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Labor migration from Armenia to Russia: Causes and consequences

Armenia-Russia

April 05, 2024

People are leaving for work in Russia despite the Russo-Ukrainian war and the depreciation of the ruble. Insights from an expert and the story of a craftsman who has been working in Russia for 15 years offer clarification

Top stories in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia from 1-5 April, 2024

Azerbaijan-Armenia-Georgia

April 05, 2024

Daily roundup of local media from three South Caucasus countries, opinions, photo, video

How NATO shows interest in the South Caucasus

Azerbaijan-Armenia-Georgia

April 05, 2024

In the second half of March, the South Caucasus was visited by a distinguished and rare guest - NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg

Azerbaijani courts reject political prisoners' petitions

Azerbaijan

April 04, 2024

The courts have repeatedly extended pretrial detention periods and refused to change the measure of restraint to house arrest, even disregarding the severe health conditions of some detainees

"Vague and meaningless": the response of the Russian CSTO bloc to Yerevan's request

Armenia

April 04, 2024

The CSTO responded to the question about its area of responsibility in Armenia after two years. An anonymous representative of the bloc stated: it ends where the regulated border between the Republic of Armenia and its neighbors lies

"Georgian Dream" sabotages the country's European path - President of Georgia

Foreign agents' law in Georgia

April 04, 2024

You have neither a national nor a European spirit," Salome Zurabishvili addressed the ruling party, commenting on its initiative to reconsider the "foreign agents" law

"Crossing half the continent to cast a vote": Georgians abroad want to participate in Georgia elections

Georgia

April 03, 2024

"They know that if a large number of Georgians living abroad participate in the elections, the ruling party will lose"

"Here comes a fight ahead!" - Georgia's opposition reacts to reintroduction of "foreign agents" law

Foreign agents' law in Georgia

April 03, 2024

"The actions of our authorities are evil," say the main Georgian opposition figures

Georgia's ruling party reintroduces 'foreign agents' law to parliament

Georgia - EU

April 03, 2024

"We have repeatedly attempted to completely eliminate the issue of opacity, but to no avail." - Chairman of the parliamentary faction "Georgian Dream," Mamuka Mdinaradze

"Baku's recent moves' motives are Middle East-bound." Opinion from Yerevan

Armenia

April 03, 2024

"It's no coincidence that Azerbaijan began shelling Armenian positions shortly after Israeli forces struck the Iranian embassy in Damascus," believes political observer Hakob Badalyan

"Azerbaijan must adapt its governance system to Turkey." - A perspective from Baku

Azerbaijan

April 02, 2024

Azerbaijani analysts believe that in the 2028 presidential elections in Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan will face at least two strong opponents from the ranks of the opposition

"More Georgian citizens are being detained by Russian occupiers in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone," - Ombudsman

Abkhazia

April 02, 2024

"The killing of Tamaz Ginturi by the occupation regime has raised particular concern." - Levan Ioseliani, Georgia's people`s defender

Activist Lazare Grigoriadis case delayed and investigated unfairly - Georgian NGOs

Georgia

April 02, 2024

Non-governmental organizations have documented several violations of fundamental constitutional rights in the case of Lazare Grigoriadis

Havana Syndrome traces and GRU agents in Tbilisi: The Insider, Spiegel, CBS Investigations

Georgia

April 02, 2024

An investigation revealed that operatives from the Russian military intelligence agency, GRU, conducted acoustic attacks on US embassy staff

April 5 expectations: Who is at risk from Brussels meeting? Baku commentary

Azerbaijan

April 02, 2024

The Kremlin is concerned, while Baku remains cautious

"Between a rock and a hard place": Armenian banks will no longer service Russian "Mir" cards

Armenia

April 01, 2024

The commercial banks ceased interaction with the system, fearing the risk of falling under sanctions. Comments from economists

Georgia's opposition Girchi party pushes to remove gender quotas from electoral lists

Georgia

April 01, 2024

"Assessing individuals' capabilities based on gender is unjust, and such barriers should be eradicated"

Erdogan's party suffered a major defeat. How did it happen?

Recep Tayyip Erdogan

April 01, 2024

For the first time in the last 47 years, the Republican People's Party (CHP) has won the elections in Turkey

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