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Animals

Sleeping fish and running turtles: inside the Exotic Animal House at the Tbilisi Zoo - VIDEO

Animals

February 18, 2026

Exotic fish, sea turtles and lizards reside in Tbilisi Zoo's exotarium

Abkhazia

New Year’s mood in Abkhazia: entering 2026. Video

Abkhazia

January 01, 2026

How everything looks in one minute

Tourism in Abkhazia

Mellow season begins in Abkhazia – Video

Tourism in Abkhazia

October 02, 2025

Overall the holiday season was considerably weaker than last year, analysts say

Armenia

“Get tested for STIs,” Armenian ruling party MP tells opposition politician

Armenia

September 10, 2025

Artur Hovhannisyan suggested Taguhi Tovmasyan take a test for STIs after she called on him to undergo a drug test. Details of the MPs’ clash, and the reactions

Inside Azerbaijan’s unregulated fertility market

Azerbaijan

August 05, 2025

The risk of marriages between genetic relatives, the lack of a genetic data registry, and the exploitation of donors all pose serious threats to society.

Policing Pride: How LGBTQ+ people face detention and abuse in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

August 01, 2025

LGBTQ+ rights in Azerbaijan: While same-sex relationships are not criminalised, there are no laws that specifically protect their rights.

The president of Abkhazia served corn porridge to villagers - and even the opposition approved

Abkhazia

July 24, 2025

According to the opposition, Badra Gunba showed respect for Abkhaz traditions

“Bad season”: Why are Abkhazia’s hotel owners losing money - and what’s Russia’s role?

Abkhazia-Russia

July 21, 2025

The main antagonist in this tourism drama is the Russian tour operator Biblio-Globus

Tbilisi Open Air 2025: Where music meets spirit of Georgian protest

Tbilisi Open Air 2025: Where music meets spirit of Georgian protest

Modern art in the Caucasus

May 26, 2025

From the main stage, the slogans “Freedom for the regime’s prisoners” and “Oligarchy to the flames” rang out.

Tours to Karabakh: tourist in one’s own country. Photo story

Azerbaijan

April 21, 2025

Although regular trips have since been organised to cities such as Shusha, Khankendi, and Fizuli, the free movement of people remains restricted.

Fewer tourists, more trouble: Armenia’s travel sector under strain

Armenia

April 18, 2025

With the start of the new tourist season, the effectiveness of new laws and taxes will be put to the test. Travel agents report rising risks.

UN Women launches ‘Share the Care’ social campaign in Georgia

Georgia

April 07, 2025

According to recent studies, women in Georgia spend five times more time on housework than men.

Georgian clinic failed to pay surrogate mothers and housed them in rundown hostel – Radio Liberty

Georgia

April 04, 2025

The police launched an investigation only after public outcry.

Azerbaijan’s villages of Baskal and Lahij

Azerbaijani villages of Baskal and Lahij: history and craftsmanship — photo report

Travel Azerbaijan

April 02, 2025

It’s not only a place of historical landmarks and stunning nature — it’s also the birthplace of the famous silk kelagai scarves and home to unique handcrafted metalwork.

Azerbaijan: crime without punishment. Whose hands hold fate of 13-year-old girl?

Azerbaijan

March 28, 2025

"The state must address the problem, not just punish the perpetrator. The victim's family should be deprived of parental rights, and the girl and her child should be placed under state care"

Sex-selective abortions decline in Armenia as birth rate drops

Armenia

March 28, 2025

A data-driven analysis — and a look at Armenia’s national strategy to improve its demographic outlook, which experts call “one of the best in the world.”

Nowruz in Azerbaijan: Ancient traditions of the arrival of spring. Video

Travel Azerbaijan

March 22, 2025

Dances, masks, fire. Nowruz symbolizes the arrival of spring, the awakening of nature, and the beginning of the New Year

'Women must endure violence' — survey on gender attitudes in Georgia

Georgia

March 21, 2025

Respondents' answers have become more conservative compared to 2019.

Mysterious tunnels of Gyumri: What is known about them? Video

Armenia

February 21, 2025

There are many legends about the purpose and destination of these underground passages. We explore the story of a family who discovered a tunnel beneath their home and the explanations provided by experts.

Russian tourist numbers in Abkhazia drop by nearly quarter

Abkhazia

January 15, 2025

Russia has recommended that its tour operators temporarily suspend the sale of travel packages to Abkhazia and advised tourists to refrain from visiting the region.