Issues

Opinion: "MEGOBARI Act opposes the government, supports the people of Georgia"

May 08, 2025

Nino Kalandadze: "The strategic relations between Georgia and the U.S. have been questioned not by the Georgian people, but by oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili"

Georgia - EU

European Commission: MEGOBARI law shows global attention on Georgia

Georgia - EU

May 08, 2025

According to the European Commission, the actions of the Georgian authorities do not align with what the European Union expects from a candidate country

Arrests in Azerbaijan

Three letters to opposition leader Tofiq Yaqublu, dying in an Azerbaijani prison

Arrests in Azerbaijan

May 08, 2025

"The more we fear, the thicker our chains become." The Azerbaijani *Feminist Peace Collective* addressed the people and future generations.

Abkhazia-Russia

Abkhazian hoteliers claim major Russian firms are undercutting prices to ruin them

Abkhazia-Russia

May 08, 2025

They are appealing to the Abkhaz authorities to urgently adopt antitrust legislation

Live

Latest news in Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, summary. Live

Azerbaijan-Armenia-Georgia

May 08, 2025

Daily morning roundup. Top stories in local media, commentary, trending photos and videos

Azerbaijani journalist Mammadli arrested

Azerbaijani journalist Ahmad Mammadli detained, relatives report he was beaten

Arrests in Azerbaijan

May 07, 2025

Yoldash Media founder is accused of stabbing, but wife says arrest is retaliation for his journalism

Parliamentary ethics in Armenia’s National Assembly

Armenian parliament declines to address MP’s insult to journalist

Politics in Armenia

May 07, 2025

Ruling majority MP Andranik Kocharyan told journalist Ripsime Dzhebedzhyan to 'stay away' from him and to 'wipe her lips'. The opposition and journalist organisations are demanding an apology.

"This may be the last time I address you": Tofiq Yagublu, 35 days into prison hunger strike

Arrests in Azerbaijan

May 06, 2025

Tofiq Yagublu is on hunger strike in protest against his nine-year prison sentence. Yesterday, he bid farewell to his family.

Inmate in Georgia dies after alleged beating in prison

Georgia

May 05, 2025

In late January, Ioseb Gorgadze was hospitalised with multiple injuries

Head of customs attacked in South Ossetia — suspects linked to president’s brother

South Ossetia

April 28, 2025

The three men who attacked the head of customs in South Ossetia have not yet been detained, although their names are known.

110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide: 'International recognition is not among government’s priorities'

Armenia-Turkey

April 24, 2025

A significant part of society sees the government's shift on this issue as unacceptable. Here's what has changed in the authorities’ approach — and what experts have to say.

Peace policy is dead. Beware the peace, Georgia! Blog by Medea Turashvili

Georgia

April 23, 2025

Conflict and peace researcher Medea Turashvili's blog looks at the current state of peace policy in Georgia

Persecution in Georgia: Azerbaijani activist says he is in danger

Azerbaijan

April 18, 2025

Rising pressure on civil society and independent media in Azerbaijan — including arrests and threats — is affecting not only domestic activists but also those in exile.

Attack, execution, and display: how tragedy in Chechnya turned into political message

Russia

April 15, 2025

“This is a pretext for repression and a reflection of the alarming practice of collective punishment that has become part of Chechnya’s political reality.”

60 deaths in three months: alarming road accident statistics discussed in Armenian parliament

Armenia

April 09, 2025

“It turns out that over a 10-year period, more than 3,600 people have died and 70,000 have been injured in the country,” calculated Civil Contract MP Armen Khachatryan.