Geography

Water flows, responsibility vanishes: difference between Baku and Vilnius

April 09, 2025

Water consumption in Baku and Vilnius is the same — but Baku loses 45%. Economist Toghrul Mashalli says the real problem is opaque management.

Georgia

Georgian NGOs: 'We won’t live under Russian-style laws and will resist to the end'

Georgia

April 09, 2025

According to them, the authorities continue their attempts to dismantle civil society and the system of social support.

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Azerbaijan-Armenia-Georgia

April 09, 2025

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Georgia

'They want to strip people of access to free aid' – opinion from Georgia

Georgia

April 08, 2025

Saba Brachveli: “The government wants to decide for itself what kind of free aid people can receive, from whom, and under what conditions.”

Armenian government to launch additional aid programme for Karabakh Armenians

Armenia

April 08, 2025

Over 100,000 people who fled Nagorno-Karabakh after the September 2023 fighting have been receiving support for rent and utilities. But what’s next for them?

Opinion: 'If this continues, West really will want to change government in Georgia'

Georgia

April 08, 2025

David Zurabishvili: “This threat would likely have already taken a very real shape if it weren’t for the political storm unleashed after Trump’s election.”

'Azerbaijan wants to derail peace process': minefield maps become latest flashpoint

Azerbaijan-Armenia

April 07, 2025

Armenian Foreign Ministry expresses readiness to verify minefield map accuracy with international experts.

Starlink arrives in Armenia: backup internet for mountainous regions and military

Armenia

April 07, 2025

Experts see Starlink’s entry into Armenia not as a revolution, but an evolution. It won’t compete with fibre-optic providers or push out local companies, but it will “fill the gaps.”

Georgia plans to introduce new rules for receiving foreign grants

Georgia

April 07, 2025

In addition, politicians will no longer be allowed to hold public events with the support of foreign organisations.

UN Women launches ‘Share the Care’ social campaign in Georgia

Georgia

April 07, 2025

According to recent studies, women in Georgia spend five times more time on housework than men.

Opinion: Georgia’s expulsion from Council of Europe – gravest consequences

Georgia

April 07, 2025

PACE to hold urgent debate on situation in Georgia on 10 May during spring session

GYLA: 'Georgian Dream’s draft laws aim to establish authoritarian rule'

Georgia

April 07, 2025

According to GYLA, Georgian Dream seeks to eliminate its political opponents.

Opinion: 'Azerbaijani opposition figure on hunger strike, while country remains dead silent'

Azerbaijan

April 07, 2025

Activist Qiyas Ibrahim: “Tofiq Yagublu has chosen to make his death a symbol of resistance — and we must make his rescue a symbol of the fight against evil.”

Opinion: 'Kremlin now sets course for Abkhazia’s development'

Abkhazia

April 07, 2025

Inal Khashig: "Russia is trying to stabilise the situation in Abkhazia by removing figures who irritate the opposition from power"

Why Azerbaijan and Armenia failed to sign peace agreement? View from Baku

Azerbaijan-Armenia

April 05, 2025

Former Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov considers the main reason to be the open claims against Azerbaijan's territorial integrity in Armenia's Constitution

Trump and the release of Armenian prisoners

'Freeing Armenian prisoners is a priority for Trump administration' – Jared Genser

Azerbaijan-Armenia

April 04, 2025

The international lawyer says the new US administration sees the release of Armenian prisoners as a key condition for progress in the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process.

Georgian clinic failed to pay surrogate mothers and housed them in rundown hostel – Radio Liberty

Georgia

April 04, 2025

The police launched an investigation only after public outcry.

Georgia's Central Election Commission adopts amendments restricting election observation

Georgia

April 04, 2025

Observers will no longer be allowed to ask voters for identification.

Eco-patrols in Armenia: a new 24/7 nature protection service

Armenia

April 04, 2025

A new system for protecting forests, nature reserves, and national parks is now in operation. Environmentalists call it an “unprecedented reform.”

Should taxis be allowed to use bus lanes? What does global practice show?

Azerbaijan

April 04, 2025

The number of taxis in Baku is rising rapidly, becoming a major factor in traffic flow. To improve passenger transport, some taxi drivers are calling for access to bus lanes.