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The working elderly — why in Azerbaijan ‘nobody wants to retire’

The elderly often work hard physical jobs in Azerbaijan. While the government says it is by choice, others point to low state pensions.

The working elderly — why in Azerbaijan ‘nobody wants to retire’

By Kamran Mahmudov

The elderly often work hard physical jobs in Azerbaijan. While the government says it is by choice, others point to low state pensions.

23/05/2018

Analysis | Heard but not seen: how women became the unrecognised architects of the Velvet Revolution

Women have long played a part in Armenia’s protest movements. Until now, they haven’t been recognised; but the revolution might be changing that.

Analysis | Heard but not seen: how women became the unrecognised architects of the Velvet Revolution

By Anna Bianca Roach

Women have long played a part in Armenia’s protest movements. Until now, they haven’t been recognised; but the revolution might be changing that.

16/05/2018

Forced from home for being queer

Faced with bullying, discrimination, and violence queer people in the South Caucasus are frequently forced to flee their homes.

Forced from home for being queer

By OC Media

Faced with bullying, discrimination, and violence queer people in the South Caucasus are frequently forced to flee their homes.

10/05/2018

Magomed Khazbiyev — an Ingush dissident challenging the state

Ingush opposition figure is accused of ‘unlawful carrying of weapons’.

Magomed Khazbiyev — an Ingush dissident challenging the state

By Dosh

Ingush opposition figure is accused of ‘unlawful carrying of weapons’.

4/05/2018

2/05/2018

The Afgan Mukhtarli case: an investigation stalled?

Rights groups are becoming impatient with the pace and transparency of the official investigation into the abduction of Afgan Mukhtarli in Georgia.

The Afgan Mukhtarli case: an investigation stalled?

By Gulnur Kazimova

Rights groups are becoming impatient with the pace and transparency of the official investigation into the abduction of Afgan Mukhtarli in Georgia.

27/04/2018

Practical or destructive: controversy surrounds new mountain road in Georgia

Proponents say it will develop the region, while it’s opponents say it will destroy it.

Practical or destructive: controversy surrounds new mountain road in Georgia

By Sopho Aptsiauri

Proponents say it will develop the region, while it’s opponents say it will destroy it.

24/04/2018

16/04/2018

Living in an ‘enemy land’: the Armenian women working abroad

Low pay and high unemployment have led many Armenian women to seek work abroad, to Russia and even Turkey — a country many consider an ‘enemy land’.

Living in an ‘enemy land’: the Armenian women working abroad

By Armine Avetisyan

Low pay and high unemployment have led many Armenian women to seek work abroad, to Russia and even Turkey — a country many consider an ‘enemy land’.

12/04/2018