From far and near

March 24, 2020

“Wash your hands after watching TV” – how fake news is using the coronavirus

The media has been flooded with unreliable messages about the ways the coronavirus is spreading and how it should be dealt with

March 19, 2020

Coronavirus in the Caucasus: facts and figures by region. 19 March, 2020

A round-up of coronavirus statistics and what security measures have been taken in different parts of the Caucasus in connection with the epidemic

March 08, 2020

What are your chances of being killed by your husband or partner?

UN data shows 137 women die everyday at the hands of their family members or partners

February 28, 2020

Belarus gets first case of coronavirus from Iranian student arriving from Baku

This is the first confirmed case of coronavirus in the country

February 10, 2020

Case of Azerbaijani Hajiyeva: UK launches hunt for property of “inexplicably wealthy” foreigners

The wife of a former major Azerbaijani official may be the first foreigner to lose British property on suspicion of corruption – and not the last

February 08, 2020

Presidents of Russia and Belarus unable to reach agreement on oil

The Russian Federation is using its agenda of Belarus-Russia integration as a threat in the establishment of sale prices of oil to Belarus

February 04, 2020

Erdogan: Turkey does not recognize the illegal annexation of Crimea

After the talks of the presidents, it became known that Turkey will provide military assistance to Ukraine

January 27, 2020

TI's Corruption Perception Index 2019: Georgia holds strong, Armenia soars

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

January 20, 2020

Russia is using South Ossetia to finance self-proclaimed republics in Eastern Ukraine

The scheme uncovered by the Security Service of Ukraine allows Russian banks and enterprises to circumvent international sanctions

January 19, 2020

Human Rights in the South Caucasus: 2019 victories and losses

Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia in the Human Rights Watch report - a comparative analysis

January 17, 2020

Ukrainian PM resigns after audio clip surfaces with disparaging remarks about president

An audio recording has surfaced in which the prime minister speaks unflatteringly about the competence of President Zelensky

January 14, 2020

US imposes sanctions against Moldovan oligarch

Former Moldovan informal ruler accused of corruption and money laundering

January 08, 2020

Ukrainian passenger plane crashes in Iran – 176 people killed

Iranian news agency ISNA says the plane crashed due to technical issues

January 05, 2020

Qasem Soleimani – reaction in Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, and the world community

From full support to absolute condemnation, leaders from across the world have reacted with a wide degree of variation

January 02, 2020

Russian news agency Sputnik closes Estonia operations after employees quit

The EU's sanctions against Russia are the reason. Many in the Estonian government and society see Sputnik as the Kremlin's mouthpiece for anti-Western propaganda

December 29, 2019

Ukraine, conflict territories carry out ‘all for all’ prisoner exchange

The exchange agreement was reached during a recent meeting in Paris of the presidents of Ukraine, Russia, France and the German Chancellor

December 28, 2019

Access to Wikipedia restored in Turkey after 2-year block

The reason for the ban on Wikipedia were statements in several articles that the Turkish government considered offensive

December 23, 2019

Russia, Ukraine put an end to ‘gas war’ for now as questions remain

Experts believe that by signing an agreement on the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine, Kyiv has prevented the possibility of economic blackmail by Moscow