Week in the Caucasus Archive- 05.09.2020 Murder, protests, and, again, coronavirus - "Past week in the Caucasus" from JAMnews, video JAMnews Share Share A review of what happened in the South Caucasus in the week of August 31-September 5, 2020 • Op-ed: S. Ossetia protests – punishing the guilty isn’t enough. The system has to be changed • Taxi fare scandal in Azerbaijan – are ‘tomatoes’ to blame? • Armenia to replace state of emergency with quarantine measures – what’s the difference? • American congressman says Russia behind anti-Turkey statements in Georgia
"There are no independent media in Azerbaijan, and no one left to report injustice" –Ulviyya Ali's letter from prison
Senator Jeanne Shaheen: “Georgian Dream’s campaign against truthful information is an attack on democracy”
Transparency International: “Georgian Dream’s complaints are attempt to intimidate media and suppress independent journalism”
UN General Assembly adopts resolution on status of internally displaced persons in Georgia for 18th time
