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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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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