Despite a hotly contested race in Zugdidi, the UNM’s Sandra Roelofs lost to Georgian Dream’s Gega Shengelia.
Pashinyan instigates protests outside Armenian courts calling for transitional justice
Pashinyan later called for an end to the blockade of the courts, which he called for after former president Robert Kocharyan was released on bail.
How georgia enforces its borders: drug trafficking since 2012
Liberali tried to find out how Georgia is tackling drug trafficking and what has changed since 2012 under the Georgian dream government.
In pictures | Tbilisi’s night bus — a shelter on wheels
Tbilisi introduced a night bus two years ago between the city centre and the airport. Now, it serves as overnight accommodation for the homeless.
Voice | ‘Our families are as holy as yours’ — stories of acceptance
Despite widespread homophobic attitudes throughout the Caucasus, there are some queer people who find acceptance for who they are.
Opinion | Queer rights are being weaponised by Armenia’s counter-revolutionaries
In a last-ditch attempt to regain support, Armenia’s corrupt former ruling class have joined with an odious crew of far-right and homophobic forces.
Tbilisi marks International Day Against Homophobia with a single rainbow flag
Hundreds of people led by priests marched through Tbilisi ‘against sodomy’.
Opposition activists and journalists attacked in run-up to Georgian by-elections
Five days before the by-elections, several men attacked mayoral candidate and media in Western Zugdidi town.
Key witness testifies that Safarov was killed because he was Jewish
A former friend of the two defendants said they went together to bars to insult foreigners and make Nazi salutes.
Ad company pulls out of deal to display anti-homophobia posters in Tbilisi
The Equality Movement announced they will sue the advertising company for discrimination after they pulled out at the last moment.
Feature Stories
How georgia enforces its borders: drug trafficking since 2012
Liberali tried to find out how Georgia is tackling drug trafficking and what has changed since 2012 under the Georgian dream government.
Is this the beginning of a recycling revolution in Azerbaijan?
While the Ministry of Environment sees the solution through private and public initiatives, the public expects regulatory actions.
Armenia’s blind struggle to find a livelihood
Faced with ignorance and discrimination, finding work as a blind person is a difficult task.
Silence in the courtroom: how one of Chechnya’s last human rights defenders was convicted on drug charges
Oyub Titiyev is the latest victim of Russia’s campaign against civil society in the North Caucasus.
‘We’re caught in mid-air’ — Raising a child with autism in Georgia
From therapy to special education teachers in schools, parents of children with autism in Georgia face a constant battle for the services they need.
Armenia hopes for Nagorno-Karabakh’s return to the negotiating table
Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will meet officially this Friday.
