Caucasus news

Seven Azerbaijani students unable to leave quarantined Wuhan, China due to virus

January 28, 2020

The Ministry of Education is evacuating 62 students studying in China

Suspect in girl’s brutal murder in Azerbaijan refuses to confess

January 27, 2020

He claims to have testified under torture

Armenian official resigns after targeting daughter of head of Constitutional Court – latter intends to sue PM

January 27, 2020

Behind this appeal is the escalated conflict between the Prime Minister and the head of the Constitutional Court, which is likely to reach the court.

Baku-Beijing flights canceled – because of business or the coronavirus?

January 27, 2020

According to the official version, flights to Beijing and Guangzhou have been canceled due to low demand

How Abkhazia is trying to restore its historic archive which burned down 27 years ago during the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict

January 27, 2020

What has remained or can be restored since the fire took place? How international and Georgian experts are helping – in a report from the storage archive in Abkhazia

US criticism, elections and accusations - Week in the Caucasus from JAMnews

January 26, 2020

The week of 20-25 January 2020 in just 90 seconds

S. Ossetian authorities open crossing points with Georgia for pensioners, seriously ill

January 25, 2020

The crossing points were closed 142 days and will be closed again soon

American congressmen write letter to Georgian PM detailing eight main problems in Georgia

January 24, 2020

Who are the congressmen writing the letter and why does their opinion matter?

VIDEO: What you can and can’t do in Azerbaijan – HRW’s 2019 report

January 24, 2020

Human Rights Watch reports that there are serious problems concerning freedom of speech and assembly in Azerbaijan, in addition to persecution of dissidents

Abandoned farmland in Armenia will be given over to farmers ready to work on them

January 23, 2020

This will be beneficial not only for farmers, but also to the owners of the plots as they will be paid rents

Rallies force Armenian authorities to postpone implementation of law on cattle slaughter

January 23, 2020

The law would make it a requirement to slaughter cattle exclusively in licensed slaughterhouses. Farmers did not know where and to whom to give livestock, and an increase in meat prices was expected

Final destination - Borjomi. 35 photos capturing life in Georgia’s main resort town

Travel Georgia

January 22, 2020

It is as if time here has stopped on an ancient clock. Nothing has changed, not even the garland in the window

Azerbaijani rapper out of prison after scandalous clip taken down from internet

January 22, 2020

The rapper Paster received 30 days in prison after mentioning the large amount of property owned by the presidential family in the lyrics of his song

Top 5 Georgian-Russian import-exports

January 22, 2020

Russia imports Georgian alcohols and ferroalloys, while Georgia needs Russian petroleum products. Along the way: Georgia brings in the most imports from Turkey, the most exports it sends to Azerbaijan

Armenian parliament tackling issue of ‘thieves-in-law’

January 22, 2020

The bill proposes making just the status of ‘thief-in-law’ enough to bring criminal charges

Is Armenia becoming a police state? Police receive right to eavesdrop

January 22, 2020

Previously, only the National Security Service had the right to wiretap

Girl forcibly held by relatives in Azerbaijan escapes to Russia

January 22, 2020

Sevgia Ismayilova says she has been subjected to physical violence in her family since childhood

Former Armenian President Sargsyan – criminal or victim of political persecution?

January 22, 2020

Sargsyan’s lawyers say the accusations against him are politically motivated

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