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.
15/03/2019
New bill in Georgia would scrap military exemptions for non-Orthodox religions
Under the new bill, Georgian Orthodox priests would be the only people eligible to defer military service for religious reasons.
New bill in Georgia would scrap military exemptions for non-Orthodox religions
Under the new bill, Georgian Orthodox priests would be the only people eligible to defer military service for religious reasons.
14/03/2019
Georgian national detained in Abkhazia ‘commits suicide’
Georgia’s Samkharauli National Forensics Bureau, which is examining his body, has so far found no evidence of violence.
Georgian national detained in Abkhazia ‘commits suicide’
Georgia’s Samkharauli National Forensics Bureau, which is examining his body, has so far found no evidence of violence.
13/03/2019
Georgian ‘royal divorcees’ face-off in court over right to the throne
Ana Bagration-Gruzinsky and her father Nugzar are suing Ana’s ex-husband, Davit Bagration-Mukhraneli, for speaking on behalf of the monarchy.
Georgian ‘royal divorcees’ face-off in court over right to the throne
Ana Bagration-Gruzinsky and her father Nugzar are suing Ana’s ex-husband, Davit Bagration-Mukhraneli, for speaking on behalf of the monarchy.