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7/05/2019

Abkhazian presidential challenger vows to fight election despite ‘poisoning’

Aslan Bzhaniya’s opposition coalition announced they would conduct their own investigation into his sudden illness.

Abkhazian presidential challenger vows to fight election despite ‘poisoning’

Aslan Bzhaniya’s opposition coalition announced they would conduct their own investigation into his sudden illness.

Activists occupy ‘historic’ building in Baku to prevent demolition

Around 200 people have gathered inside the former Molokan church and the site of the first Azerbaijani radio station.

Activists occupy ‘historic’ building in Baku to prevent demolition

Around 200 people have gathered inside the former Molokan church and the site of the first Azerbaijani radio station.

Georgian security service accuse Machalikashvili of ‘plotting terror attack’

Machalikashvili is the father of a nineteen-year-old ethnic Kist from Georgia’s Pankisi Valley who was fatally shot during a 2017 counterterror sweep.

Georgian security service accuse Machalikashvili of ‘plotting terror attack’

Machalikashvili is the father of a nineteen-year-old ethnic Kist from Georgia’s Pankisi Valley who was fatally shot during a 2017 counterterror sweep.

3/05/2019

Georgian weightlifter sues coach for sexual harassment

Tatia Lortkipanidze is suing the Georgian Weightlifting Federation and its head coach, Temur Janjgava, for sexual harassment and discrimination.

Georgian weightlifter sues coach for sexual harassment

Tatia Lortkipanidze is suing the Georgian Weightlifting Federation and its head coach, Temur Janjgava, for sexual harassment and discrimination.

Georgia outlaws sexual harassment

Local rights groups and feminist activists hailed the new law as a victory for women’s rights.

Georgia outlaws sexual harassment

Local rights groups and feminist activists hailed the new law as a victory for women’s rights.

2/05/2019

Interior Minister Gakharia appointed secretary of Georgian Security Council

Critics said the move was another consolidation of power in the hands of a trusted confidant of Georgian Dream party chair Bidzina Ivanishvili.

Interior Minister Gakharia appointed secretary of Georgian Security Council

Critics said the move was another consolidation of power in the hands of a trusted confidant of Georgian Dream party chair Bidzina Ivanishvili.

1/05/2019

Police ‘crack down’ on Circassian Flag Day celebration in Kabardino-Balkaria

Local activists say police prevented drivers with Circassian flags from entering the capital Nalchik.

Police ‘crack down’ on Circassian Flag Day celebration in Kabardino-Balkaria

Local activists say police prevented drivers with Circassian flags from entering the capital Nalchik.

Nurses protest low wages in Daghestan

Around 200 nurses from the state central city hospital in Buynaksk went on strike.

Nurses protest low wages in Daghestan

Around 200 nurses from the state central city hospital in Buynaksk went on strike.

30/04/2019

Protest in Azerbaijan’s Ganja against prosecutions over 2018 unrest

The families of those detained say their relatives are being unfairly pursued.

Protest in Azerbaijan’s Ganja against prosecutions over 2018 unrest

The families of those detained say their relatives are being unfairly pursued.

Azerbaijan restores Georgian access to Davit Gareji monastery

Visitors and clergy were barred from reaching the monastery for several days by Azerbaijani border guards.

Azerbaijan restores Georgian access to Davit Gareji monastery

Visitors and clergy were barred from reaching the monastery for several days by Azerbaijani border guards.