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Police detained ethnic Armenians on suspicion of involvement in the New Year's Eve brawl.

The Internet’s vast potential for self-expression seems more relevant in Central Asia than ever before.

Turning to the year ahead, we outline the big trends in the Caucasus and Central Asia.

The movie is a forgettable addition to the presidential cult of personality.

Berdymukhamedov sings his way into 2019, as more Turkmens look for a way out.

Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky’s first trip to Central Asia in 1907 was a bust – except for the photographs he made.

Homophobia often follows gay and transgender immigrants from the former Soviet Union to Brooklyn.

Sources claim inmates recited funeral prayers before mounting revolt.

The software was allegedly developed with help from Russia's security services.

A new generation of Azerbaijanis is growing up with no firsthand memory of the land from which their parents were displaced, and which the government vows to take back.

At least a quarter of Kazakhstan’s population died when Stalin decided the nomads must be settled.

From ancient gold mining to Soviet-era megadams to a contentious border, the Enguri River is witness to some of Georgia's most important history and politics.

It will become illegal to drink in parks, forests, beaches, airports, underpasses and elevators.

The audience was enthusiastic about the unusual pairing.

Exiles from Abkhazia and South Ossetia have formed soccer teams in Georgia, but their efforts remain informal because FIFA frowns on the politicization of soccer.

Abu Osama Noraki is viewed as a dangerous militant for his ability to draw Tajiks to the Islamic State cause through social media.

Sufis were harassed by the old government. The new one sees tourist potential.

It is commonly assumed that internet censorship is intended to control access to opposition resources.

The Spitak earthquake augured the fall of the Iron Curtain.

The interior ministry says savings will be used to hike police salaries.

It will be acceptable to use subtitles instead of dubbing.

Villagers would rather risk landslides than gamble on the government’s offer to relocate.

Baku is known for its glitzy, government-controlled development. But the city’s creative class is making a scruffy central neighborhood its own.