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Miners demand ‘temporary halt’ to coal mining in Tkibuli

The group are demanding the mining company improve safety conditions in the mines after six miners were killed earlier in April.

Protests erupt in Armenia ahead of ex-president’s ‘appointment as PM’

Thousands took to the street to protesters the likely appointment of Serzh Sargsyan as Prime Minister of Armenia.

Man pardoned for domestic violence arrested for ‘murdering stepdaughter’ in Tbilisi

Vepkhia Bakradze is accused of cutting the throat of his stepdaughter in front of her two children.

Gazprom Media ‘to broadcast in Georgia’

NTV-Plus, owned by the largest Russian state media holding, Gazprom Media, says the move is a ‘social mission’.

Aliyev wins 4th presidential term in election plagued by ‘serious violations’

Footage reportedly from the election shows people voting multiple times, while the OSCE reported ballot-box stuffing and other violations.

Opposition light flares in Armenian parliament against Serzh Sargsyan

Members of the opposition Yelk coalition were protesting Sargsyan’s candidacy for the office of Prime Minister.

Russia drops embargo on Abkhazian agricultural goods

The reversal comes just a week after the ban was first announced.

Footage shows black students attacked in Tbilisi

The footage shows the students being attacked by a group of Georgian men while playing football at a public pitch.