Issues

Armenia increases social security payouts for those who have never worked

March 26, 2019

The purpose of the increase is to eliminate the risk of extreme poverty among pensioners

Has the crime rate increased in Georgia?

March 26, 2019

The issue of higher crime rates has ignited controversy over amnesty practices

Powerful Baku fire destroys shopping centre

March 26, 2019

More than 10 people have been injured in the fire, but no casualties have been reported

Azerbaijani religious activist extradited from Turkey

March 25, 2019

Human rights advocates say the extradition is illegal

Armenian Insurance Foundation for Servicemen will reach more victims

March 23, 2019

The foundation pays compensation to the families of the dead and injured soldiers through monthly deductions from the salaries of all residents of Armenia

Alaverdi announced Armenia’s most polluted city

March 23, 2019

...even though the city is located on the slopes of a gorge

RFE/RL might have to shut down Georgian, North Caucasus services

March 21, 2019

The proposal to shut down RFE/RL’s operations in the area came directly from US President Donald Trump’s administration

Chechen human rights advocate sentenced to 4 years for marijuana possession

March 19, 2019

Oyub Titiev says that the drugs were planted on him and the case fabricated

An Abkhazia without thieves-in-law?

March 18, 2019

The Abkhaz parliament has been presented with a bill criminalizing affiliations with crime groups

North Ossetia: local politician allegedly assaults school teacher

March 17, 2019

Despite public protest, the Federation Council has interceded on behalf of the accused MP

Abkhazia moving towards resolution of garbage issue

March 16, 2019

A landfill has been designated where household garbage will be brought from all over Abkhazia, while the remaining landfills will be closed and their use prohibited

High profile civic activists, opposition members released through amnesty in Azerbaijan

March 16, 2019

Almost 400 people will be released as part of the amnesty decree

Mass shawarma poisoning in Baku

March 15, 2019

Seven students were hospitalized, but their lives are not in danger

Demolition of cafes in downtown Yerevan gives rise to protest

March 14, 2019

Protesters blocked one of the central streets of the capital but the police managed to push them aside, arresting sixteen in the process

Armenian businesses protest tax hike on soda beverages

March 12, 2019

Protestors stood outside the Armenian government building in Yerevan claiming that the tax would destroy their businesses and leave people without jobs

Education in Georgia in numbers – the latest data from GeoStat

March 11, 2019

Most students, professors and doctoral students are women

Azerbaijani officials against divorce float ‘compatibility checks’ before marriage

March 11, 2019

The Family Affairs Committee says psychological incompatibility is at fault for divorce rates in the country

Cigarette prices to skyrocket in Armenia

March 09, 2019

The Armenian minister of health says a 45 per cent price hike in cigarettes will prevent 88,000 early deaths

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