Caucasus news

The ruins of the industrial Armenian city of Kirovakan-Vanadzor

April 18, 2019

Modern day Vanadzor was an industrial powerhouse in Soviet Armenia – now, even the local youth know very little about the importance of the city for the country.

Armenian opposition comes out against ‘superpowers’ of PM

April 18, 2019

A number of capabilities of the Armenian PM were created by former President Serzh Sargsyan, who intended to take the post of prime minister after two terms in office

14-year-old girl attacked in Baku for commemorating suicide of schoolgirl

April 18, 2019

The attacker, Tural Qarayev, has been detained. He calls himself an activist of the ruling party

Azerbaijanis up to 40 years of age advised to get measles vaccine

April 17, 2019

Measles is back in Azerbaijan for the first time in five years

Russian authorities resort to forceful settlement of unrest in Ingushetia

April 17, 2019

About 40 people were arrested for participating in protests against territorial redistribution

The women working in Georgia's dangerous mines

April 16, 2019

"Deciding to go work in the mines was never a dream of mine. But what else can I do to support my family?"

Armenian, Azerbaijani MFAs agree on prisoner visitations, new initiatives

Azerbaijan-Armenia

April 16, 2019

During the last meeting, Mnatsakanyan and Mammadyarov “agreed on a reciprocal basis to take measures allowing relatives to visit persons imprisoned on the territories of the parties”

Songs and slogans of the Armenian revolution

Nikol Pashinyan

April 13, 2019

The authors and performers became symbols of the protest movement which lasted nearly a month

Baku police prevent rally in memory of deceased schoolgirl

April 13, 2019

Two commemoration demonstrations took place - the first was supported by the government, while the second was dispersed

Azerbaijani blogger, former prisoner of conscience succeeds in leaving country in second attempt

April 12, 2019

Huseynov promises to ‘expose the lies of the main state-run television channel’

Chechnya fails in attempt to corner Gazprom to write off gas debt

April 12, 2019

The Chechen authorities insisted that if people were forced to pay their debts, this would create "social tensions and lead to protests”

Armenian PM: still no clear idea of how to move forward in Karabakh conflict

April 11, 2019

Nikol Pashinyan spoke at PACE and commented on relations with Azerbaijan, Iran, Georgia and Russia

PACE holds hearings on human rights in Azerbaijan, latter points at Karabakh as more serious issue

April 11, 2019

The head of the Azerbaijani delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe says that without solving the problem of refugees, it is impossible to raise the issue of political prisoners

Armenian National Security Service taking on fake news

April 10, 2019

The Prime Minister’s instruction was perceived by many as an attempt to impose strict censorship on the country

Fierce public debate around transgender woman’s address to Armenian parliament

April 09, 2019

The issue has reached the prime minister, who has challenged the public to have an honest discussion on sexual minorities in the country

Head of large freight company arrested in Armenia for tax evasion

April 08, 2019

The Armenian State Revenue Committee claims that Spayka has avoided $15 million in due taxes – company employees are holding a protest in support of their leader

Azerbaijan: a wedding instead of a graduation

April 07, 2019

Many in the country still believe that the main priorities for a woman are a home and a family – education is not only unnecessary, but can even be harmful

Electric train route between Yerevan and Gyumri bets on increased tourism

April 06, 2019

Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan took a trip on the new electric train from the capital to the country’s second largest city to find out what problems tourists might face

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