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Lemon, baking soda, onions: Ending a pregnancy at home
For generations, Georgian women have depended on folk medicine and superstitions to end unwanted pregnancies when abortions were illegal or simply inaccessible. &nbs...
20 August, 2019
Abortion in Georgia: Legal but restricted
Women in Georgia have the legal right to an abortion. But the increased influence of the Georgian Orthodox Church and the government’s anti-abortion stance are forc...
12 August, 2019
New farms threaten Azerbaijan’s legendary gazelles
The start of crop farming has alarmed environmentalists, who fear the crop farms will destroy the land and force the gazelles to leave.
17 July, 2019
Armenian miners’ 50/50 life
The town of Akhtala, in Armenia’s northern Lori region, is one of the oldest mining centers in the country. For 255 years, generations of Akhtala residents have wor...
5 July, 2019
Azerbaijan's oil riches threaten priceless bird migration
Azerbaijan is known for its underground riches. But less is known about another priceless natural resource: birds.
27 June, 2019
Being a man in the South Caucasus
For many men, the answer is bound up with tradition: toughness and bravery, independence and self-control. Being a man is loyalty, patriotism and strength, inner and phys...
26 June, 2019
Georgian ballet, the home of Balanchine, struggles to attract male dancers
Georgia once gave the world two of its most famous male ballet dancers – George (Giorgi) Balanchine, considered the father of American ballet, and Vakhtang Chabukia...
26 June, 2019
“And the tree bled”
For centuries – the tradition even predates Islam – Azerbaijani communities have believed in the power of these trees and protected them.
25 June, 2019