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LIVE: Key morning headlines from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia

Azerbaijan-Armenia-Georgia

June 10, 2026

The latest developments as reported by local media, commentary, trending photos and videos

Azerbaijan

Age limits for social media in Azerbaijan: protecting children or tightening control?

Azerbaijan

June 09, 2026

A new bill before Azerbaijan's Milli Majlis would ban anyone under the age of 16 from opening social media accounts

Georgia to criminalise sham marriages between citizens and foreigners

June 08, 2026

Foreign nationals who marry for Georgian citizenship or residency could face deportation and other penalties

Georgia

Georgia to tighten regulations for foreign students

Georgia

June 08, 2026

The amendments are due to be considered on 23 June

LIVE: Armenia heads to polls in high-stakes 2026 parliamentary election. Photos and video

Armenia

June 08, 2026

Follow our live coverage throughout election day as JAMnews brings you the latest developments in real time.

Georgia steps up crackdown on illegal cryptocurrency mining

Georgia

June 01, 2026

Georgia is stepping up its crackdown on cryptocurrency mining in Svaneti, where electricity remains free for residents within established consumption limits.

Georgia’s Interior Ministry launches new department to combat ‘hate speech’

Georgia

June 01, 2026

Its task will be to identify publicly disseminated content that is insulting in nature or shows signs of an administrative offence.

First prison term for protest roadblock in Georgia

Georgia hands down first prison sentence for blocking road during protest

Protests in Georgia

May 29, 2026

Zurab Menteshashvili sentenced to nine months in prison

Opinion: ‘Police violence in Georgia’s Gori was not abuse of power, but punitive operation’

Georgia

May 29, 2026

Chair of the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association on violence against a detainee in Gori

Six arrested over alleged police violence case in Georgia’s Gori

Georgia

May 28, 2026

The case came to public attention after a regional media outlet published video footage of the incident.

Investigation launched into alleged police violence in Georgia’s Gori

Georgia

May 28, 2026

Both the ombudsman and the prime minister have responded to the incident.

Opposition rally on Georgia’s Independence Day

‘Georgia deserves better’: opposition rally on country’s Independence Day

Georgia

May 27, 2026

Georgia’s opposition alliance launches new campaign

Pro-Russian groups in Georgia have created a Council for Monitoring Russophobia. Opinion

Georgia-Russia

May 26, 2026

Shota Digmelashvili, Forbes: “This action should be viewed in the context of a recently adopted law in Russia that allows it to annex any country in order to ‘protect’ Russians living there”

Why stray dogs vanish in Georgia — and why activists distrust the authorities’ answers

Georgia

May 25, 2026

For several months, stray dogs in Georgia have been disappearing without explanation. Animal rights activists suspect authorities are simply killing them, but state agencies deny the allegations.

Georgian students raise 1.6m lari for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Georgia

May 25, 2026

The campaign came in response to the government’s refusal to fund treatment.

Abkhazia will ban any foreign interference in the election process

Abkhazia

May 25, 2026

This is seen as a response by local authorities to a scandal involving Russian political consultants who illegally worked for pro-government candidates in the November 2025 municipal elections

“Decision on independence made.” Tbilisi march, day 542. Vlog “Protests in Georgia”

Protests in Georgia

May 23, 2026

Activists and opposition leaders called on everyone to join a major public gathering in Tbilisi on Georgia Independence Day on May 26 and “show the unshakable will of Georgian society”

Meydan TV case in Azerbaijan: “If we are barred from speaking in court, we will begin a dry hunger strike”

Azerbaijan

May 23, 2026

“The authorities paid PACE members $3 billion in bribes. Nobody investigated it,” Khayala Agayeva said before guards removed her from the podium, while journalists shouted: “Cowards!”