Politics

Opposition activist sentenced to 11 years in prison on 'extremism' charges in Belarus

Belarus Protests

September 06, 2021

Oppositionist and activist Maria Kolesnikova and her colleague Maksim Znak were sentenced by a Belarusian court to 11 years in prison for 'extremism' and 'threatening the national security' of the country

Azerbaijan discusses legitimacy of Russian peacekeepers' presence in Karabakh

Azerbaijan

September 06, 2021

Several discussions are being held in regards to the mandate of Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh, an aide to the President of Azerbaijan told BBC in a recent interview

EU Ambassador to Georgia urges S. Ossetian authorities to reopen crossing points

Borderization

September 06, 2021

EU Ambassador to Georgia, Carl Hartzel calls on the South Ossetian authorities to reopen all checkpoints and ensure free movement of the local population into the territories controlled by Georgia

Op-ed: does Armenian parliament have any real power?

Politics in Armenia

September 04, 2021

Numerous parliamentary scandals of the last few days made many wonder both about the true reasons behind the brawls and about the real power of Armenia's National Assembly in general

Echo of the second Karabakh war: why Baku got the opportunity to blockade the south of Armenia

Azerbaijan-Armenia

September 02, 2021

Southern border of Armenia can be blocked by Azerbaijan at any moment, experts believe, thus cutting several Armenian villages off the mainland and disrupting country's communication with Iran

Ombudsman of Georgia: dozens of civil servants dismissed for ties with former PM's party

Georgia

September 02, 2021

Dozens of civil servants were fired in Georgia for ties with former prime minister Giorgi Gakharia's party, the country's ombudswoman has announced

Biden-Zelensky meeting: what have the US and Ukrainian presidents achieved

Eastern Europe

September 02, 2021

Zelensky and Biden discussed defense assistance, democratic reforms during the Ukrainian president's visit to Washington - Ukraine to receive over $460 million of financial aid from the United States

'Impostor' in special services sparks scandal in S. Ossetia

South Ossetia

September 01, 2021

Scandal erupts in S. Ossetia around the "impostor" in the special services - an invited expert from Moscow, whose biography raised questions among local authorities

Russia expels comedian from Azerbaijan for ‘anti-Russian’ performance

Azerbaijan

September 01, 2021

Russia expels comedian from Azerbaijan for 'anti-Russian' jokes as per the decision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Idrak Mirzalizade is banned from entering Russia for life

Georgia refuses to take EU loan, Europe claims it did not fulfill conditions for macro-financial assistance

Georgia

August 31, 2021

EU stops macro-financial aid to Georgia as the country fails to meet the conditions for it, the EU delegation to Georgia has announced. Earlier, PM Garibashvili stated that Georgia no longer needs second part of the EU loan

Blog: introvert's notes from post-war Stepanakert

The Second Karabakh War

August 30, 2021

"The questions that Stepanakert residents ask themselves now is what happens next? Who are we now, citizens of which state?", one resident's account of Stepanakert during and after the second Karabakh war

Why freedom of speech remains questionable in post-revolutionary Armenia

Armenia

August 27, 2021

How does Armenia restrict freedom of speech and silences its media and what measures have the authorities implemented since the Velvet revolution of 2018 to tighten the grip on journalistic activity

Op-ed: Armenia-Iran route was closed after the incident on border with Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan-Armenia

August 26, 2021

Azerbaijan blocked the route connecting Armenia to Iran amid the recent incident at the border and alleged offense carried out by Armenian soldiers, an expert believes

Azerbaijani soldier detained in Karabakh on several charges including espionage

Karabakh conflict

August 26, 2021

On August 25, a serviceman of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces Jamil Babayev was detained in the Martakert city of Karabakh where he broke into one of the apartments and threatened two minors residing there

Brawls and injured MP: Armenian parliament discusses government program

Politics in Armenia

August 25, 2021

Brawls and bottle-throwing break out as Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan presents the government's new five-year program to the Armenian parliament

Russian Gazprom to gasify Abkhazia within a year

Abkhazia

August 25, 2021

Russian Gazprom brings gas to Abkhazia amid severe energy crisis, promises to gasify it within a year's time

Opinion: Baku tries to maintain Moscow’s good favor as Karabakh issue remains unresolved

Azerbaijan

August 25, 2021

Azerbaijan did not participate in the Crimean Platform summit because the negotiations on Karabakh are still ongoing, and Baku does not want to fall out of Moscow's favor, political expert Shahin Jafarli believes

Georgia deliberates postponing elections amid worsening epidemiological situation

Politics in Georgia

August 24, 2021

Amid worsening epidemiological situation in Georgia, several high-ranking officials and politicians called to postpone local self-government elections

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