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Boycott turning into a split? What's going on in the Georgian opposition

Some opposition politicians are ready to abandon the boycott of parliament under certain conditions. They have already been accused of treason

Georgian business associations propose plan to overcome economic crisis

Entrepreneurs are asking to urgently resume flights and transport, open restaurants and hotels

Unemployment in Azerbaijan: official statistics and reality

Azerbaijan marks 31st anniversary of Black January massacre

On the night of January 20, 1990, when Soviet troops entered Baku from five directions without an announcement, 147 people were killed, 744 were wounded, over 800 were arrested

Vehicle recycling programme in Azerbaijan: what will owners get in return?

A program for recycling old cars should be launched in Azerbaijan. The authorities hope in this way to stimulate the population to buy new cars.

Moscow says Armenia has provided incomplete list of prisoners, Yerevan responds

The office of the Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia reports that after the signing of the document on the armistice in Karabakh, the lists of Armenian prisoners were constantly updated and provided to partners

One side effect of the pandemic that no one talks about

As governments grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, an accompanying problem is growing - the alarming number of masks and gloves that have appeared in landfills

HRW Azerbaijan 2020 report: pandemic used as pretext for reprisal against opposition

In its 2020 report, Human Rights Watch named the arbitrariness of the authorities against the opposition and human rights violations as the main problems in Azerbaijan

Armenian Catholic church in Turkey for sale

In the Turkish city of Bursa, a historic Armenian Catholic church is for sale, the owner is asking for 800 thousand US dollars for the building

'Take to the streets!' Russian opposition leader Navalny arrested, calls on supporters to protest

The international community condemned the arrest of the Russian opposition leader, protests in Russia are scheduled for January 23

Abkhaz PM in critical condition in Moscow hospital with Covid-19

Prime Minister of Abkhazia Alexander Ankvab was connected to a ventilator, he has bilateral pneumonia caused by coronavirus

Armenian parliament speaker accused of being ‘Turkish agent’, NSS refutes

The son-in-law of the ex-President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan stated that first Ararat Mirzoyan was recruited by the Turkish special services, then by the National Security Service of Armenia. Speaker calls accusations "nonsense"

Police lack control, discriminations – HRW report on Georgia in 2020

Georgia's main human rights concerns: police, LGBT, media freedom, labor rights, drug use legislation - Human Rights Watch

Why are Azerbaijan and Turkey holding joint military exercises on the Armenian border?

The armies of Turkey and Azerbaijan are preparing for joint military exercises in the Turkish province of Kars, near the border with Armenia. What does this mean - a comment of an Azerbaijani diplomat

Why is President Putin afraid of Russian opposition leader Navalny?

How the opposition leader was arrested in Russia and why Navalny is dangerous to the Russian authorities

Ruling Georgian Dream party elects controversial figure new leader

Against the background of the protest action in Georgia, a new leader of the "Georgian Dream" was elected - the former speaker Irakli Kobakhidze. He replaced the oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili, who said that he left politics

Georgian NGOs demand public transport resume

Georgian government must protect passengers from possible coronavirus infection in transport, not prohibit it