Growing Up in Armenia’s Border Villages
By GAYANE MRZOYAN and GAYANE MKRTCHYAN Chai Khana Fourteen-year old Tigran Gharakhanyan walks to school in a crouch, flattening himself up against buildings on his [more >>>]
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Case Continues Against South Ossetian Journalist Accused of “Slandering” Ruling Party
By MAXIM EDWARDS EurasiaNet A criminal case against one of South Ossetia’s leading civic activists and journalists is set to continue after a court rejected [more >>>]
Armenia: A day in the life of a school on the border
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS (ICRC) Despite the security risks, children, living in communities along the border, between Armenia and Azerbaijan, go to school [more >>>]
Geneva talks fail to reach agreement on non-use of force in South Caucasus – Diplomat
By TASS Eurasiadiary.com A regular round of Geneva International Discussions on security and stability in the South Caucasus has not brought about any agreement [more >>>]
Caught in Between: Armenian Refugees from Azerbaijan
By ARGAM YERANOSYAN Chai Khana They came by group in trucks; a few people owned one, but most rented them. “Some villagers would rent one [more >>>]
Georgia’s Zig-Zag Progress
CIVIL GEORGIA Civil Georgia interviewed Thomas de Waal, Senior Fellow at Carnegie Europe, Brussels-based think tank on European foreign policy analysis. In your mind what [more >>>]
Lavrov Not ‘Too Optimistic’ Over Settlement Of Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
RFE/RL Armenian Service During a visit to Armenia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said there is no cause for “too much optimism” over a [more >>>]
Helping the Abkhaz, Ossetians is Georgia’s obligation
By UCHA NANUASHVILI, Public Defender of Georgia Civil Georgia Some half-a-million people in Georgia were directly affected by war and suffered moral or material loss. [more >>>]
CNN Greece unveils Karabakh documentary
CNN Greece aired a 26-minute documentary about Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) and the ongoing conflict. Karabakh, according to the video story, has been living between war [more >>>]
Abkhazia: Still Isolated, Still Proud
By THOMAS DE WAAL* Carnegie Europe After twenty-five years of conflict, nothing good will come from perpetuating Abkhazia’s isolation. Bolder EU engagement in the disputed [more >>>]