The officials were close allies of the previous head of the Republic, Yunus-bek Yevkurov.
Armenian news outlet egged for being ‘anti-Armenian’
The director of Hayeli Press Club is the sister of embattled Supreme Court head Hrayr Tovmasyan.
Georgian Muslim villages fight back against Orthodox Church land-grab
Local residents claim the lands are vital for them to sustain their families, but local church officials don’t share their concerns.
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.
Voice | ‘Life is tough for a young widow’
A woman from Duisi, Pankisi Valley, speaks of being married too young, losing a husband and the hardships of being a widow in a conservative society.
Opinion | Misogyny and Armenophobic hate underpins the furore over Armine Harutyunyan
The online furore reveals deep-seated prejudices among the Georgian public as well as an irresponsible media.
Georgia scores worst in South Caucasus in Global Hunger Index
Despite its score worsening since the previous edition, Georgia remained in the ‘low’ hunger levels category, along with Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijani Georgian teacher made to apologise for protesting bride kidnapping
Hamid Sadikh posted on Facebook criticising the kidnapping of a former student and the wider attitude of the local community to bride kidnapping.
Armenia offers assistance to refugees as thousands flee Turkish offensive
Over 4,000 ethnic Armenians have found themselves in the line of fire in northeastern Syria.
Armenian journalists denied entry into Georgia
Three journalists from Epress were denied entry into Georgia because ‘the situation has changed’.
Feature Stories
Georgian Muslim villages fight back against Orthodox Church land-grab
Local residents claim the lands are vital for them to sustain their families, but local church officials don’t share their concerns.
Competing protests and the death of a witness: month one of Armenia’s ‘trial of the century’
The controversial trial has recently been rocked by the death of a key witness.
‘Illegal’ land seizures go unpunished in Daghestan
The seizure of land by false municipal resolutions and illegal documents has become a streamlined corruption mechanism in Daghestan.
Azerbaijani students struggle with high tuition fees
As students continue to drop out of university for financial reasons, critics call for reform.
The Dispensary: Life in Kabardino-Balkaria’s only public addiction clinic
Patients at the Narcological Dispensary in Nalchik report a startlingly low level of care.
Azerbaijan’s new morality police
New police units fighting against ‘immoral actions’ in Baku will affect not only sex-workers but may also be used as a tool to pressure civil society.
