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Education
20 May 2013
Russia Shocked by Orphanage Violence, Gay Rights Ralliers Beaten Back in Georgia, Russia
Plus, new polls spell trouble for Poland’s center-right government, and a long-delayed dam hangs over a Georgian village.
By Barbara Frye, Joshua Boissevain, Ioana Caloianu, and Vladimir Matan
24 April 2013
Saakashvili Vetoes Legal Reforms, Moscow Will Base Fighters in Belarus
Plus, Armenia and Brussels open another round of trade talks and Estonia’s Russian-language schools face closure.
By Ioana Caloianu, Ky Krauthamer, Vladimir Matan, and Connor Zickgraf
15 April 2013
Romania Ends Notorious Road Contract, Azerbaijan Targets Free Thought
Plus, Lithuanians and Latvians are among the EU’s top degree-holders, and Ashgabat’s urban renewal leaves misery in its wake.
By Barbara Frye, Joshua Boissevain, Ioana Caloianu, and Vladimir Matan
5 April 2013
Georgia’s Free, Albeit Non-Existent, Preschools
A move intended to make preschool available to all could have the opposite effect.
By Tamar Kikacheishvili
27 March 2013
Fits and Starts
A high-profile court case, angry parents at the schoolroom door, and quiet, persistent efforts tell the story of Roma integration in Croatia’s schools.
By Barbara Matejcic
25 March 2013
More Prison Time for Celebrated Uzbek Writer, Apparent Fudging on Kyrgyz Mine Effects
Plus, a disputed memo orders the firing of Roma employees at a Skopje mall, and was Berezovsky trying to go home?
By Barbara Frye, Joshua Boissevain, and Connor Zickgraf
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