Explainers

Where is the red line for Azerbaijan’s journalists?

October 11, 2018

On racketeering, free apartments and freedom of speech

Russian sea cruises eyeing to add Abkhazia to their routes

October 11, 2018

The sea bed is to be deepened for cruise ships

25-year-old’s murder in Tbilisi may have been motivated by xenophobia

October 11, 2018

Two members of a neo-Nazi group arrested in the murder of Vitaly Safarov

Why has the Georgian patriarchate not supported the idea of an independent Ukrainian church?

October 10, 2018

The pro-Moscow sentiments within the Georgian Church are strong, and there are concerns that there will be repercussions for the churches of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as well

Azerbaijani oil company accused of bribing American congressmen

October 09, 2018

SOCAR corruption investigation is coming to an end

South Ossetia releases Georgian woman from Tskhinvali prison

October 09, 2018

37-year-old mother of three Maia Otinashvili was in custody for 11 days

Armenia's young men increasingly suffering strokes

October 09, 2018

Specialists say contributing factors are social issues and irregular work schedules

Georgian TV channel suspends satire show after parliament chairman joke

October 08, 2018

Parliament chairman Irakli Kobakhidze says he has no information pertaining to the suspension of the programme

Falling lifts and corruption scandals: former head of Baku lift inspection company under investigation

October 08, 2018

The day he was a fired, another lift fell, crushing a janitor to death

Deadly bus accident most discussed topic of the week in Azerbaijan

October 07, 2018

A bus collided with a train in a Baku suburb

Depression on the rise in Azerbaijan - increased awareness or levels of mental illness?

October 06, 2018

Doctors say that the numbers have risen because more people are seeking treatment for depression, not because they being afflicted by it

Day of mourning announced in Armenia as France says goodbye to Charles Aznavour

October 06, 2018

On France’s Frank Sinatra of Armenian heritage and his service to Armenia

Oleg Sentsov ends hunger strike

October 05, 2018

"I fought for 145 days, lost 20 kilos and suffered from exhaustion, but I did not achieve my goal" - why the Ukrainian director had gone on a hunger strike and what made him end it

Armenian president receives EastWest Institute award

October 05, 2018

The Armenian president has been given the award prior to a decision he needs to make that will shape the future of Armenia: his signature will decide whether or not early parliamentary elections will be held in the country

Armenian pundits: the revolution continues with the painful transfer of power

October 04, 2018

Why is Armenia engulfed in a political crisis? What changes can we expect? Do the counter-revolutionary forces have any chance of retaining power?

Georgian presidential candidate accused of xenophobia after meeting with voters in Javakheti region

October 04, 2018

While meeting with the ethnic Armenian population of Samtskhe-Javakheti, presidential candidate Salome Zourabichvili made provocative comments about Turks

Armenian parliament and PM butt heads, thousands of protestors come out in response

October 03, 2018

The former ruling party has passed a bill trying to retain its hold on power and not allow early parliamentary elections to take place

Georgian woman detained in Tskhinvali allegedly beaten

October 03, 2018

Otinashvili, a 37-year-old mother of three children, was detained by Russian military officers for illegally crossing the border

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