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Latest news in Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, summary May 6-10, 2024

Azerbaijan-Armenia-Georgia

May 10, 2024

Daily roundup of local media from three South Caucasus countries

Military blogger Ucha Abashidze arrested. What is known at the moment?

Foreign agents' law in Georgia

May 10, 2024

Lawyer Giorgi Makharadze reported that the blogger is accused of illegal acquisition and possession of weapons and ammunition.

"If the 'foreign agents' bill is adopted [in Georgia], leaders of the 27 EU countries will have to react"

Foreign agents' law in Georgia

May 10, 2024

Herczynski sincerely hopes that joint discussions with the parliament and all political parties will lead to the bill not being passed after all

"Quo vadis, Georgia?" - EU Special representative for the South Caucasus

Foreign agents' law in Georgia

May 10, 2024

Our relationship is supposed to be based on shared values and on support for a strong civil society where lists of “enemies of the people” and anonymous phone calls have no place

Meeting with the US Ambassador in Baku didn't change things - the court kept journalists in custody

Arrests in Azerbaijan

May 10, 2024

The requests from the lawyers of the defendants in the "Abzas Media case" to change the measure of restraint to house arrest were not granted

The Georgian Ambassador to France and Monaco has resigned due to the "foreign agents" bill

Foreign agents' law in Georgia

May 09, 2024

"Georgians have seen and experienced enough from Russia to understand that Georgian soil should never again become a field for Russian interests and games".

Foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan hold direct talks in Almaty: Expert predictions

Armenia

May 09, 2024

Armenian political analysts believe that the diversity of negotiation platforms will weaken the competition between Russia and the West for control over the settlement process, but there are also serious risks involved

When antibiotics fail: More people seek bacteriophage therapy in Georgia

Georgia

May 09, 2024

With bacterial resistance to antibiotics increasing annually, scientists believe the future lies with phages. In this regard, there's much for the world to learn from Georgia

"It felt like an open-air prison." Dozens of activists and journalists are barred from leaving Azerbaijan

Arrests in Azerbaijan

May 09, 2024

In Azerbaijan, dozens of media representatives and civil society members have been banned from leaving the country over the last six months. According to lawyers, this is completely illegal

In Georgia, activists against the "foreign agents" bill are being attacked right outside their homes

Foreign agents' law in Georgia

May 09, 2024

At least three people have been hospitalized. Hundreds of activists are receiving threatening phone calls.

Opponents of Georgia's "foreign agent" bill face threats and insults via phone calls

Foreign agents' law in Georgia

May 09, 2024

Social media is flooded with reports that civil activists, journalists, opposition politicians, and representatives of non-governmental organizations, are receiving threatening and insulting phone calls

"Putin won't offer Pashinyan anything, instead urging him to avoid aligning with the West." Expert opinions

Armenia

May 08, 2024

Armenian political analysts speculate on whether the question of Armenia's exit from the Russian military bloc CSTO will be discussed

"Georgian Dream" alters history: Questions for citizenship exam changed

Georgia

May 08, 2024

Questions regarding Eduard Shevardnadze, Mikheil Saakashvili, the "Rose Revolution," and the occupation of Georgia have been excluded from the history exam

"Building a database of violent individuals,"- the speaker of Georgian Parliament

Foreign agents' law in Georgia

May 08, 2024

"The state is responsible for opposing any violence and lawlessness". Papuashvili said that in recent days, protesters against the "foreign agents" bill had "stormed" parliament and attacked law enforcement officers

"Moscow must accept the new realities in the region." A view from Baku

Armenia-Azerbaijan: war September 13-14

May 08, 2024

Haji Namazov comments on the demarcation problems and the protest march heading to Yerevan

Pashinyan: 'External forces want to provoke war in Armenia for the sake of a change of government'

Armenia

May 07, 2024

During his latest press conference, the prime minister assessed the protest movement against border demarcation, discussed the possibility of peace with Azerbaijan, and addressed relations with Russia

Abkhazian foreign minister resignation: was it voluntary departure or did the president lost his patience?

Abkhazia

May 07, 2024

Ardzinba made a statement in which he provided his version of the resignation

Controversial Abkhazian foreign minister removed from office

Abkhazia

May 07, 2024

According to our information, the former minister has already left Abkhazia and traveled to Russia

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