Issues

Georgian miners get 35 percent salary increase, stop strike

May 27, 2019

The miners of Chiatura were supported by the entire city – banks and shops were closed

Baku: interrogation, execution basement turned into museum of commemoration of victims of Soviet repression

May 27, 2019

The museum houses a number of archival documents, photos and reconstructed cells

Abkhaz opposition leader’s bodyguards return home after being treated for poisoning

May 27, 2019

Abkhazia is waiting for the parliament’s decision to postpone the presidential election after the opposition leader was poisoned

Photos: Georgia celebrates Independence Day

May 26, 2019

Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze specifically addressed the residents of Abkhazia and South Ossetia on the occasion of the holiday

Georgia: number of people under surveillance tripled in last 4 years

May 25, 2019

More than 9,000 people were under electronic surveillance in 2018, official data show

Yekaterinburg officials cede to public rejection of park church

May 23, 2019

A city referendum has settled a massive stand-off between Yekaterinburg's residents and its officials

Baku demonstrators protest detention, deportation of Azerbaijani journalist from Moscow

May 23, 2019

Fuad Abbasov is accused of violating immigration laws – Abbasov himself says he is being persecuted

Amnesty International comes out against holding Europa League final in Baku

May 23, 2019

British fans say they do not not want to go to Baku

Armenian servicemen receive significant salary increase, housing benefits

May 23, 2019

The Armenian Ministry of Defence says “approximately the same increase will be received by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces and the ordinary contract soldier”

Moldovan site claims local lab ‘creating viruses to send to Russia’

May 22, 2019

It would seem the Lugar Lab in Georgia now has a competitor…

Georgia: 77% support accession to EU, 74% – to NATO

May 21, 2019

According to the NDI survey, 39% of the population look at the disintegration of the Soviet Union as a negative event

Abkhaz parliament against rescheduling elections for autumn, opposition promises protests

May 21, 2019

Supporters of opposition leader Aslan Bzhania who is currently incapacitated due to poisoning say parliament does not want to reschedule the elections in order to prevent him from running

13 journalists leave Russian ‘Kommersant’ paper

May 21, 2019

2 were fired, and 11 left in a display of solidarity

Georgia: ‘shadow leader’ tops dislike rating. Health minister, Tbilisi mayor most popular

May 21, 2019

46% of respondents believe that Georgia is developing in the wrong direction, 56% assess the work of the government negatively

Former Azerbaijani political prisoner allowed into Georgia after delay

May 16, 2019

All three were recently released under amnesty. One of them, Qiyas Ibrahimov, was detained for four hours on the border

Abkhazia bans foreigners from leading tours

May 16, 2019

Local bodies say foreign tour guides have misguided historical interpretations and do not pay taxes

Pre-election tensions in Zugdidi – opposition candidate, journalists attacked

May 15, 2019

The opposition accuses the authorities of putting pressure on voters and bribing them

Georgia: more Russian tourists coming in, but spending less

May 15, 2019

In the first three months of 2019, the number of visitors from Russia increased by 24 percent

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