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Coronavirus live updates | Carrying identification mandatory in Armenia

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

Armenian parliament clears way for arrest of opposition oligarch

Supporters of the embattled opposition leader unsuccessfully attempted to block streets in and around Armenia’s capital in protest. 

Coronavirus live updates |  Georgia lifts lockdown in Geta

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

Chechnya’s Ramzan Kadyrov ‘ordered killing’ of Georgian TV host who insulted Putin

A man sent to kill Mtavari Arkhi’s Giorgi Gabunia was arrested during a special operation in Tbilisi last week, the channel’s director has claimed.

One year after his arrest Abdulmumin Gadzhiyev faces new charges

The Daghestani journalist was arrested a year ago on charges of ‘financing terrorism’ and ‘participating in a terrorist organisation’.

Coronavirus live updates | News platforms probed for contradicting official figures

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

Two Chechens convicted for deaths of 84 Russian servicemen during the Second Chechen War

The lawyer of one of the accused has stated that the verdict does not take into account his client’s alibi. 

Coronavirus live updates | Employees of Azerbaijan's presidential administration test positive

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

Tkibuli miners demand safety guarantees after surviving accident ‘by pure luck’

Miners refused to work on Wednesday after a lift malfunction left them in fear for their lives.