control access to opposition resources. Almaz Kumenov Dec 10, 2018
Thirty years after Armenian earthquake, a New Yorker remembers his rescue The Spitak earthquake augured the fall of the Iron Curtain. Sharon Lurye Dec 7, 2018
Kazakhstan cuts police numbers, turns to public for help The interior ministry says savings will be used to hike police salaries. Almaz Kumenov Dec 7, 2018
Kazakhstan: Take two on forcing movies to be shown in Kazakh It will be acceptable to use subtitles instead of dubbing. Almaz Kumenov Dec 5, 2018
Kyrgyzstan: Communities stand fast in a valley of death Villagers would rather risk landslides than gamble on the government’s offer to relocate. Danil Usmanov Dec 3, 2018
Hip Baku: Azerbaijan’s creative class puts down roots Baku is known for its glitzy, government-controlled development. But the city’s creative class is making a scruffy central neighborhood its own. Durna Safarova, Photos by Sitara Ibrahimova Nov 30, 2018
Tajikistan admits to prison massacre The foreign minister says 21 inmates were killed, less than what is reported by independent media. Nov 23, 2018
Kyrgyzstan’s capital, once an island of green, drowns in smog Poor urban planning has exacerbated the smog from coal stoves and car exhaust. Photos by Danil Usmanov Nov 23, 2018
Kazakhstan: Sun setting on Almaty's chaotic Barakholka bazaar The loss of the market threatens to suck considerable economic vitality out of Kazakhstan’s business capital. Almaz Kumenov Nov 21, 2018
With English translation, controversial Azerbaijani novel to reach global audience When it was released in 2013, the novel was the subject of a sustained smear campaign for its sympathetic portrayal of Armenians. Joshua Kucera Nov 20, 2018
Tajikistan inches toward making capital from prison massacre The ultimate causes of the unrest remain shrouded in mystery. Nov 19, 2018
Kazakhstan cinemas say no to Russia’s Crimea romcom Crimean Bridge: Made With Love hasn't gone down too well in Russia either. Nov 14, 2018
Georgian government throws epic bridal shower The state has begun gifting all newlyweds in the country a free copy of the national epic poem, The Knight in the Panther’s Skin, meant as a “dowry” for the brides. Giorgi Lomsadze Nov 9, 2018
What the puck? Uzbekistan dreams of ice hockey Fans hope that team Binokor will revive the winter sport’s fortunes in a nation not often associated with cold weather. Nov 9, 2018
Armenian-Azerbaijani Facebook photo causes scandal A senior Pashinyan ally weighed in on the controversy, criticizing it as the result of “hatred.” Ani Mejlumyan Nov 9, 2018
Reports: Numerous inmates killed in Tajikistan prison riot Estimates among local media vary between 13 and around 20 fatalities. Nov 8, 2018
Unearthed remains of Soviet poet at center of Azerbaijani power struggle The poet was executed in 1938, and the whereabouts of his remains had been unknown until an Azerbaijani-Russian oligarch claimed to have found them. Lamiya Adilgizi Nov 7, 2018
Perspectives | Russia’s abortion debate highlights limit to church-state partnership The church has been pushing for a ban on abortion. The Kremlin isn’t interested. Diana Dukhanova Nov 5, 2018
Georgian Orthodox Church takes aim at Armenian churches “There is interest in erasing any evidence of Armenians in Tbilisi.” Neil Hauer, Bradley Jardine Nov 5, 2018
Perspectives | Tourism sustains, and threatens, Georgia’s highland heritage Tales of an authentic society living at the edge of time fail to account for higher living standards in the Soviet heyday. A visual commentary by Stefan Applis Nov 2, 2018
The conundrum of Tajikistan’s female suicides Self-harm is so taboo that there is limited public discussion about how to tackle it. Nov 1, 2018
Kazakhstan's security agencies given formal permission to block internet Officials may block websites during "emergency situations." Almaz Kumenov Oct 30, 2018
Events | Traditional values in Russia: Conference weighs the domestic context The origins of Russian traditional values are not easily identified. Oct 26, 2018
