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Published in: 50.50: NewsGeorgia grants legal gender recognition to trans woman for first time
In a historic first, the conservative country of Georgia granted an appeal by a trans woman to change her gender on...
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Published in: oDRIn Russia’s North Caucasus, an unprecedented, peaceful protest
In Ingushetia, people have come out to protest land transfer to neighbouring Chechya. For now, the Kremlin is listening.
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Published in: oDRWill the war in Russia’s North Caucasus ever end?
Over the past 200 years, war and colonisation has defined Russia’s North Caucasus. But in a period of relative calm,...
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Published in: oDRThe Second Chechen War: Testimony of an Eyewitness
Chechen journalist Abdul Itslayev lived out the Second Chechen War in his native village. Against a backdrop of...
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Published in: oDRHidden motivations: a brutal attack on a Russian Orthodox Church in Chechnya leaves questions unanswered
Allegations of a cover-up and improper qualification of an organised assault on an Orthodox Church in May this year...
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Published in: oDRA war for hearts and minds: how Georgian civil society is putting Abkhazia and South Ossetia back on the agenda
Almost 10 years on from the 2008 war, Georgian civil society – both informal and formal – is increasingly engaging...
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Published in: oDRMeet Atsamaz Khadikov, the man leading North Ossetia's quiet struggle for a non-toxic environment
Russia's North Caucasus region is famed for its landscapes and nature. But as this local doctor and activist tells...
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Published in: oDRHow real urban planning could address the demographic challenge in Russia’s North Caucasus
As new data shows, birth rates, migration and urban planning in Russia’s North Caucasus affect the region’s politics. RU
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Published in: oDRThe media who cried wolf: how Eurasia’s autocracies use media for crisis management
Eurasian governments’ use of journalism for crisis agenda management erodes trust in media.
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Published in: oDRWomen’s rights in Russia's North Caucasus: between “national traditions” and “ordinary” murders
How the Russian state authorities supports “national traditions” that infringe on the rights of women in the Caucasus. RU
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Published in: oDRHow Russian state pressure on regional languages is sparking civic activism in the North Caucasus
New legislation that makes studying minority languages voluntary in Russian schools comes as signs of decreasing...
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Published in: oDRSeventy years on, the Kumyk people in Dagestan are still fighting territorial claims
In Russia's North Caucasus, wartime deportations influence the complex relations between ethnic groups to this day. RU
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Published in: oDRHow the Kremlin’s anti-corruption agenda masks federal control in the North Caucasus
But is there room for real political subjectivity between local and national corrupt power? RU
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Published in: oDRFeeling Yerevan’s pulse: the new media talking about Armenia’s blind spots
A year ago, the media platform EVN Report was founded to surface everyday concerns and what the media leaves behind....
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Published in: oDRNo defence in Chechnya: Oyub Titiyev and the grim future of human rights in Russia’s North Caucasus
The prosecution of a Chechen human rights campaigner is a landmark step in the systematic elimination of civil...
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Published in: oDRHow Ingushetia's independent media and opposition were harassed, exiled and murdered out of existence
Ten years ago, the North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia was undergoing a bloody security operation. Today, there’s...
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Published in: oDRNagorno-Karabakh’s militarised social democracy
With flat-rate taxes and sky-high growth rates, some call Nagorno-Karabakh a “Caucasian Tiger”. Meanwhile, money...
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Published in: oDRAfgan Mukhtarli: behind bars, but not forgotten
This fearless journalist was abducted from the streets of Tbilisi and wound up in an Azerbaijani jail cell. We need...
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Published in: oDRGeorgia: Strasbourg’s scrutiny of the misuse of power
A new European Court of Human Rights ruling on the misuse of power in Georgia creates an important precedent in...
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Published in: oDRThe paradox of Armenia’s domestic violence law
If passed, Armenia’s draft law against domestic violence will only nurture patriarchy.