Caucasus

Turkel Karimli (centre, with raised arm), arrested with two others following an Azerbaijani opposition rally. (Photo: Aytan Farhadova)

Azerbaijani Opposition Targeted Ahead of Election

Party activists and their relatives say they face threats and harassment.

1 Oct 13

Georgian NGO activists stage a protest against a new fence put up in in the village of Dvani to mark territory claimed by South Ossetia. Picture taken October 1, 2013. (Photo: Goga Aptsiauri)

Unfriendly Advances in Georgia

Russian forces draw new line around South Ossetia in barbed wire.

1 Oct 13

Stalin stared down on the people of Gori until his statue was removed in 2010. There are now plans to put it back by December 2013. (Photo: Gilad Rom/Flickr)

Statues Defaced as Stalin Makes Georgian Comeback

Deep divisions on latest campaign to bring back monuments to dictator.

30 Sep 13

Matanat Azizova, head of the Women's Crisis Centre in Azerbaijan. (Photo: Samira Ahmedbeyli)

Azerbaijan's Women Endure Workplace Harassment

Stigma attached to complaining and inadequate legal provision means victims suffer in silence.

27 Sep 13

Pamplet handed out to schoolchildren in Sabirabad, Azerbaijan. It shows President Ilham Aliyev by a monument to his late father Heydar Aliyev, who preceded him as head of state. (Photo: Azer Ismayil)

Bitterness as Azeri Election Race Begins

Law stipulates level playing field for all eight contenders, but there’s little doubt who is going to win.

26 Sep 13

Giorgi Baratashvili. (Photo: Georgian Public Broadcaster Channel 1 TV)

TV Turbulence as Georgian Polls Approach

Politics a big factor in contested ownership of main television channels.

23 Sep 13

Lara Aharonian, director of the Women's Resource Centre. (Photo: Media Centre, Yerevan)

Armenian Women's Group Threatened

Women’s Resource Centre becomes target of abuse even though it wasn’t actually involved in drafting a gender equality law hated by conservatives.

20 Sep 13

Protesters Under Attack in Armenia

International outcry at assaults on demonstrators in the capital.

20 Sep 13

Georgia: Life in "Dream Town"

Mountain villagers take over disused army base because their own homes are falling apart.

19 Sep 13

A shepherd pastures his flock in no-man's land between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces on the Karabakh front line. (Photo: Orhan Orhanov)

Gunfire as Extension of Politics on Azeri-Armenian Border

Mutual recriminations as both sides note a rise in cross-border shooting.

13 Sep 13

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