Transparency International says Georgia is the leader in the fight against corruption in the region, while Armenia is ahead of China and things are better in Azerbaijan than in Russia
US criticism, elections and accusations – Week in the Caucasus from JAMnews
The week of 20-25 January 2020 in just 90 seconds
Curtain closes on opera scandal involving Azerbaijani tenor, Armenian singer
Ruzan Mantashyan and Yusif Eyvazov will perform on the same stage in Dresden, despite Eyvazov’s earlier protestations “for political reasons”
Rallies force Armenian authorities to postpone implementation of law on cattle slaughter
The law would make it a requirement to slaughter cattle exclusively in licensed slaughterhouses. Farmers did not know where and to whom to give livestock, and an increase in meat prices was expected
Abandoned farmland in Armenia will be given over to farmers ready to work on them
This will be beneficial not only for farmers, but also to the owners of the plots as they will be paid rents
Former Armenian President Sargsyan – criminal or victim of political persecution?
Sargsyan’s lawyers say the accusations against him are politically motivated
Is Armenia becoming a police state? Police receive right to eavesdrop
Previously, only the National Security Service had the right to wiretap
Armenian parliament tackling issue of ‘thieves-in-law’
The bill proposes making just the status of ‘thief-in-law’ enough to bring criminal charges
Ex-President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan may soon find himself in the dock
If proven guilty he may be sentenced to a term between four to eight years in prison
Who (or what) killed the former head of Armenia’s National Security Service?
This is third death of top security officials from the former Armenian government in the past few months
Human Rights in the South Caucasus: 2019 victories and losses
Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia in the Human Rights Watch report - a comparative analysis
A change of power and one girl’s dissent. Week in the Caucasus from JAMnews
The week of 13-18 January 2020 in just 90 seconds
Deported from the EU – how Armenians try to stay abroad
“People must know that in order to receive the status of refugee, in their homeland there must be a significant threat to their lives”
Sick, corrupt general released from prison in Armenia – activists demand treatment and punishment
A group of activists from Etchmiadzin, the hometown of Manvel Grigoryan, demands he receive treatment – and be punished.