Geography

Georgian miners get 35 percent salary increase, stop strike

May 27, 2019

The miners of Chiatura were supported by the entire city – banks and shops were closed

Baku: interrogation, execution basement turned into museum of commemoration of victims of Soviet repression

May 27, 2019

The museum houses a number of archival documents, photos and reconstructed cells

Abkhaz opposition leader’s bodyguards return home after being treated for poisoning

May 27, 2019

Abkhazia is waiting for the parliament’s decision to postpone the presidential election after the opposition leader was poisoned

Photos: Georgia celebrates Independence Day

May 26, 2019

Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze specifically addressed the residents of Abkhazia and South Ossetia on the occasion of the holiday

Best beard contest in Antwerp

May 25, 2019

There were three main categories - moustache, partial beard and full beard. Women competed too, sporting artificial facial hair

Georgia: number of people under surveillance tripled in last 4 years

May 25, 2019

More than 9,000 people were under electronic surveillance in 2018, official data show

Sexual education in Georgia: who is against having it included in the school curricula

Georgia

May 24, 2019

As the education ministry, teachers, parents, teenagers and the Church struggle to reach a consensus on the issue, it remains a taboo

Cult of the Kadyrovs – Chechen president’s hometown renamed in honour of father

May 24, 2019

The decision to name the village Akhmat-Yurt was made "at the request of local residents”

Yekaterinburg officials cede to public rejection of park church

May 23, 2019

A city referendum has settled a massive stand-off between Yekaterinburg's residents and its officials

Baku demonstrators protest detention, deportation of Azerbaijani journalist from Moscow

May 23, 2019

Fuad Abbasov is accused of violating immigration laws – Abbasov himself says he is being persecuted

Saakashvili asks new president of Ukraine to restore citizenship

May 23, 2019

His lawyer has filed a formal petition with the presidential administration.

Amnesty International comes out against holding Europa League final in Baku

May 23, 2019

British fans say they do not not want to go to Baku

Armenia’s Yazidis on their religion, language and discrimination

May 23, 2019

“We have no written sources about our faith. We convey information about our faith verbally, and because of this, its essence and principles are subject to change, sometimes even to distortion.”

Armenian servicemen receive significant salary increase, housing benefits

May 23, 2019

The Armenian Ministry of Defence says “approximately the same increase will be received by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces and the ordinary contract soldier”

Moldovan site claims local lab ‘creating viruses to send to Russia’

May 22, 2019

It would seem the Lugar Lab in Georgia now has a competitor…

Op-ed: Elections and opposition pessimism

May 22, 2019

What do the results of the by-elections mean for the country and the opposition?

Abkhazia needs small businesses, and small businesses need reforms

May 21, 2019

If small business is stimulated in the area, it could lead to serious societal change as well, some local business owners believe

Georgia: 77% support accession to EU, 74% – to NATO

May 21, 2019

According to the NDI survey, 39% of the population look at the disintegration of the Soviet Union as a negative event

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