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After Xinjiang, the long road to recovery
A crowdsourcing project in Kazakhstan is offering medical treatment to victims of Chinese detention camps, but psychological scars will take longer to heal.
Kazakhstan silences the Xinjiang megaphone
“I have one issue – and that issue is Xinjiang.”
Azerbaijani prosecutors drop controversial charges against political prisoner
Activists cheered the concession as a victory of people power.
Report says hackers detected online protest-sniffing software in Kazakhstan
The software was allegedly developed with help from Russia's security services.
Tajikistan releases whistleblower but leaves conviction in place
The #FreeKhayrullo campaign did its job and the government backed down. Now fearless Mirsaidov says he will appeal the conviction.
Kazakhstan commemorates Stalin’s Terror
Government critics argue that Kazakhstan has never had a frank debate about the legacy or lessons of its totalitarian past.
Georgia's protests pit nightlife against nationalists
"We were on the cusp of civil confrontation!"
Armenia's leader resigns amid peaceful mass protests
Protestors expressed long-held resentment toward Sargsyan, who has led Armenia through a period of economic stagnation and high-level corruption.
In Armenia, ‘When You Have a Good Pigeon, You Get Great Respect’
The competitions last for weeks, with each pigeon getting his or her own day to fly.
Men's Health Magazine in Kazakhstan Says Nuts to Women's Health
"If there are feminist campaigns, there should be jokes about feminist campaigns, otherwise it is discrimination against men."
Meet ‘Uyatman’, the Kazakh Superhero out to Stop Women Behaving Indecently
"Uyat in Kazakhstan...can be creative and destructive. In the first instance, it is to educate children. In the latter, it is about harassment and aggression."
Robbie Williams’ Bottom Ignites Online Firestorm in Uzbekistan
“This is my band...this is my arse. Tonight your arse is mine.”
Kyrgyz Children's Author Remakes Old Fables, Drives New Narratives
“There are no fairytale weddings in my stories and no handsome prince. None of my characters are especially waiting for him, either.”
Russian TV Backs Down After Calling Armenian Hero ‘Fascist Collaborator’
"Garegin Nzhdeh is one of the greatest heroes of the Armenian nation and monuments to him should be erected not only in Yerevan, but also in different parts of Armenia."
In Kyrgyzstan, Sheep Sacrificed to Stem Car Crash Scourge
"We gave meat to everybody that passed, explaining that the food was from God."
Azerbaijani Activist Defies Government Pressure, NGO Stereotypes
"What I've seen during my lifetime is that most of the democracy and freedom fighters sold out in the end."
Athletes, Politicians Back Georgian Soccer Player's Support for LGBT Rights
"We are far from getting there, but I see change," one Tbilisi resident commented.
Kyrgyz Media Outlet's Report Shows President-Elect's Campaign Gained Access to Private Data
"What we have shown is that government servers that process and handle the data of citizens of Kyrgyzstan … was hosting an election campaign website that was collating similar data."
On Language: The Many Flavours of Persian in Eurasia
"The language categories we are more or less stuck with are organized vertically by nation-state."
Clashes Over Church Raise Spectre of Georgian-Armenian Strife
"This is certainly an issue to be solved by the church and clergymen, but there are certain people willing to politicize the issue."
Exploring Identities: Kazakhstan's Planned Shift to the Latin Alphabet
"Arguments against the adoption of Latin are inherently grounded in imperial Russian or Soviet ideology."
