A gathering of around 10 journalists near the Press Council protesting the arrest of Azerbaijani journalists was forcibly dispersed by police.
Founders of Georgia’s Rustavi 2 TV demand channel back
Allegations of politically-charged changes in editorial policy in the Rustavi 2 case following a hotly contested change in ownership.
Rural communities in Armenia give mining companies the boot
Local residents and activists have united against mining companies in rural Armenia.
In pictures | Rustavi: The city of factories
Rustavi’s factories have led to ‘alarming’ levels of air pollution in the city — local activists, backed by the city council, are getting fed up.
Vitali Safarov’s mother: I must know why they killed my son
The mother is appealing the court’s verdict which said the murder wasn’t a hate crime.
Opinion | What’s the point of Azerbaijan’s National Press Day?
When it comes to press freedoms, there’s not much to celebrate, argues Catherine Pilishvili from Human Rights Watch.
Ingush activist ‘beaten up’ in Nalchik detention centre
Bagaudin Myakiyev, an activist against the Ingush-Chechen land deal, is on hunger strike against his treatment.
ECHR: Georgia must pay €50,000 to mother of police murder victim
The decision came after a 13-year fight for justice by the relatives, one of whom was also killed by police for his independent investigation.
Protest in Baku against ‘Iran–Armenia military production’
About 40 people gathered in front of the Iranian Embassy to protest ‘military cooperation’ between the two countries and the arrest of an Azerbaijani Iranian activist.
Protest against new construction in Dighomi Forest Park
Demonstrators camped out overnight to protest the construction of a large recreational complex within the park.
Feature Stories
Rural communities in Armenia give mining companies the boot
Local residents and activists have united against mining companies in rural Armenia.
Half-measures: Azerbaijani judicial reform brings ‘no independence’ from government
New legislative changes will hardly improve the judicial system in Azerbaijan while it is dependent on executive power, lawyers say.
Azerbaijan’s paralysed civil society
As the government continues to interfere with the activities of NGOs, the sector has become paralysed.
5 violations by police during the Tbilisi clash
240 people were hospitalised after police and protesters clashed on 20–21 June, and questions remain over the actions of the police.
Beyond the controversies, Baku’s Europa League final brought little for locals
Despite complaints of few benefits of playing host, human rights defenders say it was beneficial in drawing attention to abuses in the country.
‘I lived in hell’: life in a psychiatric hospital in Armenia
A report by the Human Rights Defender of Armenia suggested patients were often met with poor conditions and human rights violations.
