
Georgian police impose massive fines on protesters for ‘blocking roads’
Fines for blocking roads have reached $1,800 following amendments approved by Georgian Dream in December 2024
Fines for blocking roads have reached $1,800 following amendments approved by Georgian Dream in December 2024
Apti Alaudinov criticised Trump at a meeting with Moscow State University students.
Keshelashvili suggested that the prosecution of journalists is aimed at ensuring that state agencies ‘intimidate and restrict’ the media.
The Azerbaijani Statistical Committee has reported that $3.5 billion were spent on reconstructing Nagorno-Karabakh in 2024.
Mariam Nikuradze, Irma Dimitradze, and Tamar Rukhadze talk about the arrest of Batumelebi and Netgazeti founder Mzia Amaghlobeli.
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NIYSO has emerged as a distinct movement advocating for a conservative approach of Islamic law in opposition to the Russian regime.
Besides the widely documented police beatings and detentions during the ongoing protests in Georgia, police have also specifically targeted women protesters with sexual harassment and violence.
While the five candidates differ on domestic politics, they all broadly remain in favour of continuing Abkhazia’s pro-Russian orientation.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party have become deeply involved in Georgian domestic politics, both publicly and behind closed doors.
TV Imedi has a stated goal — to prevent the opposition from gaining power — a goal former employees say has overtaken all questions of ethics.
Dozens of civil servants have been dismissed after speaking out against the halting of Georgia’s EU membership process.
Multiple marriages have existed in the North Caucasus for centuries, raising the question, why was a fatwa needed in the first place?
The authorities in Georgia go to extreme lengths to pursue opponents of the government, while giving tacit approval to those who attack such opponents.
As Georgian Dream flaunts its authoritarianism, civil society and its international backers need to dig in for a long fight.
The first all-women Chechen March highlights how Chechen women are forced to live at the intersection of Islamophobia and xenophobia.
On top of the media crackdown in Georgia, Trump’s foreign aid freeze has affected 3 of our projects. We’ve been warning about this for years - dependence on institutional donors puts media sustainability at risk.
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