Sixteen-year-old girl murdered in Azerbaijan weeks after ‘wedding’
The girl’s 19-year-old husband has been arrested on suspicion of murder but has denied his guilt.
Protest in Baku over arrest of activist who ‘defended rape victim’
Around a dozen women protested the arrest of an activist allegedly detained and tortured for attempting to report a police official for rape.
Justice Minister accused of ‘spying’ on prison monitors
Justice Minister Tea Tsulukian came under fire for airing a video of a prison monitor from the Public Defender’s Office interviewing an inmate.
Head of Constitutional Court of Armenia threatens to sue Prime Minister
Hrayr Tovmasyan has called recent comments by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ‘slander’.
‘Intervention from top’ secured release of Georgian minister’s brother, video shows
Footage aired by Mtavari Arkhi appears to show the brother of Security Council head Levan Izoria being released after intervention from higher-ups.
Daudov claims Chechen border demarcation completed as Daghestan remains silent
The speaker of the Chechen Parliament announced the controversial border demarcations had been completed, despite being suspended since June.
Georgian government to announce new bidding for Anaklia port after pulling contract with investor
The government pulled the contract with the Anaklia Development Consortium, who were previously developing the project, earlier in January.
Women banned from swimming pool in Daghestan’s Kaspiysk
The ban led to outcry from many women in Daghestan, and a legal challenge has been mounted against it.
Lavrov accuses South Ossetia of overreacting to Tsnelisi crisis
Lavrov said South Ossetia overreacted to the erection of a Georgian police checkpoint but still blamed Georgia for the crisis.
Armenian farmers protest new slaughterhouse regulations
The protests came after the Food Safety Inspectorate launched inspections of meat selling stores and supermarkets across Yerevan.