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Why stray dogs vanish in Georgia — and why activists distrust the authorities’ answers

May 25, 2026

For several months, stray dogs in Georgia have been disappearing without explanation. Animal rights activists suspect authorities are simply killing them, but state agencies deny the allegations.

Georgia

Georgian students raise 1.6m lari for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Georgia

May 25, 2026

The campaign came in response to the government’s refusal to fund treatment.

Abkhazia

Abkhazia will ban any foreign interference in the election process

Abkhazia

May 25, 2026

This is seen as a response by local authorities to a scandal involving Russian political consultants who illegally worked for pro-government candidates in the November 2025 municipal elections

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Azerbaijan-Armenia-Georgia

May 25, 2026

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“Decision on independence made.” Tbilisi march, day 542. Vlog “Protests in Georgia”

Protests in Georgia

May 23, 2026

Activists and opposition leaders called on everyone to join a major public gathering in Tbilisi on Georgia Independence Day on May 26 and “show the unshakable will of Georgian society”

Meydan TV case in Azerbaijan: “If we are barred from speaking in court, we will begin a dry hunger strike”

Azerbaijan

May 23, 2026

“The authorities paid PACE members $3 billion in bribes. Nobody investigated it,” Khayala Agayeva said before guards removed her from the podium, while journalists shouted: “Cowards!”

'Polite children are seen as weak': violence among teenagers on rise in Armenia

Armenia

May 22, 2026

What is happening in schools: the story of a mother and her 15-year-old son. An expert explains the situation and suggests ways to address it.

How a Russian village lives after all the men went to war: million-ruble debts at grocery stores, bears roaming the streets

Eastern Europe

May 21, 2026

In Russia, the first settlement has been officially awarded the title “Village of Military Valor.”

Three detained on terrorism charges in Georgia’s Pankisi Gorge

Georgia

May 19, 2026

According to investigators, the suspects were members of Islamic State and received instructions from abroad.

The German city of Saarbrücken is severing ties with its sister city Tbilisi

Georgia

May 19, 2026

In response, the Mayor of Tbilisi said that the historic friendship had become “a subject of political speculation”

'A woman’s body is not the state’s demographic resource or the Church’s property': Comment from Tbilisi

Georgia

May 18, 2026

Reproductive health specialist Eka Kvirkvelia comments on remarks by Georgia’s new Patriarch, Shio III, about abortion.

‘You cannot build happiness on abortion’: New Georgian patriarch’s first sermon on family and demographics

Georgia

May 18, 2026

According to the Patriarch, the state should strengthen legal mechanisms that would “protect the family from harmful gender theories and ideology”.

Rain disrupts opening of UN urban development forum in Baku - what is WUF-13 and why Azerbaijan is hosting it?

Azerbaijan

May 18, 2026

The opening of WUF-13, attended by representatives from more than 180 countries, was disrupted by heavy rain.

‘Use longer and give new life’: introducing circular economy in Armenia

Armenia

May 15, 2026

Its goals are mainly environmental, but the model also promises economic benefits.

Opinion: ‘Ski resort construction in Abkhazia marks new wave of political turbulence’

Abkhazia

May 14, 2026

Sukhum-based blogger Kirill Bazilevsky is highly sceptical about the Abkhaz government’s plans to build a major ski resort in Abkhazia.

Boycott of new electricity meters in Abkhazia sparks calls to cut bureaucracy

Abkhazia

May 13, 2026

New electricity meters are currently being installed across Abkhazia, with social media users complaining that the devices are adding extra kilowatts to their bills.