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"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

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

Opinion from Baku: Moscow is increasing its aggression

Azerbaijan

December 22, 2021

Political observer Agshin Kerimov comments on Russia's latest statements and Azerbaijan's foreign policy amid tensions between the Kremlin and the West

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

"He did not say no"- Abkhazia's president and opposition reach a temporary compromise

Abkhazia

December 22, 2021

After a day of protests, opposition and president of Abkhazia reached compromise to end the ongoing political crisis. The united opposition presented its main requirements to the president Aslan Bzhania

Russian FM Sergey Lavrov: Georgia is being dragged into NATO against its people's will

Georgia

December 22, 2021

"Russia won't let Georgia join NATO", Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stared. "No country has the right to define another country's borders", spokesperson of the US State department responded

Controversial statements of the Minister of Education spark outrage in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

December 21, 2021

Controversial statements of the Minister of Education of Azerbaijan on the collection of voluntary payments from students' parents and introduction of a long-haired male student as a girl spark outrage

Opposition protests in Abkhazia, authorities fear storming of presidential palace. Video

Abkhazia

December 21, 2021

The opposition protests in Abkhazia, demands resignation of president Bzhania. Security services have been mobilized to the place of the protest, as authorities fear escalation, storming of presidential palace

Why did Azerbaijani Central Election Commission exclude 2 million people from voter lists?

Azerbaijan

December 20, 2021

Azerbaijani CEC does not account for 2 million of people of voting age: according to statistics, there are 7.4 million of people of voting age, while the CEC only added 5.3 million people to the voter lists

Georgia considers building Namakhvani HPP after Turkish ENKA company terminates contract

Georgia

December 18, 2021

Georgian authorities may take on the construction of Namakhvani HPP, if the Turkish ENKA company does not renew the contract it terminated in September this year

Russia remains the main importer of electricity in Georgia

Georgia

December 17, 2021

Russia remains the main importer of electricity in Georgia, with 61.6% share of total imports. Increased imports from Russia are linked to the ongoing energy crisis in Abkhazia

Azerbaijani activist Salekh Rustamov ends his 41-day- long hunger strike, may be released from prison

Azerbaijan

December 17, 2021

Political prisoner Salekh Rustamov ends hunger strike, human rights activist Rufat Safarov has announced, claiming that the authoritied promised to release Rustamov from prison

Mikheil Saakashvili supports Georgian President Zurabishvili's call for 'national agreement'

Georgia

December 17, 2021

Ex-President Saakashvili supports Zurabishvili's call for reconciliation, saying that President Zurabishvili's speech gave a very 'objective and accurate description of the situation [in the country]'

Covid-19 vaccination to become mandatory for teachers in Abkhazia

Abkhazia

December 17, 2021

Vaccination of teachers to become mandatory in Abkhazia, Abkhazia's President Aslan Bzhania has announced. He added that those teachers who refuse to get vaccinated will loose their jobs

President Bzhania's failure to meet concerned MPs in Parliament outrages Abkhazia's opposition

Abkhazia

December 17, 2021

At a meeting with loyal deputies, Aslan Bzhania warned citizens against taking part in protest actions

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