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US State Department is concerned about the adoption of the law "On Media" in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

January 06, 2022

US State Department concerned about adoption of media law in Azerbaijan, considers the decision hastened, and calls for presidential administration to take into account proposals of independent journalists

Anti-tobacco measures in Armenia - no more cigarettes in shop windows anymore

Armenia

January 06, 2022

Displaying cigarettes and advertising tobacco is now prohibited as part of new anti-smoking measures in Armenia that have come into effect starrting from January 1, 2022

Bread price increases by 30% in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

January 05, 2022

Bread and wheat prices increase by 30% in Azerbaijan, bread and wheat manufacturers cite the Covid-19 pandemic as one of the main reasons for this

New Year, new hopes - the year 2022 comes to Azerbaijan. Photo / Video

Azerbaijan

January 02, 2022

2022 New Year celebrations in Azerbaijan: JAMnews correspondents walked across the crowded city center of Baku and asked people how they would remember 2021 and what they expected from 2022

Azerbaijan adopts law "On media" - independent journalists explain what it means for press freedom

Azerbaijan

December 30, 2021

Despite all the protests of independent journalists, the Azerbaijani parliament adopted the law "On Media" in the third and final reading

Booster dose of coronavirus vaccine to become mandatory in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

December 28, 2021

Booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine to become mandatory in Azerbaijan from February 2022. Visiting closed premises in without presenting a document confirming vaccination with booster will be prohibited

Azerbaijani journalists protest against the adoption of draft law "On media"

Azerbaijan

December 28, 2021

Azerbaijani journalists protested against the new media law. Experts say that if passed, the new law "On Media" will significantly threaten media freedom in the country

Pizzeria in Telavi: starting a business during Covid-19. Video

Georgia

December 27, 2021

Pizzeria in Telavi which opened during Covid-19 pandemic: after losing a job as a bartender during the pandemic, Irakli Mchedlishvili returned to his hometown of Telavi to open the Sunny pizzeria there

Georgian nightclubs promise to reopen, protest against government's ban

Georgia

December 24, 2021

Georgian nightclubs promise to protest against the government's ban on reopening. Club owners have been closed for 22 months

Pfizer's first anti-Covid pills to become available in Georgia

Georgia

December 24, 2021

Georgia started negotiations on acquiring Pfizer's first anti-Covid pills, Deputy Health Minister said. Head of the National Center for Disease Control believes that pills will not be able to replace vaccination

Forcing people to fund their own Covid testing is unconstitutional, Armenia's Constitutional Court rules

Coronavirus

December 24, 2021

Constitutional Court of Armenia found compulsory testing funded by citizens unconstitutional. The ruling came in response to the opposition Hayastan faction's appeal

"Kicked with the chair leg, thrown on the cold floor"- Ombudsman's report on Ninotsminda orphanage

Georgia

December 24, 2021

Georgian Public Defender's report on Ninotsminda boarding house details the crimes committed against children residing there, such as punishments with chair legs and public humiliation

Mayor of Yerevan removed from office after a series of disagreements with the ruling party

Politics in Armenia

December 23, 2021

Hayk Marutyan was removed from the post of Mayor of Yerevan. The decision was made by the Council of Elders which cited Marutyan's departure from the ruling party as the main reason

80-year-old polyphony singer from Akhaltsikhe, Georgia. Video

Georgia

December 23, 2021

80-year-old polyphony singer from Georgia, Tariel Zumbadze, is the oldest member of the folk ensemble "Meskheti". The ensemble has existed in Akhaltsikhe since 1947

16-year-old schoolboy subject to bullying in Azerbaijan cannot find protection

Azerbaijan

December 22, 2021

Azerbaijani schoolboy bullied for his sexual orientation cannot get help from school administration, Ombudsman's Office, or law enforcement agencies

"Ashamed to be a victim": stories of torture victims from Abkhazia

Abkhazia

December 22, 2021

Torture in Abkhazia - why do law enforcement officers torture people, why do victims prefer to stay silent, and how to end this practice? An investigation by a JAMnews correspondent

Georgian government decides not to reopen nightclubs

Georgia

December 22, 2021

According to the decision of the Interagency Coordination Council, nightclubs will not reopen in Georgia because of the spread of the Omicron strain of Covid-19

Public transport fees will increase in Tbilisi starting from February 1

Georgia

December 22, 2021

New transport system to be introduced in Tbilisi from February 1, one-time fare for public transport will become 1 GEL instead of 50 tetri

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