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Azerbaijan: Azercell’s new tariff policy and public protests

June 06, 2025

According to the new rules set to take effect on 1 July, the validity period of Azercell numbers will be sharply reduced depending on the amount of credit topped up.

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Azerbaijan-Armenia-Georgia

June 06, 2025

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False allegations of Pashinyan buying villa in Marseille

Nikol Pashinyan

"Former authorities want to say we’re just as much thieves as they were" – Pashinyan

Nikol Pashinyan

June 05, 2025

Armenian prime minister comments on false rumours about villa in Marseille, again vows to return all property seized by former officials to the state

Georgia-USA

US Ambassador to Georgia Robin Dunnigan resigns

Georgia-USA

June 05, 2025

According to Dunnigan, she has decided to end her diplomatic career.

‘Battle’ for New Athos monastery: Church schism escalates in Abkhazia

Abkhazia

June 05, 2025

The conflict between the leadership of the Abkhazian Orthodox Church and the Holy Metropolis of Abkhazia has been ongoing for 15 years.

Pashinyan says people in Armenia live better than in 2018 – they disagree

Armenia

June 04, 2025

The Prime Minister claimed that the average salary has increased by 75% since April 2018

"There are no independent media in Azerbaijan, and no one left to report injustice" –Ulviyya Ali's letter from prison

Azerbaijan

June 04, 2025

“Four tragedies involving young people point to a systemic problem. But independent journalists are in prison, and no one is left to draw attention to it,” writes a well-known journalist arrested in the ‘Meydan TV case’.

Senator Jeanne Shaheen: “Georgian Dream’s campaign against truthful information is an attack on democracy”

Georgia-USA

June 04, 2025

She believes the U.S. Senate should pass the MEGOBARI Act, which provides for sanctions against members of the Georgian government.

Transparency International: “Georgian Dream’s complaints are attempt to intimidate media and suppress independent journalism”

Georgia

June 04, 2025

"Independent media must be able to ask critical questions"

Georgian Parliament speaker addresses EU envoy

Speaker of Georgia’s one-party parliament again expresses disappointment to EU ambassador

Georgia - EU

June 04, 2025

According to the speaker, “the name and funding of the European Union are being used to promote hatred, violence, and propaganda.”

UN General Assembly adopts resolution on status of internally displaced persons in Georgia for 18th time

Georgia

June 04, 2025

The resolution was supported by 107 countries—four more than last year.

Trust in EU among Georgians drops by 9% – Eurobarometer survey results

Georgia - EU

June 04, 2025

In autumn 2024, 58% of respondents trusted the European Union; this figure has now dropped to 49%.

European Parliament considers Georgia sanctions

RFE/RL: European Parliament urges sanctions on mid- and lower-level Georgian officials

Georgia - EU

June 03, 2025

"During Georgian Dream's time in power, Georgia has made no progress in priority areas"

Honorary French consulate opens in southern Armenia

French consulate on Armenia’s southern border: Will it deter Baku from escalation?

Armenia-EU

June 03, 2025

An office of the Honorary Consul of France has opened in the town of Goris, in Armenia’s Syunik Province—the very part of the country through which Azerbaijan seeks to establish an extraterritorial corridor.

Marta Kos: Georgia is a clear example that backsliding on the path to the EU is possible

Georgia - EU

June 03, 2025

Georgian Dream is moving in the opposite direction with steps such as adopting the foreign agents and broadcasting laws

Georgian Dream's lawsuits against Pirveli and Formula

Georgian Dream files complaint against Pirveli and Formula TV channels over terms like "oligarch’s MP"

Protests in Georgia

June 03, 2025

The complaint claims TV Pirveli journalists should not have used terms like “regime,” “Russification,” or “clan justice.”

Sexual harassment and brutality at Azerbaijan protest

Sexual harassment and brutality reported at Azerbaijan protest

Arrests in Azerbaijan

June 03, 2025

Minors were among those detained during the protest over Elgün Ibragimov’s case.

"He made a laughing stock of us": Abkhaz opposition reacts to ex-president Aslan Bzhania’s visit to Adygea

Abkhazia

June 03, 2025

The opposition believes that Bzhania has no right whatsoever to represent Abkhazia anywhere.

Georgian Ombudsman: “FARA is a US law, so it cannot be called undemocratic”

Georgia

June 02, 2025

The “Foreign Agents Registration Act,” an exact copy of the U.S. FARA (Foreign Agents Registration Act), was adopted in Georgia on 1 April 2025.

Azerbaijan: 63 people detained at Justice for Elgun protest

Arrests in Azerbaijan

June 02, 2025

It has been reported that all detainees had their phones confiscated, their passwords taken, social media accounts accessed, and fingerprints collected.