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Coronavirus live updates |  Pashinyan: no patients left waiting for hospitalisation

Live updates with the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic around the Caucasus.

Coronavirus live updates |  Abkhazia to ‘temporarily’ reopen Enguri checkpoint

Live updates with the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic around the Caucasus.

Protesters mark ‘Gavrilov’s Night’ anniversary in Tbilisi

Opposition and anti-government protesters gathered to mark one year since the violent clashes outside parliament.

Azerbaijani feminist local councillor ‘publicly shamed’ after reporting on corruption

Personal pictures of Vafa Naghi were hung in public places around her village, allegedly for her criticism of the municipality chair. 

German Chief Prosecutor calls Georgian government ‘pro-Russian’

The Public Prosecutor General made the comments as part of an indictment of a Russian citizen over the killing of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili.

Coronavirus live updates | Azerbaijan toughens quarantine

Live updates with the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic around the Caucasus.

Chechen man sentenced to three-and-a-half years for sharing videos about First Chechen War

Aytakhadzhi Khalimov was convicted of ‘publicly justifying terrorism and calls for terroristic activities’.

Coronavirus live updates | Pashinyan scolds Armenians for not wearing face masks

Live updates with the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic around the Caucasus.

Ambulance crews protest in Azerbaijan’s Absheron 

Protesters complained that they had not been paid the coronavirus bonuses they were promised.

Stranded Azerbaijanis clash with Daghestani police at border

Russian authorities have launched a criminal investigation into the violence, after a number of police officers were reportedly injured.