Kazak Women Fight Maternity Pay Cuts
Activists hope campaign will prompt wider action on women's rights.
20 Mar 13
Protests
Azerbaijanis Protest Against Army Deaths
Officials dismiss public expressions of anger as plot by agents provocateurs.
15 Mar 13
Kyrgyzstan: Public Anger, But No Revolution
Political analyst on the protests where economic concerns meet north-south rivalries
15 Mar 13
Armenia: Opposition Candidate Campaigns to Annul Election
Raffi Hovhannisyan did better than expected, but insists he was robbed of victory.
2 Mar 13
Azerbaijani President Sacks Local Leaders to Defuse Anger
Ilham Aliyev pledges to go after corrupt local government officials, though some see them as just the products of the system he heads.
28 Feb 13
Armenia: Presidential Challenger Rejects Poll Result
Raffi Hovhannisyan rallies thousands to back his claim that he should be president.
25 Feb 13
Georgia: Rival Factions Agree to Talk
Relations between president and prime minister reach new low as confrontation spills onto streets.
12 Feb 13
Two Opposition Leaders Arrested in Azerbaijan
Allies say they are being framed for spontaneous protest by exasperated residents of provincial town.
5 Feb 13
Kazakstan: Tough Times for Wives of Janaozen Convicts
Struggling to support families, they believe their husbands were made scapegoats for 2011 bloodshed.
30 Jan 13
Kazakstan: Janaozen One Year On
Authorities repressive and responsive by turn, but the old social contract has been torn up.
14 Dec 12
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