Domestic violence increased in Armenia by over 150% in 2024
Domestic violence has become a top issue after a prominent pop singer was accused of assaulting his wife.
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One police officer killed, another injured in Chechen attack on traffic checkpoint
The assailant was shot dead at the scene.
Georgian Dream initiates new legislation to regulate the issuing of grants by foreign donors
Georgian Dream and its satellites have long criticised foreign donors for supporting civil society and media.
Georgian journalist released from administrative detention after 48 hours
Saba Sordia spent two days in detention after police claimed he disobeyed their orders.
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Caucasus Datablog
Datablog | Georgians largely hold Russia and Putin responsible for the war in Ukraine
Even so, 13% considered Ukraine or President Volodymyr Zelenskyi personally responsible for the war, while another 17% were uncertain who to blame.
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Armen Davoudian’s debut — taking the reader through Armenian, Iranian, and American history — is a beautiful personal narrative on change and loss.
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Georgia’s anti-government protests have touched almost the entire country, yet residents of the Pankisi Valley face their own restraining factors.
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This unsettling domestic drama is an admirable directorial debut from dissident Kabardian director Kantemir Balagov.
Caucasus Datablog
Datablog | Is quality education in Georgia really accessible for all?
Most Georgians believe access to quality education is fairly equitable between men and women.
Reviews
Review | 1978 — The Struggle for the Status of the Georgian Language: Oral Histories
While an interesting collection of oral histories, this compilation struggles to do too much at once, becoming disjointed in the process.
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Review | Street Life — the cold drone of Georgia’s long winter protest
Natalie Beridze’s Street Life turns Georgia’s protests into an oppressive soundscape, capturing both the exhaustion and resolve of a movement.
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The authorities in Georgia go to extreme lengths to pursue opponents of the government, while giving tacit approval to those who attack such opponents.
Georgia’s EU U-turn
Opinion | Georgian civil society needs to prepare for the worst
As Georgian Dream flaunts its authoritarianism, civil society and its international backers need to dig in for a long fight.
Chechnya
Opinion | Chechen women are speaking up, but is anybody listening?
The first all-women Chechen March highlights how Chechen women are forced to live at the intersection of Islamophobia and xenophobia.
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