Two miners from Georgia’s Chiatura go on hunger strike
They demand that a government representative meet with the miners and listen to their problems directly.
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Daghestani village residents demand closure of lime production plant
Residents of the village of Gulli believe the plant is harming their health and have appealed to the Head of Daghestan.
Armenia’s Justice Minister claims Azerbaijani demands for signing the peace treaty are not ‘preconditions’
The statement appears to indicate a shift in Armenia’s stance.
Georgia cuts visa-free stay for Ukrainians down to one year
Georgia had raised the limit for visa-free stays for Ukrainians to three years following the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war.
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In Focus
Georgia’s EU U-turn
In Georgia’s anti-government protests, where are the Kists?
Georgia’s anti-government protests have touched almost the entire country, yet residents of the Pankisi Valley face their own restraining factors.
Reviews
Review | Tesnota — a taut portrait of Jewish diaspora life in the North Caucasus
This unsettling domestic drama is an admirable directorial debut from dissident Kabardian director Kantemir Balagov.
Caucasus Datablog
Datablog | Is quality education in Georgia really accessible for all?
Most Georgians believe access to quality education is fairly equitable between men and women.
Reviews
Review | 1978 — The Struggle for the Status of the Georgian Language: Oral Histories
While an interesting collection of oral histories, this compilation struggles to do too much at once, becoming disjointed in the process.
Reviews
Review | Street Life — the cold drone of Georgia’s long winter protest
Natalie Beridze’s Street Life turns Georgia’s protests into an oppressive soundscape, capturing both the exhaustion and resolve of a movement.
Reviews
Review | The Pomegranate Orchard — a restrained Azerbaijani retelling of Chekhov’s classic play
Ilgar Najaf's second film is an understated and elegantly-paced domestic tragedy.
Armenia–Azerbaijan Conflict
Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed on peace — so why do they seem headed for war?
Despite the sense of an impending military escalation, experts doubt a full-blown war will occur.
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Opinion
Mzia Amaghlobeli
Opinion | Mzia Amaghlobeli is a political prisoner
The authorities in Georgia go to extreme lengths to pursue opponents of the government, while giving tacit approval to those who attack such opponents.
Georgia’s EU U-turn
Opinion | Georgian civil society needs to prepare for the worst
As Georgian Dream flaunts its authoritarianism, civil society and its international backers need to dig in for a long fight.
Chechnya
Opinion | Chechen women are speaking up, but is anybody listening?
The first all-women Chechen March highlights how Chechen women are forced to live at the intersection of Islamophobia and xenophobia.