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14/11/2019

Former Deputy Chief of Staff of Armenia’s Parliament released from detention

Arsen Babayan has been charged with fraud and ‘colluding to usurp power’.

Former Deputy Chief of Staff of Armenia’s Parliament released from detention

Arsen Babayan has been charged with fraud and ‘colluding to usurp power’.

13/11/2019

Azerbaijani authorities thwart protest by opposition Musavat Party 

Several senior party members including party leader Arif Hajili were detained before the protest was due to take place.

Azerbaijani authorities thwart protest by opposition Musavat Party 

Several senior party members including party leader Arif Hajili were detained before the protest was due to take place.

Daghestani residents storm Gazprom office

They attempted to break down the office door with a wooden bench.

Daghestani residents storm Gazprom office

They attempted to break down the office door with a wooden bench.

12/11/2019

Ingush counterterror head shot dead in Moscow

Ibragim Eldzherkiyev and his brother were shot dead on 2 November in Moscow in an apparant assassination.

Ingush counterterror head shot dead in Moscow

Ibragim Eldzherkiyev and his brother were shot dead on 2 November in Moscow in an apparant assassination.

8/11/2019

Students go on strike to protest education reforms in Armenia

In addition to the strike, the youth wing of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation has organised a sit-in. 

Students go on strike to protest education reforms in Armenia

In addition to the strike, the youth wing of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation has organised a sit-in. 

Residents of Shukruti blockade mine demanding compensation for damaged homes

Residents of the west-Georgian village report cracks in the walls of their houses as a result of mining operations.

Residents of Shukruti blockade mine demanding compensation for damaged homes

Residents of the west-Georgian village report cracks in the walls of their houses as a result of mining operations.

Homophobic protesters attack filmgoers at Georgian film premiere

Protesters threw firecrackers and attempted to storm the cinema at the Georgian premiere of Swedish-Georgian co-production And Then We Danced.

Homophobic protesters attack filmgoers at Georgian film premiere

Protesters threw firecrackers and attempted to storm the cinema at the Georgian premiere of Swedish-Georgian co-production And Then We Danced.

6/11/2019

New allegations against Georgian Orthodox Church as archbishop accused of sexual assault

Archbishop Zosime Shioshvili is accused of sexually assaulting a student in the 1980s.

New allegations against Georgian Orthodox Church as archbishop accused of sexual assault

Archbishop Zosime Shioshvili is accused of sexually assaulting a student in the 1980s.

Georgian ultraconservative groups vow to prevent queer romance film premiere

The Georgian premiere for Swedish–Georgian co-production And Then We Danced is scheduled for Friday. 

Georgian ultraconservative groups vow to prevent queer romance film premiere

The Georgian premiere for Swedish–Georgian co-production And Then We Danced is scheduled for Friday. 

5/11/2019

 Far-right protestors disrupt modernist dance performance in Yerevan

The performers were called ‘satanic’ and attacked with green dye. 

 Far-right protestors disrupt modernist dance performance in Yerevan

The performers were called ‘satanic’ and attacked with green dye.