Crime

Another case of police brutality in Abkhazia: an officer caught on camera beating a detainee

Abkhazia

June 21, 2024

In Abkhazia, a video has surfaced on social media showing Mancho Kyakhba, an officer from the first department of the Sukhum police, beating a detainee while other officers calmly watch

European Court fines Azerbaijan for blocking four media outlets

Azerbaijan

June 13, 2024

In total, the Azerbaijani authorities have been fined €77,500 for two cases.

In Tbilisi, Niko Managadze, a student and the organizer of the protest action "Meet the Prime Minister," was beaten

Foreign agents' law in Georgia

June 08, 2024

In Georgia, the list of activists and politicians being attacked for dissenting with the authorities is growing

Police brutality in Abkhazia: Torture as the norm

Abkhazia

June 06, 2024

The near-guaranteed impunity likely emboldens Abkhazian police officers to overstep boundaries during interrogations.

Veteran of Georgian-Abkhazian War accused of illegal weapon possession

Abkhazia

May 27, 2024

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a homemade loaded revolver was found in Artur Aloev's bedroom. However, they opted not to detain him

168 inspections, 3 fatalities: Labor law violations in Armenia

Armenia

May 03, 2024

The Health and Labor Inspection Body conducted inspections to identify possible violations of labor rights. The majority of violations were found in the construction sector

"Teenager arrested and beaten for wearing a hoodie" - Scandal in Abkhazia over police abuse

Abkhazia

April 26, 2024

The mother of the teenager, who suffered from police abuse in Abkhazia, began to fight the system alone

Political persecution, corruption, and other issues: US State department report on Georgia

Borderization

April 23, 2024

According to the report, the Georgian government has taken steps to investigate human rights violations involving some officials, but impunity remains a problem

US State Department urges Georgia to investigate sanctioned judges

US sanctions against Georgian judges

April 13, 2024

In April 2023, the US State Department imposed sanctions on four Georgian judges, prohibiting their entry into the United States

"More Georgian citizens are being detained by Russian occupiers in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone," - Ombudsman

Abkhazia

April 02, 2024

"The killing of Tamaz Ginturi by the occupation regime has raised particular concern." - Levan Ioseliani, Georgia's people`s defender

"There are no Armenian prisoners of war in Azerbaijan." A view from Baku

Azerbaijan-Armenia

March 28, 2024

According to an Azerbaijani lawyer, there are no Armenian prisoners of war in Azerbaijan, and it is incorrect to refer to the leaders of the former unrecognized NKR as such

"Armenia leads in regional crime fight," says Interior Chief

Armenia

March 28, 2024

According to a global crime level study, Armenia ranks 9th out of 137 countries, with Georgia in 10th place

In Azerbaijan, coach convicted of child murder sentenced to 19 years in prison

Azerbaijan

March 20, 2024

Mehmаn Khalilov claims he didn't intentionally kill the child and says it was his negligence during training session

Political prisoners in Russia: who is next after Navalny

Alexei Navalny

February 27, 2024

After the murder of Alexei Navalny, many are wondering who will be next in this deadly queue?

20 years later: Three sentenced in absentia in South Ossetia for "collaboration with Georgian intelligence"

South Ossetia

February 27, 2024

No one recalls the other two convicts. It's unclear why all three Karkusov brothers were accused, but only one convicted, especially since one is already in a Russian prison

"Ordinary people": how Abkhazia resists drug traffickers from Russia and Central Asia

Abkhazia

February 26, 2024

"The mephedrone generation" - specialists point to a sharp increase in the number of consumers in Abkhazia. Meanwhile, among the convicted sellers, almost all are Russians and citizens of Central Asia

Abkhazia: Anzor Tarba dies in custody, and the accused gets a new appointment

Abkhazia

February 04, 2024

The former leadership of the Gal district also stepped down following the death of the individual detained during interrogation

One and a half years in prison for activist Lazare Grigoriadis, case of violence against his father

Georgia

September 27, 2023

Lazare Grigoriadis is sentenced for violence against his father, but the family says the father himself was to blame. He faces 7 to 11 years in prison in the main case of assaulting police officers

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