Georgia’s EU U-turn
Transparency International claims Georgian police planted drugs on three detained protesters
The organisation has said that the authorities planted drugs on protesters to discredit the protest movement.
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Azerbaijan
Aliyev’s cousin arrested in Greece on drug charges
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s first cousin, DJ Izzatkhanim Javadova, is accused of organising a drug-fueled party in a luxury villa near Athens.
Azerbaijan
Deportations from the West: the story of families sent back to Azerbaijan
Activists deported back to Azerbaijan are at a constant risk of being detained on drug charges or accused of other criminal acts.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani activist sentenced to three years in prison on drug charges
Azerbaijani activist sentenced to three years in prison on drug charges0:00/2:111× On Thursday, Azerbaijani activist Ilhamiz Guliyev was sentenced to three years in prison for the acquisition and storage of large quantities of drugs without the intent to sell. He has claimed the charges were used to punish him after he accused Azerbaijani police in an interview of planting drugs on activists. Guliyev was originally arrested on 6 December 2023 on charges of large-scale drug trafficking. Accordi
Armenia
Brazilian dies after being ‘forced to drink’ from bottle by officials at Yerevan Airport
A Brazilian national has died on the way to the hospital after customs officials at Yerevan’s airport reportedly forced him to drink from a bottle of alcohol he had brought into the country. The incident, which occurred on 8 August, was first reported on by tabloid media. ‘Instead of checking the contents of the bottle, the customs officials forced the Brazilian to drink it, after which he suddenly felt sick and died minutes later’, the news read. Armenia’s Chair of the State Revenue Comm
Analysis
Datablog | How do Georgians feel about drug users?
Recent CRRC Georgia data suggests that drug use is still heavily stigmatised in Georgia, with many Georgians preferring to have neighbours with criminal records rather than drug users. Drugs have been slowly but surely finding their way into the everyday lives of Georgians for years now; in 2020 alone, CRRC Data suggested that drug users in Georgia, at a very minimum, spent $1.5 million on drugs through the dark web between February and August. And yet, data from CRRC Georgia’s Caucasus Baro
Analysis
Datablog | How high? Georgia spends millions online on illegal drugs each year
Drug users in Georgia spent over $1.5 million dollars online between February and August 2020, according to a new study into the darknet market, Matanga, conducted by CRRC Georgia. When compared to similar online markets in Europe, this figure is substantial, exceeding monthly dark web drug revenue for Spain and Belgium combined. How does it work? Transactions take place through an elaborate process, beginning with a user interface familiar to any online shopper. Users of Matanga can
