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- 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
- 15 May 2013
- Hungary Bows to EU Austerity Demands, Tajikistan Debates Ban on Cousin Marriages
- Plus, more troubles for Kyrgyz gold mines and signs of a split in the Serbian church over Kosovo.
- By Joshua Boissevain, Ioana Caloianu, Ky Krauthamer, Vladimir Matan, and Connor Zickgraf
- 1 May 2013
- A Victory for Tymoshenko, A Black Eye for Central Asia’s Religion Bullies
Plus, protests and anger on this Labor Day, and presidential grants in Armenia go to shadowy groups.
- By Barbara Frye, Joshua Boissevain, and Connor Zickgraf
- 22 April 2013
- Serbia Heads for EU Entry Talks, Moldova’s Pols Sling Old Mud
Plus, Uzbekistan frees a celebrated writer after 14 years, and an opposition figure in Tajikistan is severely beaten.
- By Barbara Frye, Joshua Boissevain, Ioana Caloianu, and Vladimir Matan
- 18 April 2013
- Russian Social Network Raided, Church Urged Not to Locate Near Srebrenica
Also, the United States and Russia agree on adoption cooperation and Kazakhstan shines in the IT sphere.
- By Erik N. Nelson, Ioana Caloianu, Vladimir Matan, and Connor Zickgraf
- 16 April 2013
- Bugging Scandal Rocks Bulgaria, Cyprus Scrambles to Regain Russians’ Trust
Plus, four-fifths of Croatian voters stay home on Euro-election day and Moscow threatens to close a vital transport link for migrant workers.
- By Joshua Boissevain, Ioana Caloianu, Ky Krauthamer, Vladimir Matan, and Connor Zickgraf
- 8 April 2013
- New Memories for Tajikistan
- Government efforts to emphasize an ancient history aim to unify the country behind its current rulers. From openDemocracy
- By Eleanor Dalgleish
- 3 April 2013
- Prokhorov Claims Fraud in Russian Mayoral Vote, Poland Mulls LOT Sale
Plus, the UN and Kazakhstan team up to mediate Central Asian water disputes and Turkmen citizens jump for joy at the leader’s command.
- By Ioana Caloianu, Ky Krauthamer, Joshua Boissevain, and Vladimir Matan
- 29 March 2013
- Putin Orders Surprise Black Sea Military Drills, Inquest Opens in Berezovsky Death
Plus, another critic of Tajikistan’s government disappears, and Brussels unfreezes Polish road funds after a scandal.
- By S. Adam Cardais, Barbara Frye, and Connor Zickgraf
- 21 March 2013
- Brussels Issues Report Cards, Tajik Fugitive Vanishes
Plus, trapped Polish miners are rescued and Slovenia gets a new, young government.
- By Erik N. Nelson, Joshua Boissevain, Ioana Caloianu, and Connor Zickgraf
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