27/03/2019
Taxi drivers block Tbilisi’s Rustaveli Avenue to protest new regulations
Over 100 taxi drivers came out in protest against new taxi regulations introduced by the Tbilisi City Hall.
Taxi drivers block Tbilisi’s Rustaveli Avenue to protest new regulations
Over 100 taxi drivers came out in protest against new taxi regulations introduced by the Tbilisi City Hall.
26/03/2019
Georgian sex ed classes will be ‘opt in’, promises author of Child’s Rights Code
Other changes to the draft Code on the Rights of the Child included references to ‘homeland’ and ‘traditional cultural values’.
Georgian sex ed classes will be ‘opt in’, promises author of Child’s Rights Code
Other changes to the draft Code on the Rights of the Child included references to ‘homeland’ and ‘traditional cultural values’.
25/03/2019
Striking Georgian social workers demand meeting with Prime Minister
As an overwhelming number of Georgian social workers strike, the government maintains social programs and provision of services are not in danger.
Striking Georgian social workers demand meeting with Prime Minister
As an overwhelming number of Georgian social workers strike, the government maintains social programs and provision of services are not in danger.
22/03/2019
School director sues Circassian-language teacher in Kabardino-Balkaria
The director of the Nalchik school is suing her former employee after she spoke out against the lack of Circassian language lessons in the school.
School director sues Circassian-language teacher in Kabardino-Balkaria
The director of the Nalchik school is suing her former employee after she spoke out against the lack of Circassian language lessons in the school.
Angry protesters block officials from HPP meeting in Georgia’s Svaneti
The government-organised meeting planned to discuss the environmental impact assessment report of a hydropower plant project in the region.
Angry protesters block officials from HPP meeting in Georgia’s Svaneti
The government-organised meeting planned to discuss the environmental impact assessment report of a hydropower plant project in the region.
21/03/2019
Georgian social workers to begin strike after negotiations with Health Ministry break down
Staff from the Social Services Agency are demanding more resources and better working conditions.
Georgian social workers to begin strike after negotiations with Health Ministry break down
Staff from the Social Services Agency are demanding more resources and better working conditions.
20/03/2019
Protests as Yerevan authorities demolish cafés around Opera Square
The authorities said they wished to restore green areas in the city that had been developed on and vowed that more areas would be cleared.
Protests as Yerevan authorities demolish cafés around Opera Square
The authorities said they wished to restore green areas in the city that had been developed on and vowed that more areas would be cleared.
Georgia to toughen laws on child-sex offenders
A new government bill would restrict the rights of convicted sex offenders on their release as well as create a child-sex offenders registry.
Georgia to toughen laws on child-sex offenders
A new government bill would restrict the rights of convicted sex offenders on their release as well as create a child-sex offenders registry.
Aliyev frees 52 ‘political prisoners’ as part of Novruz amnesty
Almost 400 prisoners in Azerbaijan were pardoned in total, after President Ilham Aliyev issued an amnesty to mark the Novruz holiday.
Aliyev frees 52 ‘political prisoners’ as part of Novruz amnesty
Almost 400 prisoners in Azerbaijan were pardoned in total, after President Ilham Aliyev issued an amnesty to mark the Novruz holiday.
19/03/2019
Chechnya sentences rights activist Oyub Titiyev to four years in prison
The head of Russian rights group Memorial’s Chechen branch was defiant in court vowing to ‘fight injustice’ until the end of his life.
Chechnya sentences rights activist Oyub Titiyev to four years in prison
The head of Russian rights group Memorial’s Chechen branch was defiant in court vowing to ‘fight injustice’ until the end of his life.