human rights

Freedom House annual report: Azerbaijan still ‘Not Free’

Human rights situation in Azerbaijan in 2016 aggravated

Women who crossed the border

According to unofficial data, about 1,5million people left Georgia in search of jobs in 2015-2016 and 65% of them were women

Azerbaijani ‘ReAl’ opposition movement denies taking Iranian money

‘ReAL’ regards the General Prosecutor’s Office investigation as a pressure on opposition

North Caucasus: situation getting worse

30 NGOs closed down in Russia over past four years

"When you came to us, you already knew how to eat" - about "in-vitro kids" and adoption

The mother of two children tells how to ‘survive’ when everybody is against you – family, community, church

Five most common violations of the labor law in Armenia

Everyone knows about these violations, but not everyone fights against them

An activist sentenced to 5,5 years in prison in Baku

For a FB post or drug trafficking?

709 trees were taken down in Tbilisi in 2016

Never mind that 209 of them were absolutely healthy

A blogger is being tried in Baku

He disappeared at eight in the evening yesterday, and friends found him in a court today

25 dollars

Georgia. The elderly abandoned by both, children and state

Armenia: Important Dates of 2016

The memorable shots of the events that shook the country both, inside and outside

Smoking cannabis in Georgia

5 desperate people in Azerbaijan

IDPs took to streets, because they could not afford to pay their energy bills. They ended up arrested

Nika Musavi, Baku

Women's rights in Azerbaijan - 100 years later

Justice abused in Azerbaijan

Defendants are put in a caged dock for the duration of their case hearings, their advocates’ appeals and motions go unheeded by judge, journalists are not allowed to attend and monitor trials

UNESCO vs Ivanishvili

Ivanishvili’s multimillion investment project is a threat to Tbilisi, international experts say.

The end is near for the Soviets

A street named Sovetskaya (meaning ‘Soviet’ in English) is about to perish in the centre of Baku. And it’s also a bit scary, as its residents and historic monuments will be ‘perishing’ too