Global Voices · Citizen media stories about Central Asia & Caucasus from February 2009

28 February 2009

After several days of closure, the popular semi-independent Azerbaijani news and discussion website, Day.az, is back. However, raising additional questions about its brief disappearance, the site's forum — known for...

27 February 2009

26 February 2009

Azerbaijan: Thoughts on Khodjali

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Quick Reads · Armenia

Azerbaijan: Khodjali Anniversary

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Quick Reads · Armenia

24 February 2009

Georgia: Punk Rock

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Quick Reads · Georgia

Armenia: Illegal hunting in nature reserve exposed

Written by Simon Maghakyan · Armenia

Illustrating how online activism could make a difference in Armenia, a YouTube video of a chief forester hunting wild boar at the Khosrov nature reserve has resulted in his dismissal.

23 February 2009

Armenia: Nationalist agitation in Georgia

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

Afghanistan: Prison, Poverty and Politics

Written by Fred Petrossian · Afghanistan

While the Obama administration has announced that an additional 17,000 troops will be sent to Afghanistan to confront the rising insurgency, Afghan bloggers keep talking about the daily challenges facing...

Azerbaijan: Historic district under threat

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Quick Reads · Azerbaijan

Armenia-Azerbaijan: A Girl's War

Written by Onnik Krikorian · Armenia

Unzipped: Gay Armenia posts details of a theatrical play performed in 2001 set against the backdrop of the Nagorno Karabakh war between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The blog says the play...

Kyrgyzstan: Back Count for the U.S. Airbase

Written by Elena Skochilo · Kyrgyzstan

On February, 19th, 2009 nearly all Krrgyz MPs approved a motion denouncing the agreement between Kyrgyzstan and the USA about the American airbase at Manas. Of 89 total MPs, 78...