Politics

The General Staff demands the resignation of the prime minister

February 25, 2021

Armenian PM Pashinyan has already begun the procedure for dismissing the head of the General Staff and urged his supporters to take to the streets

Alexei Navalny

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

Georgia's political crisis – explained

Georgia

February 25, 2021

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

Armenia

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.

Protest actions of the opposition in Armenia

‘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

'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

Protest in Tbilisi

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

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

Blocked Websites in Azerbaijan: An Uncensored Country?

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

US, UK impose sanctions against dozens of Belarusian officials

Protests in Belarus

February 20, 2021

New US sanctions list includes 43 Belarusian officials responsible for violence and repression

43% of Armenians demand resignation of PM Pashinyan – Gallup

Politics in Armenia

February 19, 2021

In November 2020, the resignation of Nikol Pashinyan was considered necessary by 35%. Yet he retains the highest rating among other Armenian politicians

US DoS: 'We call on the Georgian gov't to create an independent judiciary'

Georgia

February 19, 2021

US State Department urges Georgian authorities to follow their Euro-Atlantic aspirations and create an independent justice system

Op-ed: what to make of the resignation of the Georgian PM

Georgia

February 19, 2021

The most likely reason behind his resignation is that like his predecessors, he fell out of Ivanishvili’s favour

Georgian Dream nominates Defense Min., previous PM Garibashvili for premiership

Georgia

February 18, 2021

The former prime minister, especially close to the informal leader of Georgia, is again nominated by the ruling party as a candidate for the post of head of government

Georgian opposition demands snap elections after PM announces unexpected resignation

Georgia

February 18, 2021

The head of the opposition party, who is facing arrest, said he wants to return to the negotiating table to resolve the crisis

'Sargsyan’s Armenia' vs 'Pashinyan’s Armenia' – which is better?

Politics in Armenia

February 18, 2021

Armenian experts and social media users commented on the interview of ex-President Serzh Sargsyan, which was shown on one of the local TV channels for two days in a row