Editorial | Georgia’s government needs to act to protect workers
The latest death of a construction worker in Georgia demonstrates that the government must stand up for the rights and lives of its citizens.
Chechen authorities ‘to demolish’ jailed activist’s house
Oyub Titiyev’s house as well as 36 neighboring houses are to be demolished to ‘make way for a shopping centre’.
Calls for resignation of head of Georgian Public Broadcaster
Over 70 NGOs and cultural figures published a plan to ‘resolve the crisis’ in the GPB, including the resignation of Vasil Maghlaperidze.
RFE/RL vice-president says partnership with Rustavi 2 ‘out of question’
Nenad Pejić flew to Georgia for a closed meeting with local NGOs, after concern over the firing of Radio Tavisupleba’s head.
Hospital director sentenced to 6 years for fraud in Tbilisi
A rights group charged Farman Jeyranli with ‘deceiving a patient’, but he insisted he was prosecuted for connections to Azerbaijan’s opposition.
Lawyers go on strike in Armenia
Hundreds of lawyers in Armenia have been protesting a bill they say ‘targets lawyers’, and allows judges to fine them for contempt of the court.
European Parliament calls for release of Chechen activist
The resolution labelled drug charges against Memorial’s Chechen head ‘trumped-up’.
Former Mkhedrioni leader shot in Tbilisi
Dodo Gugeshashvili is in serious condition and her son is dead, after an attack in their flat on the outskirts of Tbilisi.
Daghestani ‘IS militant’s’ brother imprisoned and father detained
Shamil Nurmagomedov was sentenced to seven years in prison for sending money to his brother in Syria while their father has been detained.
Death threats against Armenian news editor for satirical cartoon
The director of MediaLab received death threats on social media, after publishing a cartoon mocking Defence Minister Vigen Sargsyan.