Karabakh Opposition Gains Small Presence in Parliament
Domestic politics go largely ignored as international community says it doesn't recognise the state so can't recognise its elections.
Domestic politics go largely ignored as international community says it doesn't recognise the state so can't recognise its elections.
Only a handful of governors have been formally appointed, and local government is in chaos.
At debates in southern regions, speakers acknowledge that irrational emotion often blanks out common sense in public narratives, with sometimes fatal consequences.
Speakers at IWPR debates ask for more sensitive reporting of stories involving violence.
Literature seen as a way to encourage society to turn away from conflict.
Limited resources like water and grazing have led to increasingly frequent battles between agriculturalists and nomadic pastoralists.
“Ethnic insult” charge comes at a time when the Russian minority question has come to the fore.
Schools and mosques become the focus as Islamic militants seek to exploit local grievances.
Assigning a contested building for a neutral purpose hasn’t worked.
High-level meetings after a long break offer hope of new momentum in long-running negotiations on Karabakh.