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Right of return? — The struggles of the Circassian diaspora to settle in Adygea

On the 20th annual Day of the Repatriate in Adygea, many Circassians say there is little reason to celebrate.

Right of return? — The struggles of the Circassian diaspora to settle in Adygea

By Madina Aliyeva

On the 20th annual Day of the Repatriate in Adygea, many Circassians say there is little reason to celebrate.

Georgia may increase citizenship requirements

A bill before Georgia’s parliament could increase the residency requirement from 5 to 10 years to be eligible for citizenship.

Georgia may increase citizenship requirements

A bill before Georgia’s parliament could increase the residency requirement from 5 to 10 years to be eligible for citizenship.

‘I would never return home again’ — the Azerbaijani IDPs as old as the conflict

For a generation that grew up with the conflict, displaced and moving from place to place, the prospect of continuing bloodshed is especially tough.

‘I would never return home again’ — the Azerbaijani IDPs as old as the conflict

By Seymur Kazimov

For a generation that grew up with the conflict, displaced and moving from place to place, the prospect of continuing bloodshed is especially tough.

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’.

Rustavi 2 journalists attacked by far-right group for joke about Jesus and Ivanishvili

The three were attacked by the March of Georgians outside the broadcaster’s studio in Tbilisi.

Rustavi 2 journalists attacked by far-right group for joke about Jesus and Ivanishvili

The three were attacked by the March of Georgians outside the broadcaster’s studio in Tbilisi.

Seeking acceptance: the Pakistanis building a new life in Azerbaijan

For Pakistani immigrants, even those who have built a life and a family in Azerbaijan, official recognition — citizenship — can remain elusive.

Seeking acceptance: the Pakistanis building a new life in Azerbaijan

By Bahruz Samadov

For Pakistani immigrants, even those who have built a life and a family in Azerbaijan, official recognition — citizenship — can remain elusive.

Armenia’s seasonal children

With Armenia’s soaring labour migration rates, working-age men have become a rare sight in many villages.

Armenia’s seasonal children

By Armine Avetisyan

With Armenia’s soaring labour migration rates, working-age men have become a rare sight in many villages.