
Kadyrov, son Adam, and associates receive awards from Russia’s National Guard
The specific merits for which they were recognised remain unclear.

The specific merits for which they were recognised remain unclear.

Zviad Kharazishvili, also known as ‘Khareba’, has become a synonym for police brutality for many.

Mihran Hakobyan’s lawyer Ruben Melikyan has linked the attack to Hakobyan’s political stance.

The draft law would require ‘prior notification’ even when a protest does not block vehicle traffic.

Journalists discovered that Aishat Baymuradova, who was found dead in mid-October in Yerevan, could have been poisoned.

Armenia previously received Russian and Kazakh wheat through Azerbaijan and Georgia via rail.

According to investigators, Zaur Ismailov used the monument for training purposes.

Georgian director Vakhtang Jajanidze’s first feature film explores selfishness, alienation, and loveless relationships within two families.
Regional * The Armenian Economy Ministry has confirmed that a discussion was held with Tbilisi regarding the possible transit of Azerbaijani fuel to Armenia via Georgia. The Georgian Economy Ministry had stated that it received a request from ‘partner countries’ earlier in December for the transit. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze approved the request and confirmed that no tariffs would be imposed on it. * A native of Chechnya, Aishat Baymuradova, found dead in Yerevan in October, re

Shorena Tevzadze’s short documentary follows four different protagonists to weave a larger story of Georgian migrants seeking healthcare in France.

Georgia’s State Security Service (SSG) claimed the substance was CS, a common tear gas used by police around the world.

Raids were also conducted at the homes of his brother-in-law Elnur Seyidov and party member and journalist Tazakhan Miralamli.

Mansur Tochiev was accused of unlawful possession of an explosive device.

Chechen Head Ramzan Kadyrov addressed Ukrainian citizens in a video, promising to ‘take cruel revenge’ for the attack

No representatives of independent media outlets from either country participated in the forum.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan also suggested adding Armenian flags at the entrance or inside church buildings.
Regional * US President Donald Trump has written a letter to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, thanking him and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for their joint nomination of Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. ‘I am deeply appreciative of your kind recognition, which inspires us to sustain our important mission’, Trump wrote in the letter. * On Saturday, Secretary of the Armenian Security Council, Armen Grigoryan, held a panel discussion with Azerbaijani presidential aide Hikmat Hajiye

Ketevan Vashagashvili’s debut documentary has won a cinematic human rights award for its sensitive portrayal of parenthood and surrogacy in Georgia.
Regional * Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has commended the ‘Western Azerbaijan Community’ for its ‘restrained, constructive approach, openness to reconciliation and dialogue, […] and its respect for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of states’. ‘Western Azerbaijan' is an irredentist concept used by the Azerbaijani authorities to lay claim to the territory of modern-day Armenia. Aliyev added that he believed ‘the peace-loving members of the Western Azerbaijan Community will return
Political scientist and OC Media contributor Bahruz Samadov, who is serving a sentence of 15 years in prison on charges of treason at the Umbaki facility in the suburbs of Baku, reminds me of Stefan Zweig’s main character, Jacob Mendel, from his short story Buchmendel. During WWI, Mendel, a Russian Jew born along the Russian–Polish border, resides in Vienna without any documentation, his life wholly consisting of books. When he is falsely accused of collaborating with enemies of the Austro-Hung

Until the fear of collective punishment ends, even the simple act of speaking publicly is a privilege that most Chechens don’t have.

Georgian director Buka Gvaberidze’s languid film explores the complex relationship between its two main characters over the course of a single day.

Elçin Adzinba has additionally said that she became the victim of a cyberattack after delivering her remarks.

Archbishop Khachatryan is accused of arranging the placement of drugs on a demonstrator at a 2018 protest against Catholicos Karekin II.

Nikita Zhuravel was sentenced to 14 years in prison for burning a Quran and for ‘state treason’.

For Georgia stated that it will raise the issue of establishing a parliamentary investigative commission at the next Bureau meeting.

A number of ministries and agencies are located in this building.

This French–Georgian co-production observes a close-knit community of IDPs from Abkhazia residing in an abandoned Soviet-era resort in Tbilisi.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune turned down a personal request to advance the bill from his Republican colleague, House Speaker Mike Johnson.

Ismail Hasanov spent six months fighting for the Wagner Group in Ukraine after being recruited from a Russian prison in 2022.