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Azerbaijan and Iran trade denunciations as tensions mount

Baku and Tehran have exchanged heated accusations after an Iranian commander criticised Azerbaijan after opening an embassy in Israel.

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First person charged and detained over Georgia’s foreign agent protests

Pro-government media and the ruling party chair have speculated about the detainee’s ‘orientation’ and political allegiances.

First person charged and detained over Georgia’s foreign agent protests

Pro-government media and the ruling party chair have speculated about the detainee’s ‘orientation’ and political allegiances.

Podcast | Exclusionary nationalism in Azerbaijan and getting away with sexual harassment in Georgia

The Azerbaijani regime’s exclusion of anti-war critics and Armenians, and the sexual harassment accusations against Shalva Ramishvili.

Podcast | Exclusionary nationalism in Azerbaijan and getting away with sexual harassment in Georgia

The Azerbaijani regime’s exclusion of anti-war critics and Armenians, and the sexual harassment accusations against Shalva Ramishvili.

Lachin corridor route changed amid blockade

A change to the route of the Lachin corridor has been implemented, with a route bypassing the town of Lachin connected to a new section of road near Armenia’s border.

Lachin corridor route changed amid blockade

A change to the route of the Lachin corridor has been implemented, with a route bypassing the town of Lachin connected to a new section of road near Armenia’s border.

Azerbaijani MP survives shooting

Fazil Mustafa was shot several times outside his home near Baku by an unknown man.

Azerbaijani MP survives shooting

Fazil Mustafa was shot several times outside his home near Baku by an unknown man.

Two men killed following ‘attack on Chechen police station’

Despite widespread reports of the attack on the police station, the Chechen authorities said the incident took place in their home.

Two men killed following ‘attack on Chechen police station’

Despite widespread reports of the attack on the police station, the Chechen authorities said the incident took place in their home.

Georgian Dream attacks independent media holding Palitra

The ruling party have accused Palitra Media of being financed by former defence minister Davit Kezerashvili.

Features & Analysis

Activists rally against ‘monster’ building on Sukhumi seafront

The construction of a multi-storey building in a historic quarter of Abkhazia’s capital has prompted pushback from activists and architects.

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Poisoned, soaked, but still dancing: Georgia’s Zoomers come of political age

Sassy posters, raving to sirens, and dancing with water jets have become symbols of the protests that defeated Georgia’s foreign agent bills.

Poisoned, soaked, but still dancing: Georgia’s Zoomers come of political age

By Tata Shoshiashvili

Sassy posters, raving to sirens, and dancing with water jets have become symbols of the protests that defeated Georgia’s foreign agent bills.

‘Irrationality is subjective’: fears rise of conflict between Iran and Azerbaijan

As the two countries exchange increasingly aggressive rhetoric and actions, some worry that a serious conflict might break out.

‘Irrationality is subjective’: fears rise of conflict between Iran and Azerbaijan

By Ismi Aghayev

As the two countries exchange increasingly aggressive rhetoric and actions, some worry that a serious conflict might break out.

Georgia’s lost parents and sold children

A group in Georgia claims to have reunited 500 people sold by doctors as newborns with their biological families.

Georgia’s lost parents and sold children

By Tata Shoshiashvili

A group in Georgia claims to have reunited 500 people sold by doctors as newborns with their biological families.

Analysis | How Azerbaijan’s youth feels towards different countries and the conflict

Polling by the Agora Analytical Collective shows which countries young Azerbaijanis like and dislike, which they see as a threat or an ally. 

Analysis | How Azerbaijan’s youth feels towards different countries and the conflict

By Robin Fabbro

Polling by the Agora Analytical Collective shows which countries young Azerbaijanis like and dislike, which they see as a threat or an ally. 

Plastic flowers at a funeral: small-town life under blockade

In the town of Chartar, in Nagorno-Karabakh, some local residents feel doubly cut off.

Plastic flowers at a funeral: small-town life under blockade

By Marut Vanyan

In the town of Chartar, in Nagorno-Karabakh, some local residents feel doubly cut off.

Opinion

Opinion | Azerbaijan needs an alternative to nationalist militarism

Civil society must step up and propose a progressive alternative to Baku’s rule — one that challenges the nationalist militarism at its core.

Opinion | Greenwashing a blockade

It is clear that the ‘eco-protesters’ blocking the Lachin Corridor were put there by Baku.

Opinion | Russia’s shifting interests are leaving Armenia out to dry

Russia is reneging on its long-term alliance with Armenia, in favour of closer ties with Azerbaijan and Turkey

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