August 24, 2011 /
Untold Stories
by Dimiter Kenarov, Nadia Shira Cohen
In Romania, the Rosia Montana Gold Corporation plans to begin a large-scale mining operation. The operation will likely mean the end of the Transylvanian town that has occupied this site for...
July 29, 2011 /
Untold Stories
by Will Englund
The region of Nagorno-Karabakh has gained a de-facto independence, but still does not receive recognition by the international community.
July 16, 2011 /
The Washington Post
by Will Englund
Armenians who fled Azerbaijan after war broke out with Nagorno-Karabakh 20 years ago are entitled, under Karabakh law, to land in bordering territories as compensation.
July 8, 2011 /
The Washington Post
by Will Englund
The de-facto republic of Nagorno-Karabakh wants international recognition, but its fate depends largely on the strained relationship between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
July 7, 2011 /
The Washington Post
by Will Englund
Karabakh garnered a strong sense of independence after the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Now, twenty years later, the de facto republic is working to gain international recognition.
July 5, 2011 /
by Jason Motlagh
A gathering economic crisis in Belarus is bringing a new generation out into the streets.
June 16, 2011 /
The Atlantic
by Anna Sussman
In Turkey, the AKP Islamist party implements policies that favor traditional family values at the expense of women’s rights.
June 16, 2011 /
Los Angeles Times
by Anna Sussman
Newly elected parliament member Safak Pavey has an agenda - she wants Turkey to actually implement their laws protecting disabled rights.
June 13, 2011 /
The Atlantic
by Anna Sussman
In Turkey, the large and often ignored disabled population has found a place in politics.
June 13, 2011 /
by Anna Sussman
Sex work in Turkey has long been legal, provided it takes place in state-licensed brothels. But over the past decade, AKP-affiliated officials have closed them down, leaving women on the street.