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13/11/2018

25-year-old ‘with mental illness’ killed in ‘exorcism’ in Azerbaijan

Police have arrested six men for beating the man to death in order to ‘free him from bad spirits’

25-year-old ‘with mental illness’ killed in ‘exorcism’ in Azerbaijan

Police have arrested six men for beating the man to death in order to ‘free him from bad spirits’

12/11/2018

Zurabishvili and family ‘receive death threats’ from opposition supporters

Threats to the Georgian Dream–endorsed presidential candidate are alleged to have come from ‘former military officers’ ‘connected to’ the UNM.

Zurabishvili and family ‘receive death threats’ from opposition supporters

Threats to the Georgian Dream–endorsed presidential candidate are alleged to have come from ‘former military officers’ ‘connected to’ the UNM.

Protesters defy Tbilisi mayor over Christmas tree

NGO’s set up tents outside parliament after Mayor Kakha Kaladze told Fathers for Truth protesters they should ‘find somewhere else to protest’.

Protesters defy Tbilisi mayor over Christmas tree

NGO’s set up tents outside parliament after Mayor Kakha Kaladze told Fathers for Truth protesters they should ‘find somewhere else to protest’.

9/11/2018

RFE/RL journalist denied entry to Georgia

Aslanbek Dadayev from RFE/RL’s Chechen-language service had worked on stories in Georgia about Pankisi and Malkhaz Machalikashvili.

RFE/RL journalist denied entry to Georgia

Aslanbek Dadayev from RFE/RL’s Chechen-language service had worked on stories in Georgia about Pankisi and Malkhaz Machalikashvili.

8/11/2018

Acting Mayor of Makhachkala detained over missing ₽40 million

Abusupyan Gasanov is the fourth mayor of Daghestan’s capital to be arrested; the head of the republic promised consequences for all corrupt officials.

Acting Mayor of Makhachkala detained over missing ₽40 million

Abusupyan Gasanov is the fourth mayor of Daghestan’s capital to be arrested; the head of the republic promised consequences for all corrupt officials.

7/11/2018

Georgian Public Defender: Devdariani sexually harassed three women

Allegations of harassment and sexual assault against the former head of local NGO CiDA emerged in March.

Georgian Public Defender: Devdariani sexually harassed three women

Allegations of harassment and sexual assault against the former head of local NGO CiDA emerged in March.

6/11/2018

Ingush ‘boycott’ Russian Unity Day over Chechnya land deal

Ingush people boycotted the national holiday as protest leaders announced the fight had now moved to a legal plane.

Ingush ‘boycott’ Russian Unity Day over Chechnya land deal

Ingush people boycotted the national holiday as protest leaders announced the fight had now moved to a legal plane.

Scandal ridden former Georgian chief prosecutor charged over brawl

Otar Partskhaladze, whose name appears in the Omega tapes scandals, was charged over a 2017 fight with then–Auditor General Lasha Tordia.

Scandal ridden former Georgian chief prosecutor charged over brawl

Otar Partskhaladze, whose name appears in the Omega tapes scandals, was charged over a 2017 fight with then–Auditor General Lasha Tordia.

5/11/2018

Georgia’s Vashadze promises ‘snap parliamentary election’ if elected president

Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party Bidzina Ivanishvili meanwhile promised ‘remarkable’ changes ‘within a year’.

Georgia’s Vashadze promises ‘snap parliamentary election’ if elected president

Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party Bidzina Ivanishvili meanwhile promised ‘remarkable’ changes ‘within a year’.

2/11/2018

Daghestani man appeals to ECHR over ‘police torture’

Abutalib Shakhruyev was beaten and tortured with electricity, his lawyer says, before being sentenced to 11 years in prison.

Daghestani man appeals to ECHR over ‘police torture’

Abutalib Shakhruyev was beaten and tortured with electricity, his lawyer says, before being sentenced to 11 years in prison.