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Who is punished for corruption in Abkhazia? Details of the scandalous case

Abkhazia

August 12, 2021

Bondo Achba case and corruption in Abkhazia are now dominating both local media and discussions within society. Many believe that the investigation spared several high-ranking officials who may have also been involved

Baku blames Russian peacekeepers for recent fire exchange in Karabakh

Azerbaijan

August 12, 2021

Azerbaijan accused the Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh of allowing the transfer of Armenian Armed forces to these territories

How safe is Georgia? Murder of Australian tourist scares foreigners

Georgia

August 11, 2021

Is Tbilisi safe for foreigners, why the authorities are to blame for the growth of crime, and what to do if you are attacked

CSTO Secretary-General visit to Armenia sparks criticism

Armenia

August 11, 2021

Stanislav Zas, Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization has paid a two-day visit to Armenia

Georgia at the peak of 4th wave of pandemic with record-high number of daily Covid cases, deaths

Georgia

August 10, 2021

Georgia has reached the fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic as the number of daily Covid-19 cases now exceeds 4,000. Mask wearing is once again compulsory outdoors

August 8 Russian-Georgian war: testimonies of Georgian and Ossetian survivors

August war 2008

August 09, 2021

JAMnews collected August 2008 war survivor testimonies - from those who witnessed during their childhood and adolescence

Businessman delivers Covid-19 vaccine to Abkhazia while authorities spend 5 million euros in personal expenses

Abkhazia

August 09, 2021

Sputnik-V coronavirus vaccine was delivered to Abkhazia by businessman Beslan Agrba after the government failed to allocate budget money to buy more doses despite the long-lasting shortage

Iran’s new hardline president – what to expect in the Caucasus

Iran

August 07, 2021

Who is Ebrahim Raisi, what is the influence of Iran in the South Caucasus? The context and prospects were commented on for JAMnews by experts in Baku, Yerevan and Tbilisi

The 2008 war over South Ossetia: How it all happened

Georgian-Ossetian conflict

August 07, 2021

A detailed chronological review of how the war between Georgia and Russia started over South Ossetia and its aftermath

Seven states urge Russia to withdraw recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia

Georgian-Ossetian conflict

August 06, 2021

Seven states urge Russia to withdraw troops from Abkhazia and S. Ossetia, including the USA, France, Great Britain, Norway, Ireland, Estonia, and Albania

Azerbaijani women's rights activists detained, beaten up in police department

Azerbaijan

August 05, 2021

Azerbaijani feminists and journalists were detained, beaten up by the police during the peaceful protest that followed the murder of 23-year-old Sevinj Maharramova by her husband

Lithuania struggles to cope with the influx of illegal migrants from Belarus

Eastern Europe

August 05, 2021

Many in Lithuania believe that the influx of illegal Belarus migrants in Lithuania is President Lukashenka's attempt at waging hybrid warfare after falling out with the EU

Georgian Dream and opposition UNM top IRI opinion polls in Georgia

Georgia

August 03, 2021

According to recent pre- self-government elections polls conducted by IRI in Georgia, Kakha Kaladze is the most liked politician

Belarusian opposition leader found hanged in Kyiv

August 03, 2021

The head of the "Belarusian House in Ukraine" Vitaly Shishov was found hanged in Kiev park after going for a run

North Ossetian scandal: Tourist "accidentally" desecrates gravesite.

Russia

August 03, 2021

A tourist who has defiled an ancient burial place in North Ossetia receives threats and faces criminal punishment

Arson or incompetence? What's causing wildfires in Turkey

Turkey

August 03, 2021

Wildfires and terrorism in Turkey - is there a connection between the two. The opposition and many in society believe that the true cause of the crisis in the southwest of the country is the government's incompetence

Georgia's trade turnover with Armenia reaches record high in the first half of 2021

Georgia

August 03, 2021

Trade turnover between Georgia and Armenia has reached a record high of $ 332.4 million in the first half of 2021

Armenian opposition boycotts first session of the newly elected parliament

Politics in Armenia

August 03, 2021

Opposition MPs left the session of the newly elected parliament in Armenia in order to protest against the arrest of the opposition deputies Mkhitar Zakaryan and Artur Sargsyan

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