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Published in: oDRIs Georgia still safe for Azerbaijani dissidents?Georgia has long been an oasis for dissidents from neighbouring Azerbaijan. But with Baku investing in its western...
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Published in: oDRHow Azerbaijan is losing its brainsEducated young people in Azerbaijan see few prospects for work at home – and even fewer if they’re critically-minded. Русский
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Published in: oDRLong live the Azerbaijani diaspora!Baku is going to great lengths to mobilise, or even create, an international Azerbaijani diaspora. To what end? Русский
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Published in: oDRChechens alienated amidst gay persecutionsNews of mass arrests, detentions and murders of LGBT people in Chechnya has spread around the globe. The outrage...
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Published in: oDR“Brothers, be careful. Don’t meet up in Grozny”After fleeing Chechnya, four gay men spoke to me about bribery, secret meetings and their plans to return home when...
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Published in: oDRსაქართველოს ახალი კონსტიტუცია აკავებს ნამდვილ ცვლილებასსაქართველოს კონსტიტუციაში ლიბერტარიანული პრინციპების განმტკიცებით, მმართველ პარტიას სურს შეინარჩუნოს მცირე მთავრობა...
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Published in: oDRGeorgia’s new constitution keeps real change in checkBy reinforcing libertarian principles in Georgia’s constitution, the ruling party aims to keep government small —...
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Published in: oDR“It all comes down to the fact that I’m wearing the hijab”The realities of political administration in Russia’s North Caucasus are leaving their mark on the education system. RU
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Published in: oDRBehind Azerbaijan’s facadesIn Azerbaijan, power is strictly a family business. RU
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Published in: oDRConvert and love: Russia’s Muslim wivesRussian women marrying Muslim men convert to Islam in the certainty that a shared religion will strengthen their...
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Published in: oDRLove, North Caucasus styleIn the North Caucasus, traditional and modern expectations of relationships are more chequered than a patchwork...
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Published in: oDRIn Georgia, labour exploitation still paysIn striving for a “business-friendly environment”, the Georgian government is further eroding labour rights. Workers...
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Published in: oDRThe decorative deputies of the North CaucasusAs a recent scandal in the North Caucasus shows, there are jobs for the boys at all levels of Russia’s power...
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Published in: oDRFighting back against Georgia’s war on drugsGeorgia’s draconian laws against narcotics are in the spotlight, as activists take to the streets and demand an end...
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Published in: oDRTbilisi’s Panorama project is urban boosterism at its worstA massive new construction project overlooking Georgia’s capital reveals the true extent of an oligarch’s grip on...
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Published in: oDRThe fate of Georgian dreamsAmid widespread apathy and corruption, Georgia’s democracy faces all too familiar obstacles.
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Published in: oDRMaking do with the crewIn the aftermath of parliamentary elections, can Georgia build a more stable political culture?
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Published in: oDROn 25 years of postmodernity in the South CaucasusA quarter century since the collapse of Soviet rule in Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan, where is the region now and...
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Published in: oDRGeorgia’s politics of pietyGeorgia’s church is independent of the state. How long before the state can free itself from the church?
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Published in: oDRWho owns women’s bodies in Dagestan?A recent scandal over female genital mutilation reveals how, for Russia’s Muslims, “universal values” are just...
