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Georgia

Author of 'Moscow Mechanism' report: political prisoners in Georgia should be released

Georgia

March 25, 2026

Patrycja Grzebyk also called on Georgian Dream to repeal repressive laws

Armenia’s parliament speaker on “parties of war”

Politics in Armenia

'Opposition forces are parties of war,' says Armenia’s parliament speaker

Politics in Armenia

March 25, 2026

Following Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Alen Simonyan says voters in the 7 June elections will have to choose between peace and a possible war

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Azerbaijan-Armenia-Georgia

March 25, 2026

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Georgia

UK Treasury: 'Breaches of sanctions [by Georgian companies] will lead to enforcement action'

Georgia

March 24, 2026

Treasury minister Spencer Elliot Livermore on sanctions against Georgian broadcasters

Opinion: Sentence of Georgian opposition figure Elene Khoshtaria is 'political revenge'

Georgia

March 24, 2026

Lawyers and European party react to prison sentence over marker inscription on campaign poster

Georgia to elect new Patriarch within two months: What we know about the candidates

Church in Georgia

March 24, 2026

Leading contender, election process and timeline

MEPs call for sanctions against Georgian TV channels Imedi, POSTV and Rustavi 2

Georgia - EU

March 24, 2026

MEPs say the channels serve the interests of Georgian Dream rather than independent journalism

US senators and congressmen urge Washington to tighten sanctions on Georgian Dream

Georgia-USA

March 20, 2026

A joint statement by lawmakers highlights the findings of the OSCE’s “Moscow Mechanism” report

'Changing Armenia’s constitution is our decision, not others’,' Pashinyan says in briefing

Nikol Pashinyan

March 19, 2026

Many believe Armenia’s authorities intend to meet Baku’s key precondition for a peace deal by amending the constitution. However, the prime minister insists the issue is strictly an “internal matter”.

Azerbaijani student in Latvia jailed for 11 years over Starlink sales to Russia

Azerbaijan

March 19, 2026

The court also ordered his deportation from Latvia and imposed a five-year entry ban as an additional penalty

Disinformation ahead of Armenia’s elections: new claims exposed

Armenia

March 18, 2026

Fact-checking platforms report a high volume of disinformation across a wide range of issues. It often targets the prime minister and members of his team, including claims as extreme as “organ trafficking”. Rebuttals

Head of Abkhaz diaspora detained in Rostov

Head of Abkhaz diaspora in Rostov remanded in pre-trial detention over 'anti-Russian statements'

Abkhazia-Russia

March 18, 2026

On social media, Bzhinava’s detention has been linked to his stance on the issuing of Russian domestic passports in Abkhazia

Basayev and arrest of Abkhazia resident in Russia

Abkhazia resident jailed for “glorifying” Shamil Basayev

Abkhazia-Russia

March 18, 2026

The sentence was based on ten pro-Basayev posts on Telegram

Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia Ilia II has passed away

Georgia

March 18, 2026

The new Patriarch will be elected by the Holy Synod and the Expanded Council of the Georgian Church - after 40 days, but no later than two months

Kocharyan as PM candidate: Armenia elections

Robert Kocharyan named prime minister candidate: will he become represent opposition in Armenia’s upcoming elections?

Robert Kocharyan

March 17, 2026

Some suggest that opposition forces planning to take part in the June elections are betting on Kocharyan. However, most social media users oppose his return to power

Ruben Vardanyan was not allowed to finish what he wanted to tell Azerbaijan’s ombudsman

Ruben Vardanyan

March 16, 2026

“His call was forcibly cut off,” his family said. They published an audio recording of his appeal to Sabina Aliyeva. The Armenian detainee could not reach her by phone or through his lawyer.

“Bugs in khachapuri, worms in pâté”: Radio Liberty exposes food problems in Georgia’s prisons

Georgia

March 15, 2026

The investigation revealed that the penitentiary service had long been aware of violations but kept the contract with the supplier company

"We are with you!" - thousands march again in Tbilisi, day 472. Photo/video blog: “Protests in Georgia”

Protests in Georgia

March 15, 2026

The traditional Saturday march was dedicated to prisoners of conscience

“Severe human rights crisis in Georgia”: What the activation of the OSCE Moscow Mechanism means

Georgia - EU

March 15, 2026

The mechanism was triggered with support from 24 OSCE states, calling for UN action on arbitrary detention, torture, restrictions on expression and judicial independence in Georgia