Police raid house of journalist with disabilities in Stavropol
The authorities of Karachay-Cherkessia are investigating several news outlets critical of the government for ‘disseminating fake news’ about COVID-19.
Armenia passes controversial property tax law despite state of emergency
The government came under fire both for the timing of the changes and over fears of gentrification.
Georgia transforms electoral system ahead of October parliamentary elections
The changes brokered by Western diplomats in Tbilisi will make the electoral system more proportional.
Georgian Security Service investigates opposition TV station for ‘sabotage’
The investigation follows a story aired by Mtavari Arkhi claiming the authorities were artificially increasing the number of recorded COVID-19 deaths.
The latest COVID-19 numbers from the Caucasus
The number of confirmed cases, deaths, and recoveries from around the Caucasus.
One dead and another injured in attacks on transgender women in Baku
Queer rights activists have sounded the alarm, warning that it is a part of ‘hunt’ against transgender women in Azerbaijan.
Mother of Chechen woman ‘killed by husband’ publicly apologises
Her brother also apologised for supposedly not ‘keeping an eye’ on his sister.
Coronavirus live updates | Uncertainty over Georgia resuming international tourism on 1 July
Live updates with the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic around the Caucasus.
Armenian parliament votes to remove three judges from Constitutional Court
The amendments also remove Hrayr Tovmasyan as chair of the court.
Body of young woman exhumed after appeal to Kadyrov
Local residents have claimed the 23-year-old was beaten to death by her husband, a claim dismissed by local state TV.