Campaign for disappeared Chechen singer Zelim Bakayev draws thousands of supporters
International queer rights group All Out and the Russian LGBT Network launched the #JusticeForZelim campaign five months after his disappearance.
Azerbaijan sentences abducted journalist Afgan Mukhtarli to 6 years
Mukhtarli, who was abducted in Georgia last May, was convicted of smuggling €10,000 ($11,200) in cash, border trespass, and disobeying border guards.
Labour ministry to ‘inspect for rights violations’ in Georgia
The Inspection Department is still unable to check workplaces without consent from employers, and their recommendations are not legally binding.
Protests in Tbilisi after development above historic sulphur baths restart
Urban policy activists vow to fight plans to construct two large multifunctional complexes in Tbilisi’s old neighbourhood.
South Ossetian leader meets with Bosnian Serb counterpart
Anatoly Bibilov visited Republika Srpska to open South Ossetian representation there, sparking controversy in Georgia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Rights activist arrested for ‘drug possession’ in Chechnya
Activists and government critics say charges against the head of Memorial in Chechnya have been fabricated in order to silence him.
