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Georgia goes into lockdown

The Georgian Government has announced a lockdown throughout much of the country to counter the coronavirus after the virus has spread widely in the country since September.

Georgians show sympathy for microfinance hostage-taker

The arrest of Levan Zurabashvili has been followed by a donation campaign and calls for leniency.

Videos appear to show more war crimes in Nagorno-Karabakh

The Prosecutor General’s Office of Azerbaijan has said they are investigating videos appearing to show Azerbaijani soldiers committing war crimes. 

Police and protesters clash in Lankaran over soldier’s status as ‘martyr’

Residents of the town of Lankaran in Azerbaijan claimed that local officials tried to hide that a soldier from the town died in battle.

After the war, a cabinet shake-up in Armenia

Over the past week, four ministers in the Armenian government have been replaced. 

Historic low turnout in Georgian election

Candidates from the ruling Georgian Dream Party have won all 17 seats up for grabs in the second round of Georgia’s parliamentary elections.

Man arrested and hostages released after standoff in Tbilisi bank

All 11 hostages were freed unharmed following a standoff on Tsereteli Avenue that lasted several hours.

Live updates: Pashinyan presents government roadmap

Armenia has been struck by unrest since the peace deal to end the war in Nagorno-Karabakh was agreed on between Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia.

Live updates: Armenian President calls on Pashinyan to resign

Armenia has been struck by unrest since the peace deal to end the war in Nagorno-Karabakh was agreed on between Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia.

Azerbaijani Security Services ‘threatened to kill’ activist and family

Latif Mammadov, 24, told OC Media he was interrogated for two hours about anti-war posts he made online.