Azerbaijan
EU Parliament adopts resolution condemning human rights situation in Azerbaijan
The resolution ‘strongly’ condemns the arrest of Ali Karimli, chair of the opposition Popular Front Party, and calls for his immediate release.
European Parliament
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Mzia Amaghlobeli
Jailed Georgian journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli wins Sakharov Prize
Mzia Amaghlobeli was sentenced to two years in prison for slapping Batumi’s police chief during a heated argument.
Georgia
Kallas says EU sending letter to Georgia on possible suspension of visa-free travel
The EU has previously warned that Georgia’s visa-free status could be revoked in light of the country’s democratic backsliding.
Azerbaijan
EU Parliament condemns Azerbaijan’s spate of sentences against journalists and researchers
Three members of the European Parliament have called for sanctions against Azerbaijani officials responsible for the country's human rights situation.
Armenia–Azerbaijan Conflict
EU Parliament calls for sanctions against Azerbaijani officials
The EU Parliament has called on the EU to end its gas dependency on Baku, and for the imposition of sanctions against Azerbaijani officials over human rights violations in the country, and individuals who threaten Armenia In a resolution adopted on Thursday, MEPs cited ‘worrying reports’ of Russian gas being rebranded as Azerbaijani for export to the EU, thereby bypassing Western sanctions. They also noted Azerbaijan’s deepening ties with Russia since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2
European Parliament
Georgian Dream hits out at MEP for questioning Georgia’s EU chances
Senior figures in the ruling Georgian Dream party have dismissed criticism from a Member of the European Parliament who questioned the Georgian government’s commitment to joining the bloc. They were responding to criticism made by Marina Kaljurand while chairing the 12th meeting of the EU–Georgia Parliamentary Association Committee on Thursday. Kaljurand said Georgia was lagging behind Ukraine and Moldova and that its fulfilment of the 12 recommendations laid out by the EU for its candidate
Abkhazia
Abkhazian government and opposition criticise Georgian President’s EU speech
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili’s expression of support for an anti-government protest in Abkhazia and their alleged objections to Russia, in a speech at the European Parliament in Brussels, was condemned by Abkhazia’s government and opposition. Ending a 13-year hiatus since a Georgian president had last addressed the European Parliament, Zurabishvili spoke in Brussels on Wednesday, discussing Georgia’s ‘European path’, arguing for Georgia to be granted EU candidate status, and suggest
