Georgia
Georgia tightens entry rules for citizens of 17 countries
The list includes 12 African countries.
Immigration
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Georgia
Georgia’s Interior Ministry submits new amendments to migration law to parliament
The amendments mainly address foreigners who commit crimes or overstay, as well as the procedure to receive asylum.
Georgia
Podcast | North Caucasian art and activism in Tbilisi
Last week, a group of North Caucasian immigrants in Tbilisi gathered at the Centre for Contemporary Art to celebrate their culture and discuss the experience of North Caucasians in Georgia. On this week’s episode of the Caucasus Digest, we are joined by the organisers of the event: the founders of Ored Recordings, Bulat Khalilov and Timur Kodzoko, and Zemfira Gogui, a human rights consultant from Karachay-Cherkessia. Khalilov and Kodzoko broke down the cultural significanc
Armenia
‘I dreamt of a carefree life — I was deceived’: the Armenians immigrating illegally to America
For some in Armenia, the dream of a better life for them and their families leads them to illegally immigrate to America. But a bid for a life in the West does not come cheap, with many having to sell everything they own and brave imprisonment, injury, or even death. Karen (not his real name), 31, had long dreamt of moving to America. It started when he was still in seventh grade when a close friend and classmate immigrated with his family to the US. ‘We used to talk on the internet all th
citizenship
Georgia may increase citizenship requirements
People wishing to apply for Georgian citizenship will need to have resided in the country for at least 10 years, up from the current 5, if a new law currently in parliament is passed. The bill, which passed its first hearing in Parliament on Thursday, would also raise the bar for spouses of Georgian citizens, who would have to have resided in Georgia for 5 years, up from 2, to be granted citizenship under a simplified procedure. According to the explanatory note of the bill on Organic Law o
Bidzina Ivanishvili
Rustavi 2 journalists attacked by far-right group for joke about Jesus and Ivanishvili
Far-right group the March of Georgians attacked three journalists from Rustavi 2 on Monday afternoon in Tbilisi. The attack was in response to an on-air joke by anchor Giorgi Gabunia about former Georgian Prime Minister, billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, his tree-collecting hobby, and Jesus Christ. The Interior Ministry said they had arrested six people for hooliganism after the incident, and have launched an investigation into the attack. At around 16:30 Monday afternoon, dozens of member
Azerbaijan
Seeking acceptance: the Pakistanis building a new life in Azerbaijan
Having moved 2,000 kilometres to a new country, a small community of Pakistanis have built a new life for themselves in Azerbaijan. Even for those who have married locals, have Azerbaijani children, and say they are Azerbaijanis themselves, obtaining official recognition for this — citizenship — is not straightforward. Reports have emerged in recent weeks of a number of South Asian people being deported from Azerbaijan for violating immigration laws. On 1 March alone, five Indian citizen
