Explainers

Gender quotas in Georgia. The arguments of supporters and opponents

July 09, 2020

A step forward in protecting women's rights? Debates over gender quotas rage

First quarantine lawsuit won by plaintiff in Georgia

July 08, 2020

Court grants lawsuit on living conditions in quarantine, prioritizing the interests of the child subjected to them

“Autumn will be even worse” – journalist’s letter criticizing gov’t response to pandemic causes stir in Azerbaijan

July 08, 2020

Azer Garib's post saying that there has been no progress in the fight against the coronavirus because of the disorganized strategy of the authorities received over 16,000 likes

Is Russia preparing Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Transnistria and Donbass for annexation?

July 08, 2020

There are calls in Russia for unrecognized and partially recognized republics of the former USSR to join the Russian Federation

Georgia opens borders for five EU countries, direct flights yet to resume

July 08, 2020

Citizens and residents of Germany, France, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia will be able to come to Georgia – once flights resume

“We want to eat!” Abkhaz react to delayed tourist season on social media

July 08, 2020

The Abkhaz authorities' decision not to let Russian tourists in until July 15 due to the coronavirus pandemic will bring many to the brink of survival

US may make 15% of aid to Georgia contingent on reforms

July 08, 2020

A portion of US aid to Georgia may be suspended until Georgian authorities take steps to strengthen state institutions and fight corruption

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Op-ed: how Armenian relations with the Kremlin affect domestic political processes

July 08, 2020

The opposition assesses the attempts of the ‘revolutionary’ government of Armenia to strengthen the sovereignty of the country and resist external pressure as ‘anti-Russian’

Georgian notary stripped of license for ‘biased political’ content of Facebook posts

July 08, 2020

Bachana Shengelia, who demands an investigation into his mother’s death, has been been stripped of his notary license due to his Facebook posts

Anti-vaxxing, homophobia, pro-Russian sentiments – is the church an obstacle on Georgia’s pro-Western course?

July 08, 2020

The church is the most influential institution in Georgia, but are its ideas in line with the pro-Western course of the authorities?

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White House Press Secretary uses the term ‘Armenian Genocide’

July 07, 2020

This move ‘contradicts the official position of the United States’ and could put President Donald Trump in an awkward position regarding relations with Turkey, foreign media say

Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials arrested in Azerbaijan for bribery, embezzlement – claim they were ‘helping ministry’

July 07, 2020

One detainee says he spent 80 percent of bribes on the needs of the ministry

Georgian gov’t considering extending certain coronavirus restrictions without declaring state of emergency

July 07, 2020

Restrictions on public life in Georgia are contrary to the constitution and beneficial to the authorities on the eve of parliamentary elections in autumn 2020, the opposition believes

Husband kills wife in Georgia. 160 women have been killed in the country in past six years

July 06, 2020

The Georgian Ombudsman’s office cites frightening femicide statistics

Who is killing Chechen critics of Kadyrov in Europe?

July 06, 2020

Chechen blogger Mamikhon Umarov, a critic of Kadyrov, has been killed in Vienna. This is the fourth such assassination in Europe within the past year.