Head of Armenian diaspora fund arrested for ‘squandering money on gambling’
Ara Vardanyan, CEO of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund, has been placed under arrest, charged with wasting charity funds.
NGOs demand new chief prosecutor be selected without Georgian Justice Minister
The NGOs demand the process be postponed until new constitutional rules kick in in October to ensure a ‘politically neutral professional’ is chosen.
River Nenskra flood cuts off 10 villages in Svaneti
The company constructing the Nenskra Dam on the river has denied accusations their work was connected to the flooding.
Ex-president Kocharyan questioned over Armenia’s deadly 2008 crackdown
The authorities issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday for former Defence Minister Mikael Harutyunyan over the violence.
Court rules privileges for Georgian Orthodox Church unconstitutional
The Constitutional Court ruled against tax and state property legislation that give preferences to the Orthodox Church and not other religious groups.
Protest in Daghestani town over lack of drinking water
Around 400 people in the town of Izberbash protested in front of the local mayor’s office on Tuesday, demanding their water access be restored.
Russia and South Ossetia slam Otkhozoria–Tatunashvili list
South Ossetia called the list ‘cynical’ and ‘irresponsible’; Russia said it would ‘deteriorate Georgia’s relations’ with Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
‘Leaked evidence’ links Pankisi’s Temirlan Machalikashvili to terror groups
Rights group EMC accused the authorities of conducting an ‘information war’, as details leak despite no official updates.
Ex–Armenian president’s relatives under investigation for tax fraud
Serzh Sargsyan’s brother Levon Sargsyan and his children are under criminal investigation by the State Revenue Committee.
Georgia sentences Saakashvili to 6 years in prison in absentia
Saakashvili was found guilty of ordering the attack on businessman and opposition lawmaker Gelashvili in 2005.