Unwelcome to Azerbaijan
Hosting image-boosting European Games while shutting down human rights criticism hasn't worked, if the aim was positive headlines.
15 Jun 15
Human rights
Arrests, Not Amnesty in Azerbaijan
Instead of freeing prisoners as usual on a national holiday, the authorities continue putting their opponents behind bars.
29 May 15
Signs and Wonders in a Damascus Prison
A prisoner finds some small comfort in rituals and fortune-telling.
27 May 15
In Syria, Wanting to Study Can Get You Arrested
A young man is seized by government forces while on his way to an exam.
22 May 15
Azerbaijani Government Watching its Expats
Registration system for people living abroad seen as Big Brother move.
18 May 15
Hate Speech vs. Free Speech in Armenia
Current laws ban racist and similar remarks, but not verbal attacks on LGBTI people.
15 May 15
Andijan Remembered
After shooting down protesters in 2005, Uzbekistan’s government concluded that repression works, that historical truth can be suppressed, and that no one will really care in the long run.
13 May 15
No Let-Up to Repression in Azerbaijan
One arrested, two jailed, one ordered to stay in detention after more than a year without trial.
10 May 15
In Battle With Radical Islam, Tajik Police Attack Beards
The idea that banning Islamic forms of dress will eliminate extremism is facile, experts say.
1 May 15
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