Azerbaijanis Struggle After Currency Devaluation
Amid falling oil prices, Baku has abandoned the manat´s peg to the dollar and let the manat tumble.
18 Jan 16
Protests
Deadly Clashes Between Police and Shia Muslims in Azerbaijan
Two policemen and four alleged members of an Islamist group killed in shootout near Baku.
30 Nov 15
Armenian Protests End, But is it Truce or Draw?
After initial confrontation, demonstrations die down in fairly amicable manner.
21 Jul 15
Armenian Protestors Refuse to Budge
President offers temporary subsidy on electricity price rise, but that isn’t enough for most demonstrators.
3 Jul 15
Armenia Electrified
Police intervention only increased the number of people on the street.
26 Jun 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
Syria: Defying Tradition to Join the Revolution
Conservative values make it harder for women to take part.
12 May 15
Upholding the Right to Protest in Afghanistan
Police say they are improving their response to demonstrations.
13 Apr 15
Keeping the Faith in Syria's Rebels
One woman’s continued support for revolutionaries in the Syrian city of Idlib.
23 Feb 15
Outrage at Attack on Armenian Oppositionist
Opposition parties demand swift action to find perpetrators of abduction and assault, and suspect government members of complicity.
20 Feb 15
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