Nursultan Nazarbayev is no longer the president of Kazakhstan, but he is still the secretary of the Security Council and leader of the ruling party
Russians will now be punished for ‘fake news, disrespecting the authorities’
Social media users: "Scold the authorities, and you go to prison for disrespect. Praise them, and you go to jail for fake news."
How Russian propaganda sways Georgia’s ethnic minorities
“Russians may lie, but their information is better conveyed,” say ethnic minorities in Javakheti and Kvemo Kartli
Foreign ministries of Armenia, Russia claim Azerbaijanis can come to Armenia
The statement came in response to the statement of an ethnic Azerbaijani on a Russian TV show, Rovshan Askerov, that he "is simply not allowed into Armenia”
Political prisoners ‘pardoned’ in Azerbaijan: a sign of change?
Some have thanked the president for the decree, while others demand the release of the remaining political prisoners
The oligarch’s hometown – the founding legend of the Georgian Dream
Life in the hometown of Georgia’s richest, most powerful man
Queen vs. king – feuding royal Georgian dynasties go to court
Members of the royal dynasties of Georgia are calling one another impostors and are taking their beef with one another to court
Georgian fathers and paternity leave
On men going against the grain in Georgia and deciding to become their children’s primary care takers, and why there are so few of them
Azerbaijan’s first ever feminist march ends in bizarre confrontation
‘Aggressive older women’ attempted to disperse the first feminist march in the history of Azerbaijan
Chechen human rights advocate sentenced to 4 years for marijuana possession
Oyub Titiev says that the drugs were planted on him and the case fabricated
An Abkhazia without thieves-in-law?
The Abkhaz parliament has been presented with a bill criminalizing affiliations with crime groups
North Ossetia: local politician allegedly assaults school teacher
Despite public protest, the Federation Council has interceded on behalf of the accused MP
High profile civic activists, opposition members released through amnesty in Azerbaijan
Almost 400 people will be released as part of the amnesty decree
Abkhazia moving towards resolution of garbage issue
A landfill has been designated where household garbage will be brought from all over Abkhazia, while the remaining landfills will be closed and their use prohibited
Turkey: inflation is out of control. Might this help the opposition?
The Turkish authorities deny there is inflation in the country and say that the price hike is the result of ‘businessmen sabotaging the market’
New thermal energy plant in Yerevan to work on Iranian gas
The plant will produce energy cheap enough to reduce electricity tariffs across the country
Abkhazia: life without electricity
How can Abkhazia’s electric energy crisis be solved and its only hydroelectric energy station be saved?
Is there oil in Abkhazia? – why it’s such a controversial issue
The environment is the main cause for concern and could threaten Abkhazia’s tourism industry
Baku police disperse feminist rally on International Women’s Day
A number of demonstrators have been detained
Female photographers compare themselves to firefighters and policemen
They believe they are trusted more than their male colleagues
How to forgive a father that beat you
Fidan's childhood memories have remained a family affair, however they could have become grounds for a criminal case
Author of sex-ed video tutorials in Georgia threatened with rape
Many in Georgia believe that children do not need sex education
Ghapama: an Armenian dish so good, they made a song about it
A recipe for housewives who aren’t afraid of lengthy cooking procedures, and the history and cooking tradition for the inquisitive ones
Azerbaijan’s first ever feminist march ends in bizarre confrontation
‘Aggressive older women’ attempted to disperse the first feminist march in the history of Azerbaijan
Barekendan – Armenia’s spring festival
Masks, song, dance and feasts before Lent
Skyscanner: the 10 cheapest places to travel to in 2019
A vacation for two, flights included
Female photographers compare themselves to firefighters and policemen
They believe they are trusted more than their male colleagues
Op-ed: 7 things that will surprise you in Vilnius
Kombucha – an old acquaintance in a new guise