Caucasus

22 May 2013
Russia Gets Tough on Blasphemy and Rails at Lost Eurovision Votes

Plus, more politicians face corruption charges in Georgia and Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan hangs a “closed” sign at Manas airbase.

By Joshua Boissevain, Ioana Caloianu, Ky Krauthamer, and Vladimir Matan
 
21 May 2013
Russia Launches Public TV, Romanian Soccer Boss Jailed

Plus, more bloodshed in the North Caucasus and a sweet solution to Croatia's land mine problem.

By Joshua Boissevain, Ioana Caloianu, Ky Krauthamer, and Vladimir Matan
 
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
 
16 May 2013
Cossacks Go Green, Romanian Priests Spread Regime’s Good News
Plus, Armenians will feel the Russian gas pinch and Moldova has a new prime minister, maybe.
By Erik N. Nelson, Joshua Boissevain, Ioana Caloianu, and Connor Zickgraf
 

14 May 2013
Georgian Deputy Minister in Blackmail Charge, Bulgaria's Far Right Sets Sights on Government
Plus, a trial reopens old questions about the sell-off of Czech state companies and a disco divides Krakow's Jewish community.
By Joshua Boissevain, Ioana Caloianu, Ky Krauthamer, Vladimir Matan, and Connor Zickgraf
 

13 May 2013
Familiar Name Tops Bulgarian Voting, Georgian Presidential Contender Announced

Plus, Macedonia’s attempt to extradite two mass-murder suspects from Kosovo is complicated, and Latvia eases up on some non-citizens.

By Barbara Frye, Joshua Boissevain, Ioana Caloianu, and Vladimir Matan
 
8 May 2013
Watching the Watchdogs
Azerbaijani activists say Baku is trying to muzzle diplomats and foreign monitoring groups – and it’s working.
By Arifa Kazimova
 

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