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Georgia 23rd in world in cases per million population. Armenia – 33rd, Azerbaijan – 83rd

May 09, 2021

Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, coronavirus - news, statistics, diseases, deaths

President Aliyev declares Shusha cultural capital of Azerbaijan

May 09, 2021

Shusha was declared the cultural capital of Azerbaijan. This order was signed by the President of the country Ilham Aliyev. The signing of the document on the eve of May 8 is symbolic

What's happening behind closed doors of religious boarding schools in Georgia?

May 08, 2021

The Georgian Patriarchate does not allow social workers and the ombudsman to visit a boarding school whose pupils have reported violence

Will WHO backing of China's Sinopharm vaccine end mistrust among Georgian citizens?

May 08, 2021

The Chinese vaccine Sinopharm in Georgia began to be used before the permission of the WHO. There is a lot of mistrust in all drugs in the country, only 0.21 percent of the population are vaccinated

Cost of living rises steeply in Armenia

May 08, 2021

Both independent experts and the Central Bank cite the rise in prices on the world market as the main reason for the rise in prices.

women are helped by the resource center of Goris

What’s become of the thousands of refugee families near Karabakh?

May 08, 2021

Women who moved to Armenia after the second Karabakh war are helped to find work and settle in a new place. The stories of families who settled in the southern region of the country

Disbarred Azerbaijani lawyer reinstated after repeated demands from international community

May 07, 2021

Lawyer Shahla Humbatova, previously suspended from advocacy, has been installed in Azerbaijan in the workplace. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken called for this in his tweet.

Vaccination of Azerbaijani citizens over 18 begins

May 07, 2021

All Azerbaijani citizens over the age of 18 will be able to get vaccinated against coronavirus. No strict restrictions will be imposed on the days of Ramadan

Georgia has no plans to introduce tougher restrictions on business due to Covid

May 07, 2021

Despite the rise in coronavirus cases, the government in Georgia has no plans to shut down the economy. But the curfew will not be canceled

Azerbaijani prisoner of conscience Bayram Mammadov found dead in Istanbul

May 05, 2021

In Istanbul, the body of former Azerbaijani political prisoner Bayram Mammadov was recovered from the water, the police are investigating the causes of death of the young activist

Students' protest action was dispersed in Baku, there are detainees

Student protest action dispersed in Baku, several people arrested

May 03, 2021

Protesters demanded punishment of university leaders for threats to students

Patriarch of Georgia's Easter adress - gender roles, AI future, and anti-church media sentiment

May 02, 2021

Patriarch of Georgia on gender identity and robots, and that journalists use hate speech against the church

Stories of Armenian carpets from Shushi

May 02, 2021

Exhibits of the carpet museum of the city, which came under the control of Azerbaijan following the results of the second Karabakh war, are exhibited in Yerevan. Only this Shusha museum managed to take out its exhibits during the war

Slow vaccine uptake in Armenia, ministers to 'lead by example'

April 30, 2021

So far, only 2,690 people have been vaccinated. The government considers this a "shamefully low rate" and intends to vaccinate within a week in order to infect with their example

Poet-blogger brutally beaten in Baku over 'joke' about Karabakh war casualty

April 29, 2021

A group of unknown persons severely beat the poet and blogger Fuad Rasulzade in Baku. The reason was a "joke" in social networks associated with Khudayar Yusifzade, who died in the war

Vaccinated individuals in Georgia may be exempt from curfew

April 29, 2021

Georgia considers lifting restrictions on those who have undergone full vaccination

Volunteers mark Earth Day by collecting trash by Tbilisi Sea

April 29, 2021

Cleaning trash, conducting exhibitions or preparing workshops about environmental topics – people took different ways to celebrate the 51st Earth Day

tougher penalties for electoral violations

Armenian ruling party proposes tougher punishments for electoral violations

April 29, 2021

Experts believe that this decision is an additional restraining legal lever - in order to avoid violations and to avoid the need for real punitive measures.

The village near Tbilisi where people cannot open windows due to the smell of garbage. Video

April 29, 2021

Three kilometers from Akhali Samgori there is a landfill that made the life of local residents unbearable

Eco-activists and residents of Gakh region battle over trees