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Azerbaijan’s Economy Faces Covid-19 Fallout
Lockdown measures and falling crude prices have taken their toll, despite official optimism.
Georgia’s Political Crisis Intensifies
Detention of opposition leader sparks new protests.
Armenia Plans Vaccine Strategy
Supplies have yet to arrive in the country – and then there is public scepticism to overcome.
Cryptocurrency Threatens Abkhazia’s Energy Access
Investors are exploiting cheap power with dire consequences.
Georgia: Calls For Long-Term Economic Recovery Plan
Coronavirus has hit exports and imports as well as the crucial tourism sector.
Will Armenia Gain From New Regional Transit Routes?
Critics fear that risks outweigh any potential benefits.
Sanctioned Lawmaker Poses Challenge for Ukrainian President
US action presents serious test for Kyiv government.
Kazakstan’s Covid-19 Strategy: Vaccination Passports and QR Codes
Authorities will have to overcome anti-vaccine sentiment to implement digitised schemes.
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The Horror of Bucha
Locals recount random, unaccountable violence against civilians in clear evidence of war crimes.
Nigeria: FGM Rises Amid Pandemic
Campaigners warn that lockdown left many girls and young women vulnerable to the practice.
Turkey: Women Demand Equal Treatment in Mosques
Activists fight traditions that exclude female worshippers from communal prayers.
Ukraine's New York: the Struggle for Change on the Frontline
The war confounds young people’s efforts to revitalise Ukraine’s embattled east and counter Russian propaganda.
Belarus: Life as a Political Prisoner
Freezing cold cells and long stretches in solitary confinement for those who defy the Lukashenko regime.
Turkmenistan’s Transition of Power
President Berdymukhamedov has for decades carefully been preparing for his son to take over.