20/02/2019
Tbilisi’s first queer pride announced for June
Organisers said they would not hold a festive march as ‘Georgian queer people have little to celebrate’ while far-right groups vowed to thwart it.
Tbilisi’s first queer pride announced for June
Organisers said they would not hold a festive march as ‘Georgian queer people have little to celebrate’ while far-right groups vowed to thwart it.
18/02/2019
Dozens protest in Batumi against ‘uncontrolled’ construction projects
Organisers described new residential high-rises in the city as ‘gruesome’ and ‘dysfunctional’ and leaving locals and tourists breathing polluted air.
Dozens protest in Batumi against ‘uncontrolled’ construction projects
Organisers described new residential high-rises in the city as ‘gruesome’ and ‘dysfunctional’ and leaving locals and tourists breathing polluted air.
15/02/2019
Georgian National Bank orders TBC to remove board leaders
The National Bank cited ‘violations’ of laws regulating conflicts of interest which were discovered in transactions from 2007–2008.
Georgian National Bank orders TBC to remove board leaders
The National Bank cited ‘violations’ of laws regulating conflicts of interest which were discovered in transactions from 2007–2008.
Georgia took ‘no steps’ for women’s empowerment in 2 years for EU AA
A group of leading civil society organisations have been assessing the government’s progress in its 2017-2020 EU Association Agenda.
Georgia took ‘no steps’ for women’s empowerment in 2 years for EU AA
A group of leading civil society organisations have been assessing the government’s progress in its 2017-2020 EU Association Agenda.
14/02/2019
Armenia sends military ‘humanitarian mission’ to Syria
An 83-person team of deminers, medics, and an accompanying security detail have deployed to the Syrian city of Aleppo.
Armenia sends military ‘humanitarian mission’ to Syria
An 83-person team of deminers, medics, and an accompanying security detail have deployed to the Syrian city of Aleppo.
Georgian President in disagreement with government over exclusion from security council
A former deputy secretary of the NSC warned that the ‘excessive powers’ it’s new head may wield were a bigger problem.
Georgian President in disagreement with government over exclusion from security council
A former deputy secretary of the NSC warned that the ‘excessive powers’ it’s new head may wield were a bigger problem.
13/02/2019
Georgian social workers set to strike unless work conditions improve
Almost all of the country’s social workers are set to go on strike on 1 March, over what they say are poor working conditions and a lack of resources.
Georgian social workers set to strike unless work conditions improve
Almost all of the country’s social workers are set to go on strike on 1 March, over what they say are poor working conditions and a lack of resources.
12/02/2019
Georgia identifies suspect in leaked sex tape
Georgia’s Interior Ministry named a man serving a prison sentence for murder in Armenia as being behind the leak.
Georgia identifies suspect in leaked sex tape
Georgia’s Interior Ministry named a man serving a prison sentence for murder in Armenia as being behind the leak.
Daghestan bans rally in support of activist denied access to dying daughter
The protest’s organiser held a single-person picket as part of the Russia-wide ‘March of Maternal Anger’ after authorities prohibited a larger rally.
Daghestan bans rally in support of activist denied access to dying daughter
The protest’s organiser held a single-person picket as part of the Russia-wide ‘March of Maternal Anger’ after authorities prohibited a larger rally.
11/02/2019
Azerbaijan cuts public funding for newspapers
At least 18 newspapers will lose state support, with a number of them dropping their print editions as a result.
Azerbaijan cuts public funding for newspapers
At least 18 newspapers will lose state support, with a number of them dropping their print editions as a result.