Explainers

Amnesty’s removal of Navalny’s ‘prisoner of conscience' status sparks Twitter storm

Alexei Navalny

February 25, 2021

Amnesty International stripped Navalny of his ‘prisoner of conscience’ status and cited some of his past statements. In one of them he refers to Muslim migrants from North Caucasus as “cockroaches”

Georgia's political crisis – explained

Georgia

February 25, 2021

Expert: "Georgian Dream" will find it difficult to repel the "onslaught" of the West

Most restrictions to be lifted in Georgia

Georgia

February 24, 2021

Kindergartens, restaurants, gyms - what will work in March and what is not yet

Moscow bites back after Armenian PM claims Russia's Iskander missiles 'don't explode'

Armenia

February 24, 2021

"Iskander missile systems did not explode or only exploded by ten percent," Nikol Pashinyan said on a local news site with a pro-Western bias.

‘Armenia without Nikol’: opposition resumes protests in Yerevan

Armenia

February 23, 2021

Many are participating in the movement to demand the resignation of the prime minister, despite not sympathizing with the opposition. They just think a change of government is necessary

Is Azerbaijan experiencing a surge in suicide amongst girls?

Azerbaijan

February 23, 2021

In the last week alone, three girls in Azerbaijan have taken their own lives. In two more cases, attempts at suicide were stopped

'Azerbaijan prepared for war for a long time' – Armenian FM on Karabakh

Armenia

February 23, 2021

Ara Ayvazyan believes that the Karabakh conflict has not been resolved and is a challenge to the security of the entire region. The Minister also spoke about the return of prisoners from Azerbaijan

Protests in Tbilisi after special forces arrest of opposition leader. Photo report

Protests in Georgia

February 23, 2021

The aggressive arrest of the opposition leader brought thousands of people to the streets. Protest in Tbilisi, photo report

"Georgia has moved backward on its path to democracy"- the West reacts to Melia's arrest

Nika Melia

February 23, 2021

"I am overwhelmed by the scenes that I saw. Chaos and violence are the last thing Georgia needs," says the British Ambassador to Georgia. Reaction of ambassadors to Georgia to the arrest of opposition leader Nika Melia

Georgian opposition leader arrested during special op., tear gas used

Georgia

February 23, 2021

A special operation was carried out in Tbilisi during which the leader of the Georgian opposition was arrested. The offices of the leading party United National Movement have been destroyed, several people detained

The Abkhaz Orthodox Church's bid for independence

Abkhazia

February 23, 2021

In Abkhazia, worship was stopped as a demand for the Russian Church to resolve the issue of the status of the Abkhaz Orthodox Church and its secession from the Georgian

Who is Garibashvili – Georgia’s former, soon to be new PM

Georgia

February 22, 2021

"There will be more authoritarianism, disregard for the principles of democracy, human rights, liberalism" - experts on what Prime Minister Garibashvili means for Georgia

What are Russia's goals in Karabakh? Commentary from Baku

Azerbaijan

February 22, 2021

Azerbaijani political scientist Shahin Jafarli comments on a question of interest to many: what Russia is striving for in Karabakh

Armenia considering expansion of Russian military base

Armenia

February 22, 2021

Vagharshak Harutyunyan said that Armenia is counting on long-term peace in Karabakh, the beginning of reforms in the army and is interested in expanding the existing Russian military base in Gyumri

Unemployment soars over 20% in Georgia

Georgia

February 22, 2021

Georgia has a record economic decline over the past 26 years, that is, since 1994

Web censorship cases drag on for 5th year in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

February 21, 2021

Blocked websites in Azerbaijan are a problem that arose in 2017, but the country's president says Azerbaijan is an uncensored country

Italy ousts Russia as top remittance sender to Georgia

Georgia

February 20, 2021

For many years Russia has been the country where the most money comes to Georgia. Now Italy has replaced her. Record number of remittances during a pandemic

"Do no harm!" – how journalists cover domestic violence in Armenia

Armenia

February 20, 2021

According to human rights activists, the press is a tool that helps society to know itself, change its attitude to the problem and look for ways to solve it

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