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Azerbaijani students ‘beaten’ after complaining about quarantine conditions

A group of students who were evacuated from Turkey to Nakhchivan have complained of being held in dire conditions.

Coronavirus live updates | Chechnya on lockdown

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

Video | Company Town

This old industrial town in western Georgia is famous for its manganese mines. But the industry, the city’s lifeblood, is now literally undermining the homes of some of its residents. Meanwhile, the Georgian government sits back and does nothing.

South Ossetia goes into quarantine

The measures being enacted include closing shops and restaurants and banning foreign citizens from entering. 

Coronavirus live updates | ‘Highly likely that there might be a precedent of domestic transmission’

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

Abkhazia to enter state of emergency from Saturday

A curfew has already been announced as part of the state of emergency but few other details have emerged.

Coronavirus live updates | Georgia fines group distributing face masks 

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

Coronavirus live updates | Azerbaijan releases 200 prisoners

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

Coronavirus live updates | Second coronavirus fatality in Azerbaijan

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

Russia set to vote on new constitution despite protests in North Caucasus

Activists in Kabardino-Balkaria and Ingushetia disagree with the amendments to Russia’s constitution.