Azerbaijan Council of Europe corruption allegations ‘indisputable’
The Council of Europe’s parliament concluded that corruption involving Azerbaijan and a number of MPs from several European countries are true.
Pashinyan vows Armenian protest to continue as Karapetyan cancels meeting again
Armenia’s parliament is set elect a new prime minister on 1 May.
Pashinyan demands ‘unconditional capitulation’ of Armenia’s ruling party as protests continue
Opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan has demanded a ‘people’s prime minister’ be appointed, widely interpreted as referencing himself.
Ivanishvili returns to frontline Georgian politics
The billionaire former prime minister is to head the ruling Georgian Dream party, according to Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili.
Chechen rights group head Oyub Titiyev’s pre-trial custody extended
Titiyev, the head of Memorial in Chechnya, was arrested in January over drug charges the group says are trumped-up.
Video — Dozens protest in Svaneti village against hydropower plant
Protesters say the 130-metre high dam is a threat to the people, culture, and environment of Svaneti, and vowed to prevent construction going ahead.
Georgia’s Agara sugar factory to be reopened after workers march
Workers had marched 110 kilometres from Agara to Tbilisi, in protest at the factory’s closure.
Azerbaijani ruling elite linked to secret Malta investments
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s children reportedly used a network of offshore companies as cover for multimillion-dollar investments.
Georgia’s Rights Committee supports bill against ‘insulting religious feelings’
The bill before the human rights committee was authored by conservative groups.
Azerbaijani court rejects appeal by abducted journalist Afgan Mukhtarli
The day before the hearing, one of his lawyer's had his license suspended for ‘politicising the case’.