Bera Ivanishvili refuses to deny authenticity of secret recordings
Bera Ivanishvili remained unrepentant after the broadcast of conversations he had with the PM in which they discuss sending men to threaten critics.
Live updates: Women detained in Baku as Caucasus markes International Women’s Day
Women across the Caucasus are marking International Women’s Day.
Live updates: Pashinyan condemns ‘military coup’
Armenia’s top military brass have released a statement calling for Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation, Pashinyan has called on supporters to gather in response.
Chechen man ‘abducted and held in basement’ for past six months
Local residents say 35-year-old Usman Mitayev was abducted by police in October.
Melia arrested as police raid UNM offices in Tbilisi
Georgian Police are executing the arrest of opposition leader Nika Melia.
Gharibashvili focuses on ‘terrorist opposition’ in combative confirmation speech
The new Georgian Prime Minister vowed to quickly ‘restore constitutional order’ in a move unlikely to resolve Georgia’s political crisis.
Novaya Gazeta: Russian police forced abductees to swear allegiance to ISIS before killing them
Novaya Gazeta has found proof of the illegal detention of at least 27 Chechen men who were killed by Russian security forces in January 2017.
Irakli Gharibashvili named candidate for Georgian PM
Georgian Dream has named former prime minister Irakli Gharibashvili as their candidate for prime minister.
Gakharia resigns as Georgian PM over Melia arrest
Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has resigned as Georgian Prime Minister.
Russian police ‘abduct gay Chechen brothers’ from safehouse in central Russia
Activists suspect the brothers, aged 17 and 20, have already been handed over to Chechen special forces.