Live updates | Protesters remain in detention after foreign agent law passes first hearing
A number of protesters remain in detention, with an opposition MP also claiming that he was beaten while being detained on Wednesday night.
Around 60 Azerbaijani Tiktokers ‘punished for immoral content’
The Interior Ministry told OC Media that they were detained fo posting ‘immoral content’.
Georgian foreign agent bill passes first reading in parliament amidst massive protests
Thousands of protesters came out to the streets to oppose the law as it passed its first hearing.
Man arrested and beaten after insulting Armenian ruling party MP
The arrested man had insulted a ruling party MP from the ruling party in public transport.
Podcasts
Podcast | Is Chechnya banning lezginka?
Luiza Mchedlishvili and musicologist Ben Wheeler talk about Chechnya’s restriction of ‘fast’ and ‘slow’ music.
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In Focus
‘My son is not a smuggler’: how Azerbaijan detains critics
Azerbaijan has detained journalists and activists on charges of smuggling money, but their families claim that the accusations are far from the truth.
Datablog | Georgians are split on economic relations with Russia
Despite significant negative public sentiment towards Russia’s relations to Georgia, a CRRC survey found that there were mixed opinions on Georgia’s economic ties to Russia.
Datablog | Georgians are split on economic relations with Russia
Despite significant negative public sentiment towards Russia’s relations to Georgia, a CRRC survey found that there were mixed opinions on Georgia’s economic ties to Russia.
The disappearing villages of Samtskhe-Javakheti
In south Georgia, many once populous villages are facing rapid abandonment, with their former inhabitants driven to leave by harsh environmental conditions and government neglect.
The disappearing villages of Samtskhe-Javakheti
In south Georgia, many once populous villages are facing rapid abandonment, with their former inhabitants driven to leave by harsh environmental conditions and government neglect.
‘Competing to be most pro-Russian’: Abkhazia prepares for Russian presidential elections
Abkhazia’s government and opposition have been calling for citizens to vote in the upcoming Russian presidential elections, but sentiment amongst Abkhazian people is conflicted.
‘Competing to be most pro-Russian’: Abkhazia prepares for Russian presidential elections
Abkhazia’s government and opposition have been calling for citizens to vote in the upcoming Russian presidential elections, but sentiment amongst Abkhazian people is conflicted.
A forest in the city centre: rewilding Rustavi
A volunteer-led environmental regeneration project hopes to rewild and revive the Georgian industrial city.
A forest in the city centre: rewilding Rustavi
A volunteer-led environmental regeneration project hopes to rewild and revive the Georgian industrial city.
Opinion
Opinion | Four years of entrapment: why Azerbaijan’s land borders remain closed
Azerbaijan’s land borders have been closed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Opinion | Georgia’s minimum wage is stuck in the 90s
It’s past time for Georgia to raise its minimum wage, which has remained unchanged since the 1990s.
Opinion | How Azerbaijan uses ‘anti-colonialism’ to authoritarian ends
Azerbaijan’s official statements have in recent months taken a new turn, using anti-colonial rhetoric to criticise Western countries for their involvement in the region.