
The status quo is bad for all parties interested in resolving the Azeri-Armenian conflict, but the will to change it is lacking.
Some see the Kremlin’s shadowy hand behind a proposal to bring back foreign-language education in Armenia. From EurasiaNet.

“Our efforts today are aimed at having the international community recognize our de facto independence,” the Karabakh leader says.

TOL Talk: Five years after the Andijan massacre, Europe still treats Tashkent with kid gloves.

One broadcaster found it more important to tell the truth than to obey a cardinal rule of journalism in Armenia.

Brainstorming and innovation might not bring peace to the Caucasus, but at least they bring dialogue.


TOL Talk: An Armenian journalist and an Azeri activist use new media to breach the region’s information barrier.

Can new media help break the Armenia-Azerbaijan information blockade?

Minor divisions between diasporan and homeland Armenians are starting to turn major.
Minority Coverage in Focus
With the recent events in Kyrgyzstan, the need to improve coverage of ethnic and other minorities was again thrown into stark relief. Toward that end, TOL has launched a call for applications for a distance-learning course on the subject for media professionals and bloggers from Central Asia. Deadline: September 20th, 2010
For more information or to apply, click here.
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