Opinion

Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association: “Prosecution over posts is a restriction of free speech aimed at spreading fear”

Georgia

June 12, 2025

“The government must create an environment where people can express their views without fear”

Opinion: By calling Karabakh ‘disputed’, Kremlin signals Baku to recognise Crimea as Russian

Azerbaijan-Russia

June 12, 2025

Putin’s aide called Karabakh a “disputed territory”, sparking sharp backlash in Azerbaijan. Experts say it wasn’t a slip, but a calculated message.

Impeachment proceedings against Pashinyan: Armenia debates whether opposition can even initiate them

Nikol Pashinyan

June 10, 2025

Opposition members believe they can succeed despite lacking enough votes to even initiate impeachment proceedings in parliament

Opinion: Why Abkhaz foreign minister’s visit to Moscow is more than a mere formality

Abkhazia-Russia

June 10, 2025

Journalist Inal Khashig on why Oleg Bartsyts’ visit to Moscow is more than a mere formality

Georgia to tighten grants law, requiring government approval for expert assistance

Georgia’s law on grants

June 10, 2025

In addition, any financial transfers from international organisations can now be treated as grants

Opinion on Georgian Interior Ministry resignations: “They're changing façade by removing figures linked to atrocities”

Georgia

June 10, 2025

Political analyst Vakhtang Dzabiradze commented on the resignation of special forces chief “Kharéba” and other recent dismissals. In recent months, dozens of law enforcement officials have left their posts - most of them, like Kharéba, are under Western sanctions

Azerbaijan holds anti-Islamophobia conference while religious activists face persecution

Azerbaijan

June 10, 2025

According to the Shi’a activist, around 300 religious activists are currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan

"Yerevan’s proposals on unblocking dispel Baku’s concerns," Armenian officials believe

Azerbaijan-Armenia

June 10, 2025

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan presented the details of the proposal, with comments from the head of the State Revenue Committee and political analysts

Leader of Georgia’s United National Movement: "My husband was abducted to intimidate me"

Georgia

June 09, 2025

The leader of the United National Movement, Tina Bokuchava, also stated that her husband, Kote Ioseliani, was blackmailed with threats to their children's safety

Arif Yunus: "'Western Azerbaijan' narrative is a political tool and a repetition of Armenia’s mistakes"

Azerbaijan-Armenia

June 09, 2025

Azerbaijani historian and independent human rights defender Arif Yunus: “The ‘Western Azerbaijan’ narrative may also be part of Turkey’s strategy to increase its influence in the region”

Georgian Dream party plans to punish citizens criticising it online

Georgian Dream

June 06, 2025

Back in February 2025, the Georgian parliament passed a bill criminalising insults directed at public officials

Russia’s stricter migration laws to also impact Armenian citizens

Armenia-Russia

June 06, 2025

Russia changes rules for foreigners’ stay: what Armenian labour migrants need to know before travelling

Azerbaijan: Azercell’s new tariff policy and public protests

Azerbaijan

June 06, 2025

According to the new rules set to take effect on 1 July, the validity period of Azercell numbers will be sharply reduced depending on the amount of credit topped up.

French consulate on Armenia’s southern border: Will it deter Baku from escalation?

Armenia-EU

June 03, 2025

An office of the Honorary Consul of France has opened in the town of Goris, in Armenia’s Syunik Province—the very part of the country through which Azerbaijan seeks to establish an extraterritorial corridor.

Marta Kos: Georgia is a clear example that backsliding on the path to the EU is possible

Georgia - EU

June 03, 2025

Georgian Dream is moving in the opposite direction with steps such as adopting the foreign agents and broadcasting laws

Georgian Dream files complaint against Pirveli and Formula TV channels over terms like "oligarch’s MP"

Protests in Georgia

June 03, 2025

The complaint claims TV Pirveli journalists should not have used terms like “regime,” “Russification,” or “clan justice.”

Opinion: “Ivanishvili regime hysterically defends dignity it does not possess”

Georgia

June 03, 2025

Zaal Andronikashvili: “The Ivanishvili regime is cartoonish in appearance”

Georgian Ombudsman: “FARA is a US law, so it cannot be called undemocratic”

Georgia

June 02, 2025

The “Foreign Agents Registration Act,” an exact copy of the U.S. FARA (Foreign Agents Registration Act), was adopted in Georgia on 1 April 2025.

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