25 photos from Javakheti, Georgia: villages, lakes and birds
By AGNESHKA ZIELONKA JAM News Locals fish, make delicious blue cheese and paint portraits of Rustaveli on the walls The driver that agreed to give [more >>>]
Month: December 2017
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 >>>]
Army or education? Young men in Armenia face a dilemma
By ARMINE AVETISYAN OC Media The new law on conscription has left many Armenian students stunned. While stressing their commitment to serving the country, many [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 >>>]
Azerbaijani Regime Insider Brings Millions to Vienna’s Golden Quarter
By GEORG ECKELSBERGER Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) With polo shirts selling for €1,760 and tailored suits priced as high as €50,000, shopping [more >>>]
Convicted Azerbaijani military officer receives promotion
JAMNEWS Many in Azerbaijan still believe his actions were justified Ramil Safarov [link by CB ed.], an infamous 40-year-old Major in the Azerbaijani army, has [more >>>]
Hamshen Armenian Activists Nurcan Vayiç Aksu and Cemil Aksu Released from Turkish Prison
ARMENIAN WEEKLY HOPA, Turkey—Political activists Nurcan Vayiç Aksu and Cemil Aksu—both of Armenian origin—were released from a Turkish prison on Friday, after having been incarcerated [more >>>]
Women in Rural Georgia: Meet Three Game Changers
By SALOME KOBALAVA Chai Khana When suffrage movements around the world were fighting to secure women the right to vote in the 1920s, Georgia was [more >>>]