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Georgia: Government using “excessive force” against protesters
Dec 5, 2024 · (Photo: newsgeorgia.ge) Georgia appears caught in a vicious cycle in which intensifying anti-government protests prompt authorities to respond with the escalating use of …
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Dec 11, 2024 · Seven independent journalists and one politician receive four months of pre-trial detention.
One island, two countries: A look at how Chinese-Russian
Jun 14, 2024 · The bridge from mainland China to the half of the Bolshoy Ussuriysky island controlled by Beijing. (Photo: Akihiro Iwashita) Not too long ago, tension over possession of …
Georgia: Government struggles to contain protests | Eurasianet
Dec 3, 2024 · Leadership facing dissent from within. Georgia: Government struggles to contain protests Leadership facing dissent from within.
Protests widen in Georgia | Eurasianet
Dec 2, 2024 · A protest in Tbilisi. (Photo: Jelger Groeneveld, CC BY-ND 2.0, t.ly/9iwmV) Protests are gaining strength in Georgia, with thousands, unfazed by the use of force by riot police, …
Environmental challenges posing threats to food security, public …
Oct 2, 2024 · Politicians and city planners discuss an infrastructure project in Rustavi, Georgia. Rapid urbanization in the South Caucasus fueled by spiking countryside-to-city migration has …
Uzbekistan: Purge underway inside power ministries
Nov 27, 2024 · Uzbekistan: Purge underway inside power ministries Apparent infighting prompts president to make changes. Nov 27, 2024
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan reach 90 percent agreement on border
Feb 6, 2024 · Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have inched further forward to a final settlement to end decades of acrimonious disputes by agreeing on the delimitation of 90 percent of previously …
Cryptocurrency making inroads in Central Asia and Caucasus
Nov 30, 2024 · (Photo: Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0) Cryptocurrency ownership is gaining popularity across Central Asia and the Caucasus, according to a report prepared by a group of …