Opposition Popular Front Party announce rally on 27 April in Baku stadium
The party chair Ali Karimli has announced they will demand the release of political prisoners in a rally that day.
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Armenia denies yet another Azerbaijani allegation of a ceasefire violation
This is the 25th such ceasefire violation denial since the two countries ostensibly agreed on the text of a peace deal in March.
Georgia tightens drug laws, introduces ‘mandatory treatment’ and penalties for avoiding drug tests
The changes were criticised as ineffective and politically motivated.
Georgian Dream moves to downplay importance of EU visa-free travel
The comments come as the EU’s moves to update the mechanism for suspending visa-free travel to third countries.
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Review | Smiling Georgia — a tragicomic documentary on the wounds left behind by electoral theatre
Luka Beradze’s first full-length film offers a deeply human and surprisingly funny portrait of broken promises and political manipulation in Georgia.
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Datablog | Most Georgians believe personal freedoms do not extend to choices around sex
Only 51% of Georgians believed it was justifiable for men to have a sexual relationship before marriage, compared to 30% believing the same for women.
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Review | May These Ashes Be Light: Georgian Literature from the Soviet Shadow
This anthology expertly introduces the work of Georgian writers and poets who operated during the Soviet Union to a new generation of English readers.
Caucasus Datablog
Datablog | Georgians largely hold Russia and Putin responsible for the war in Ukraine
Even so, 13% considered Ukraine or President Volodymyr Zelenskyi personally responsible for the war, while another 17% were uncertain who to blame.
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Review | The Palace of Forty Pillars — an impressive poetic debut from the Armenian–Iranian Diaspora
Armen Davoudian’s debut — taking the reader through Armenian, Iranian, and American history — is a beautiful personal narrative on change and loss.
Georgia’s EU U-turn
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Opinion | Mzia Amaghlobeli is a political prisoner
The authorities in Georgia go to extreme lengths to pursue opponents of the government, while giving tacit approval to those who attack such opponents.
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Opinion | Georgian civil society needs to prepare for the worst
As Georgian Dream flaunts its authoritarianism, civil society and its international backers need to dig in for a long fight.
Chechnya
Opinion | Chechen women are speaking up, but is anybody listening?
The first all-women Chechen March highlights how Chechen women are forced to live at the intersection of Islamophobia and xenophobia.
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