Geography

Theaters and cinemas may reopen in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

September 15, 2021

The Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan appealed to the Cabinet of Ministers with a request to allow the reopening of theaters, cinemas, and concert venues

Abkhazia: Russian replaces Georgian in the schools of Gali region

Abkhazia

September 15, 2021

Georgian replaced by Russian in Gali region schools, causing an outrage in Georgia which claims that such decision violates fundamental rights of Gali residents

Early marriages in Armenia's Yazidi community - Personal stories.

Armenia

September 15, 2021

In the Yazidi community living in Armenia, the issue of early marriages is acute. Girls are still being kidnapped or married off at the age of 15 or even 12

"Those people are perverts!" - Georgian authorities accuse opposition and journalists amid 'leaked files'

Georgia

September 15, 2021

"Perverts", "dirty provocation" - that's how Georgian authorities commented on the recent scandal caused by allegedly leaked files compromising the Church

Georgian village where the Abkhaz song plays: how Abkhazians learn their native language in Achara

Georgia

September 14, 2021

Abkhazians in Achara learn their native language in schools - pupils and teachers are mainly ethnic Abkhaz living in Achara, but the lessons are also open for Georgians who often join them eagerly

Abkhazia will restore buildings abandoned since Georgian-Abkhaz war

Abkhazia

September 14, 2021

As per the decree of President Aslan Bzhania, Abkhazia will restore objects abandoned since the Georgian-Abkhaz war

Customs payments for Iranian trucks: what is happening at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border

Azerbaijan-Armenia

September 14, 2021

Azerbaijan has established police and customs checkpoints on the section of the road between the Armenian cities of Goris and Kapan, stopping Iranian trucks and requiring them to pay fees in order to pass

Georgian media outlets: intelligence services spy on church leaders and even nuns

Georgia

September 13, 2021

Intelligence services in Georgia monitor church leaders, several Georgian media outlets report citing the allegedly leaked secret files that they have obtained

Developing ecotourism in Georgia. What on Earth Georgia, ep. 12

What on Earth Georgia | Podcasts

September 13, 2021

In a new episode of the What on Earth Georgia podcast, we are joined by Olaf Malver an expert and consultant who talks about the benefits of developing ecotourism in Georgia

Tusheti on horseback - a short documentary about exploring Georgia's highland gem

Travel Georgia

September 13, 2021

Exploring Tusheti on a horseback, admiring serene mountain sites, and learning more about the life of residents of the mountainous region of Georgia - all this and more in a new JAMnews video blog

Mentoring schools in Armenia: helping remote and borderline villages

Armenia

September 12, 2021

This year, mentor schools have been introduced in Armenia to help out students from remote or borderline villages with teacher shortages

Russia: why is Yakutia burning?

Russia

September 11, 2021

Large-scale forest fires in Yakutia have been burning on for over 5 months. Experts believe that this is due to the fact that authorities allocate only 8 cents per hectare to protect Yakutia's forests

New wave of sex scandals hits Azerbaijan, leaders of the ruling party are targeted

Azerbaijan

September 10, 2021

A new wave of sex scandals swept across Azerbaijan, targeting politicians of the ruling New Azerbaijan party

Abkhazia - shortage of fuel and queues for gasoline

Abkhazia

September 10, 2021

Authorities explain the ongoing fuel crisis in Abkhazia by the congestion of the Russian railway and a large number of tourists, yet people of Abkhazia are not convinced by such reasoning

Driving under the influence to be punished by administrative arrest in Georgia

Georgia

September 10, 2021

Georgia will introduce tougher punishment for drunk driving in order to reduce the number of road accidents, MPs who initiated the law have announced

1,500-year-old sarcophagus discovered in Abkhazia

Abkhazia

September 09, 2021

Archaeologists in Abkhazia discover a 1,500-year-old sarcophagus made of lead. Scientists are in no hurry to open it so it is not yet known who is buried in it

Armenian Ombudsman's report: Armenian prisoners are tortured, abused in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan-Armenia

September 09, 2021

Armenian prisoners of war captured as a result of the second Karabakh war are tortured, mistreated in Azerbaijan, a report of the Armenian Ombudsman Office states.

Op-ed: why Georgia and Armenia need each other

September 09, 2021

Georgia-Armenia relations in the aftermath of the second Karabakh war and their role in restoring the balance of power in the region analyzed by the doctor of International Relations Tornike Sharashenidze

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