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"Home, to Europe" - large-scale rally to be held in Tbilisi in support of country's pro-EU course

Georgia - EU

June 20, 2022

Pro-European rally in Tbilisi will be held today, on June 20, in front of the praliament buildin in Tbilisi. The rally coincides with the anniversary of a violent crackdown on the anti-government rally in 2019

Gavrilov Night's anniversary - how June 20 became symbol of violent opposition crackdown back in 2019

2020 elections in Georgia

June 20, 2022

Three years have passed since the violent crackdown on a large-scale anti-government rally in Tbilisi, which left over 200 injured and cost 2 protesters their eyes

Abkhaz activist goes on hunger strike, demands authorities to reduce fuel prices

Abkhazia

June 20, 2022

"The problem is not the price of gasoline, but the lack of economic reforms and corruption" - hunger-striking Abkhaz activist demands the refuction of fuel prices

Venezuela President's visit sparks new outbreak of Covid in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

June 19, 2022

Venezuelan President's visit sparks outbreak of Covid in Azerbaijan. Local media report that after one of the memebers of Maduro's president had tested positive for Covid, President Aliyev met his Venezuelan counterpart via video

Op-ed: “Azerbaijan is using Russia-West confrontation”

Azerbaijan-Armenia

June 18, 2022

Political observer Hakob Badalyan believes that Azerbaijan is trying to solve its main task - "to dictate its own agenda and its own conditions for the peace process"

Georgian government: Geographic location prevented us from obtaining EU candidate status

Georgia - EU

June 17, 2022

"Despite many serious obstacles, we managed to take another step towards the EU” - Government of Georgia on the decision of the European Commission

Georgian civil initiative calls on government to start implementing EU-brokered reforms

Georgia - EU

June 17, 2022

"Take a step towards Europe" civil initiative calls on Georgian government to start implementing reforms outlined by the European Commission

Political polarization, oligarchs and media freedom - EU conditions for Georgia

Georgia - EU

June 17, 2022

Eradicating oligarchisation and polarization, strengthening government accountability and independece of judiciary - these are some of the EU conditions for Georgia

Abkhazia’s president seeks closer ties with Russia - does society approve?

Abkhazia

June 17, 2022

President of Abkhazia calls for cooperation with Russia. president Aslan Bzhania is criticized for the lack of specific proposals in his recent address

European Commission in favor of granting Ukraine, Moldova EU candidate status - but not Georgia

Georgia - EU

June 17, 2022

"Georgia must now come together politically to design a clear path towards structural reform and the EU" - European Commission does not recommend granting Georgia EU candidate status

How did Tbilisi respond to accusations against Lugar Center's alleged breeding of dangerous insects?

Georgia

June 17, 2022

Moscow accuses Georgia's Lugar Center of 'breeding dangerous insects'. In turn, two years after the begining of the Covid pandemic, the Lugar Center organized a press tour around its premises

What to expect from new team of S.Ossetia president?

South Ossetia

June 17, 2022

Secretary of the Security Council is accused of ties with the Georgian Patriarch, the prime minister is a construction tycoon - who is on the team of South Ossetia's new president?

Ilham Aliyev: "All nations in Azerbaijan are equal, including Armenians"

Azerbaijan-Armenia

June 17, 2022

"Azerbaijan is a multinational country, and Armenians are not the largest ethnic minority" - Ilham Aliyev on the rights of Armenians in Azerbaijan

“We did not give up”: Armenian opposition changes its tactics after over a month of protests

Politics in Armenia

June 17, 2022

Armenian opposition changes tactics of political struggle - "The movement started by the Armenian opposition has become a [significant] factor for the international community"

"Georgia goes to Europe" - President Zurabishvili's pro-Europe rally. Photo

Georgia

June 17, 2022

Georgian President Zurabishvili's pro-Europe rally was attended by several thousand people, including the EU Ambassador to Georgia Carl Harzell

Imprisoned member of Muslim Unity movement went on dry hunger strike in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

June 16, 2022

Razi Gumbatov, imprisoned Azerbaijani Muslim Unity member goes on dry hunger strike in support of the leader of the movement Taleh Bagirzade and in protest against blasphemy of the police

Leaders of Germany, France and Italy visit Kyiv

War in Ukraine

June 16, 2022

Leaders of Germany, France and Italy visit Ukraine to discuss arms supplies and Ukraine's accession to the European Union

Verkhovna Rada deputy: Russia uses Georgian organizations to circumvent sanctions

Georgia

June 16, 2022

Ukrainian MP accuses Georgia of helping Russia circumvent sanctions. “If you are a sanctioned Russian, you go online, open a Georgian company, open a remote bank account and continue working”

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