Issues

Georgian Interior Minister: Pankisi clashes over hydroelectric power plant construction stopped

April 21, 2019

An agreement was reached with local residents after 27 people were injured in clashes with special forces

Abkhaz opposition leader hospitalised, in critical condition

April 20, 2019

The reason behind Aslan Bzhania’s sudden deterioration in health is unclear. Rumors of poisoning and pneumonia are circulating

‘Organ merchant’ on trial in Baku

April 20, 2019

A number of people sold their kidneys to pay off loans or earn money

14-year-old girl attacked in Baku for commemorating suicide of schoolgirl

April 18, 2019

The attacker, Tural Qarayev, has been detained. He calls himself an activist of the ruling party

Georgian family claims member killed by police brutality

April 17, 2019

What do the police and the Ombudsman say?

Azerbaijanis up to 40 years of age advised to get measles vaccine

April 17, 2019

Measles is back in Azerbaijan for the first time in five years

Georgian president to country’s Armenian population: learn Georgian

April 15, 2019

Georgian President Zurabishvili’s main message was about the importance of learning Georgian and the obligations of dual citizens

Baku police prevent rally in memory of deceased schoolgirl

April 13, 2019

Two commemoration demonstrations took place - the first was supported by the government, while the second was dispersed

Azerbaijani blogger, former prisoner of conscience succeeds in leaving country in second attempt

April 12, 2019

Huseynov promises to ‘expose the lies of the main state-run television channel’

Chechnya fails in attempt to corner Gazprom to write off gas debt

April 12, 2019

The Chechen authorities insisted that if people were forced to pay their debts, this would create "social tensions and lead to protests”

Taxi drivers in Tbilisi stage protest against new regulations

April 11, 2019

Protesters gathered near the home of former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili

PACE holds hearings on human rights in Azerbaijan, latter points at Karabakh as more serious issue

April 11, 2019

The head of the Azerbaijani delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe says that without solving the problem of refugees, it is impossible to raise the issue of political prisoners

Abkhazia introduces death penalty for drug dealing

April 10, 2019

A moratorium was placed on the death penalty back in 1993

Armenian National Security Service taking on fake news

April 10, 2019

The Prime Minister’s instruction was perceived by many as an attempt to impose strict censorship on the country

Fierce public debate around transgender woman’s address to Armenian parliament

April 09, 2019

The issue has reached the prime minister, who has challenged the public to have an honest discussion on sexual minorities in the country

Head of large freight company arrested in Armenia for tax evasion

April 08, 2019

The Armenian State Revenue Committee claims that Spayka has avoided $15 million in due taxes – company employees are holding a protest in support of their leader

Electric train route between Yerevan and Gyumri bets on increased tourism

April 06, 2019

Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan took a trip on the new electric train from the capital to the country’s second largest city to find out what problems tourists might face

Georgia-Russia talks in Geneva end in nought, NATO in focus

April 05, 2019

Russia is concerned by NATO activity in Georgia, while Georgia demands an investigation into the deaths of Georgian citizens in the Georgian-Abkhaz and Georgian-Ossetian conflict zones

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