8/11/2018
Acting Mayor of Makhachkala detained over missing ₽40 million
Abusupyan Gasanov is the fourth mayor of Daghestan’s capital to be arrested; the head of the republic promised consequences for all corrupt officials.
Acting Mayor of Makhachkala detained over missing ₽40 million
Abusupyan Gasanov is the fourth mayor of Daghestan’s capital to be arrested; the head of the republic promised consequences for all corrupt officials.
7/11/2018
Georgian Public Defender: Devdariani sexually harassed three women
Allegations of harassment and sexual assault against the former head of local NGO CiDA emerged in March.
Georgian Public Defender: Devdariani sexually harassed three women
Allegations of harassment and sexual assault against the former head of local NGO CiDA emerged in March.
6/11/2018
Ingush ‘boycott’ Russian Unity Day over Chechnya land deal
Ingush people boycotted the national holiday as protest leaders announced the fight had now moved to a legal plane.
Ingush ‘boycott’ Russian Unity Day over Chechnya land deal
Ingush people boycotted the national holiday as protest leaders announced the fight had now moved to a legal plane.
Scandal ridden former Georgian chief prosecutor charged over brawl
Otar Partskhaladze, whose name appears in the Omega tapes scandals, was charged over a 2017 fight with then–Auditor General Lasha Tordia.
Scandal ridden former Georgian chief prosecutor charged over brawl
Otar Partskhaladze, whose name appears in the Omega tapes scandals, was charged over a 2017 fight with then–Auditor General Lasha Tordia.
5/11/2018
Georgia’s Vashadze promises ‘snap parliamentary election’ if elected president
Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party Bidzina Ivanishvili meanwhile promised ‘remarkable’ changes ‘within a year’.
Georgia’s Vashadze promises ‘snap parliamentary election’ if elected president
Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party Bidzina Ivanishvili meanwhile promised ‘remarkable’ changes ‘within a year’.
2/11/2018
Daghestani man appeals to ECHR over ‘police torture’
Abutalib Shakhruyev was beaten and tortured with electricity, his lawyer says, before being sentenced to 11 years in prison.
Daghestani man appeals to ECHR over ‘police torture’
Abutalib Shakhruyev was beaten and tortured with electricity, his lawyer says, before being sentenced to 11 years in prison.
Georgian officials to withdraw cannabis export bill after meeting Patriarch
The government also said they would discuss ways to legally limit Constitutional Court’s rulings in drug policy.
Georgian officials to withdraw cannabis export bill after meeting Patriarch
The government also said they would discuss ways to legally limit Constitutional Court’s rulings in drug policy.
31/10/2018
Kadyrov visits protest leaders in Ingushetia
After the Chechen head ‘made peace’ with the protest leaders in Ingushetia; activists insisted they would not give up their demands.
Kadyrov visits protest leaders in Ingushetia
After the Chechen head ‘made peace’ with the protest leaders in Ingushetia; activists insisted they would not give up their demands.
Georgian Dream MPs warn of ‘civil war’ if Vashadze elected
Georgia’s political scene heats up as the country braces for its first ever presidential run-off election.
Georgian Dream MPs warn of ‘civil war’ if Vashadze elected
Georgia’s political scene heats up as the country braces for its first ever presidential run-off election.
28/10/2018
Georgian presidential election to go to second round
With 99% of votes counted, Georgian Dream–endorsed Salome Zurabishvili leads with 39% of votes while the UNM’s Grigol Vashadze is second with 38%.
Georgian presidential election to go to second round
With 99% of votes counted, Georgian Dream–endorsed Salome Zurabishvili leads with 39% of votes while the UNM’s Grigol Vashadze is second with 38%.