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Georgia to introduce new rules for under-14s deemed ‘in conflict with law’

Georgia

November 20, 2025

Experts criticise the law, saying it will do more harm than good

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Azerbaijan-Armenia-Georgia

November 20, 2025

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Georgia

Georgian neo-Nazi accused of plotting to poison children in US — who is he?

Georgia

November 19, 2025

Mikheil Chkhikvishvili, a Georgian national extradited from Moldova to the US, has pleaded guilty

Traveling the Caucasus

Tbilisi Zoo releases deer born in captivity into wild for first time in Georgia. Video

Traveling the Caucasus

November 19, 2025

Deer from Tbilisi Zoo have been released into the wild, marking Georgia’s first reintroduction attempt.

Euronews opens Baku bureau as local journalists say authorities see it as no ‘threat’

Azerbaijan

November 19, 2025

Azerbaijani independent journalists see this as a continuation of the authorities’ crackdown on independent media.

Ossetian man stranded on Russia–Georgia border

Ossetian man spends six months in neutral zone between Georgia and Russia — how did he end up there?

North Caucasus

November 19, 2025

An Ossetian man, Alan Gatsoyev, who holds Tajik citizenship, has been living in his car on the Russia–Georgia border for six months.

Ruling party wins Vagharshapat elections

Armenia’s municipal elections: 'Сatholicos fails to secure vote of confidence in Etchmiadzin'

Armenia

November 18, 2025

In the enlarged community of Vagharshapat, which includes Armenia’s spiritual capital, Etchmiadzin, the ruling party won the elections. This victory was significant for the authorities amid their conflict with the Catholicos.

Reactions to Amaglobeli’s arrest in Georgia and worldwide

Georgia: Appeals court upholds journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli’s two-year sentence

Mzia Amaglobeli

November 18, 2025

Mzia Amaghlobeli: "I do not fear imprisonment, but what awaits me outside. There is my country, fighting for its freedom, and it is being seized without tanks"

Abkhazia’s 'battle of priests' deepens as one cleric urges another to be 'thrown out' of monastery

Abkhazia

November 18, 2025

Head of the Abkhaz Orthodox Church halts services in local churches except the Sukhumi Cathedral

'Thank you for dismissive comments' - Ukraine’s foreign ministry responds to Georgian Dream’s accusations

Georgia-Ukraine

November 18, 2025

Ukraine’s foreign ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi responded to the Georgian parliament speaker, who had himself reacted to comments made by an adviser to the Ukrainian president.

Opinion: 'Emigrants are punished for not voting for Georgian Dream'

Georgia

November 18, 2025

Nino Dolidze: “The government is seeking to bar emigrants from taking part in elections”

Opinion: 'How will Georgian Dream supporters accept their wives, mothers and sisters losing right to vote?'

Georgia

November 17, 2025

Tamta Mikeladze, director of the Centre for Social Justice, on restrictions to the voting rights of Georgian citizens living abroad

Armenia’s electricity network company owned by arrested Russian oligarch loses licence: what happens next?

Armenia

November 17, 2025

Businessman Samvel Karapetyan faces charges of calling for a seizure of power. His company’s value will be assessed, and he will receive compensation.

EU approves new rules for suspending visa-free travel. What does this mean for Georgia?

Georgia - EU

November 17, 2025

“It’s possible that the new rules will soon be applied against some Georgian citizens"

Azerbaijan: violations in cosmetic procedures and oversight issues

Azerbaijan

November 17, 2025

A study found that unlicensed individuals without medical qualifications were performing various aesthetic surgical procedures

New Georgian government initiatives: abolishing several agencies and banning voting from abroad

Georgia

November 17, 2025

Georgian citizens living abroad will only be able to vote if they return to the country

Chechen woman taken from Georgia to Chechnya and later killed: what we know so far

Chechnya

November 14, 2025

Human rights activists believe Aliya Ozdamirova was a victim of a “honour killing.”

OSCE: 'Laws restricting freedom of expression in Georgia must be repealed'

Protests in Georgia

November 14, 2025

“Arresting people for taking part in peaceful protests violates international human rights obligations”

Collapse of old elite? How Ramiz Mehtiev’s arrest is changing Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

November 14, 2025

The event is seen as a key signal of a fundamental shift in both Azerbaijan’s internal political structure and its longstanding relationship with Moscow.

'We decided to leave someone else’s pocket and become independent state' – Pashinyan

Politics in Armenia

November 14, 2025

The Armenian prime minister said the country had been in this “pocket” since gaining independence, but it is now a state capable of making its own decisions