Georgian foreign agent bill passes first reading as police use tear gas on protests
The bills have been widely condemned in Georgia and abroad as representing a threat to Georgia’s democracy.
Analysis | How Azerbaijan’s youth feels towards different countries and the conflict
Polling by the Agora Analytical Collective shows which countries young Azerbaijanis like and dislike, which they see as a threat or an ally.
EU approves 2-year monitoring mission to Armenia–Azerbaijan border
The EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs described the mission as ‘a new phase in the EU’s engagement in the South Caucasus.’
Georgia violated Pankisi teen Machalikashvili’s right to life, court finds
Temirlan Machalikashvili was shot dead in his bed during an antiterrorist sweep in the Pankisi Valley in December 2017.
Aliyev says Yerevan ‘historically’ Azerbaijani
Aliyev made the comments in a wide-ranging speech to the Community of West Azerbaijanis on his 61st birthday.
Sweden-based Chechen dissident Tumso Abdurakhmanov reportedly murdered
The Swedish police said they were aware of the reports but declined to comment at this time.
CSTO summit welcomed with protests in Yerevan
The summit is being attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Kenya blocks export of baobab trees to Georgia citing ‘irregularities’
Documents suggest the trees were destined for the Shekvetili Dendrological Park, set up by Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili.
Ukrainian Parliament recognises independence of Chechnya
The Verkhovna Rada also unanimously condemned ‘the commission of genocide against the Chechen people’.
Pelosi condemns Baku and pledges support for Armenia
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said that the US Congress condemns Azerbaijan’s ‘invasion of Armenia’.