Explainers

Lithuania dismantling power transmission lines to prevent Belarusian nuclear power from entering the EU

April 13, 2018

Vilnius is going to construct its own nuclear power plant, requesting the EU to ensure fair competitive conditions

Gazprom Media coming to Georgia

April 13, 2018

A petition to gather signatures against NTV Plus has already begun in Georgia

One of Russia’s most popular messaging services will soon be blocked

April 13, 2018

The application's founder refused to provide law enforcement with access to its users

100 off-road vehicles tear up downtown Baku in celebration of Ilham Aliyev’s victory in presidential elections

April 12, 2018

Almost all experts say there were no realistic alternatives to the current president from the very beginning

Operation Troy: Kremlin leaks on Ukraine takeover

April 12, 2018

The ‘Surkov Leaks-3’ – information has become available after Kremlin official Inal Ardzinba’s emails were hacked

Democracy indicators worsen in South Caucasus countries

April 12, 2018

The recently-released Freedom House report focused on countries in a 'transition period'

Azerbaijani students forced to choose between health and grades

April 12, 2018

Officials say that the difficult school curriculum will provide for a competitive labour force

Non-Abkhaz residents forced to prove their right to citizenship

Abkhazia

April 11, 2018

Non-Abkhaz individuals have until the end of the year to prove their right to citizenship

Black Monday in Russia: Stock markets crash, billionaires lose billions

April 10, 2018

The latest US sanctions against Russia were introduced just three days ago

Armenia’s fourth president sworn in, though he won't be leading the country

April 09, 2018

The opposition believes that the political changes were made for only one reason - to have the former president remain in power

Two individuals standing trial in Poland for exploiting Ukrainians and Belarusians for labour

April 09, 2018

Foreigners were forced to work for meager salaries

Dark-skinned students attacked in Tbilisi

April 09, 2018

A video of the allegedly racist incident has been published on Facebook

What do Abkhaz and Ossetians make of Georgia's 'A Step Towards a Better Future' proposal?

April 06, 2018

Georgian and Abkhaz experts sound off on the proposal

Facebook ‘blacklists’ Azerbaijani users

April 06, 2018

Mark Zuckerberg declares war on Russian ‘Internet trolls’

Who is Moscow’s right-hand man in South Ossetia - the current or former president?

April 05, 2018

The tension between political factions in South Ossetia has taken on new dimensions after the death of Georgian citizen Archil Tatunashvili

Labor law violations on the rise in Armenia

April 05, 2018

Armenian human rights activists claim that the citizens’ rights aren’t protected in either the public or private sector

The March massacre in Baku 100 years ago - the Muslim riot against the Bolsheviks

Azerbaijan-Armenia

April 04, 2018

An Armenian historian’s comment

Op-ed: the Georgian-Abkhaz dead-end

Georgian-Abkhaz conflict

April 04, 2018

Has the Georgian law on occupied territories worked out in Russia’s favour?

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