Caucasus news

Chechen human rights advocate sentenced to 4 years for marijuana possession

March 19, 2019

Oyub Titiev says that the drugs were planted on him and the case fabricated

Political prisoners ‘pardoned’ in Azerbaijan: a sign of change?

March 18, 2019

Some have thanked the president for the decree, while others demand the release of the remaining political prisoners

High profile civic activists, opposition members released through amnesty in Azerbaijan

March 16, 2019

Almost 400 people will be released as part of the amnesty decree

Georgia to prosecute those who mediate asylum applications in the EU

March 15, 2019

The latest data on the number of Georgian migrants in Europe

Mass shawarma poisoning in Baku

March 15, 2019

Seven students were hospitalized, but their lives are not in danger

Georgian president in Yerevan: “We have a common vision of the future”

March 14, 2019

Salome Zurabishvili met with the Armenian authorities during her first official visit as president of Georgia

Demolition of cafes in downtown Yerevan gives rise to protest

March 14, 2019

Protesters blocked one of the central streets of the capital but the police managed to push them aside, arresting sixteen in the process

US State Department: human rights situation in Azerbaijan is deplorable

March 14, 2019

The US State Department's report for 2018 touches on the lack of freedom of the press, torture and political prisoners in the country

Armenia holds security meeting in Karabakh, Azerbaijan flexes its muscles with large military exercises

Azerbaijan-Armenia

March 13, 2019

The Armenian Security Council has held its first ever meeting in Nagorno-Karabakh. Why?

Moscow accuses Azerbaijan of discriminating against Russian citizens who are ethnic Armenians

March 13, 2019

The Russian Foreign Ministry has warned citizens that ‘Azerbaijan may refuse [them] entry under the pretext of the Karabakh conflict’

Azerbaijani officials against divorce float ‘compatibility checks’ before marriage

March 11, 2019

The Family Affairs Committee says psychological incompatibility is at fault for divorce rates in the country

Cigarette prices to skyrocket in Armenia

March 09, 2019

The Armenian minister of health says a 45 per cent price hike in cigarettes will prevent 88,000 early deaths

Azerbaijan’s first ever feminist march ends in bizarre confrontation

March 09, 2019

‘Aggressive older women’ attempted to disperse the first feminist march in the history of Azerbaijan

Female photographers compare themselves to firefighters and policemen

March 08, 2019

They believe they are trusted more than their male colleagues

Baku police disperse feminist rally on International Women’s Day

March 08, 2019

A number of demonstrators have been detained

Armenia to allow draft-dodgers to avoid prosecution by paying a fine

March 07, 2019

The bill aims to allow young Armenian men who are 27 or older to return home without facing criminal prosecution

Op-ed: The fight for Bidzina Ivanishvili

March 07, 2019

What is happening in the "Georgian Dream"?

New homes being built for Azerbaijan earthquake victims

March 07, 2019

The foundation of a multistory building has already been laid in Shamakhi

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