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Rustavi 2 crew attacked by railway company employees in Georgia

The news crew said employees confiscated their cameras, demanded they delete footage, and beat them.

Rustavi 2 crew attacked by railway company employees in Georgia

The news crew said employees confiscated their cameras, demanded they delete footage, and beat them.

Voices of Georgian emigrants — ‘They treated us like dogs’

Three women who braved landmines, hidden containers, and frozen seas in search for a better future in Greece.

Voices of Georgian emigrants — ‘They treated us like dogs’

Three women who braved landmines, hidden containers, and frozen seas in search for a better future in Greece.

For workers in Nagorno-Karabakh — labour rights are not always attainable

When confronted with unfair dismissal or other violations of their labour rights, people in Nagorno-Karabakh face an uphill battle through the courts.

For workers in Nagorno-Karabakh — labour rights are not always attainable

By Anahit Danielyan

When confronted with unfair dismissal or other violations of their labour rights, people in Nagorno-Karabakh face an uphill battle through the courts.

Azerbaijan arrests 10 in cotton fields mass poisonings

Mass poisonings from pesticides and fertilisers in June may have affected over 300 cotton-pickers.

Azerbaijan arrests 10 in cotton fields mass poisonings

Mass poisonings from pesticides and fertilisers in June may have affected over 300 cotton-pickers.

Seven arrested in Georgia for knowingly endangering miners

Authorities have accused six Tkibuli administrators and another mine owner for operating workplaces that violated safety regulations.

Seven arrested in Georgia for knowingly endangering miners

Authorities have accused six Tkibuli administrators and another mine owner for operating workplaces that violated safety regulations.

Cleaners protest in Makhachkala over non-payment of wages

Municipal cleaners in Daghestan’s capital have not been paid in three months.

Cleaners protest in Makhachkala over non-payment of wages

Municipal cleaners in Daghestan’s capital have not been paid in three months.

Kabardino-Balkaria Supreme Court denies compensation for Chernobyl ‘liquidators’

The court said the group of emergency workers from the nuclear accident filled their application too long after a 2017 ECHR ruling in their favour.

Kabardino-Balkaria Supreme Court denies compensation for Chernobyl ‘liquidators’

The court said the group of emergency workers from the nuclear accident filled their application too long after a 2017 ECHR ruling in their favour.

No jobs in Abkhazia’s Gali District

According to the district’s ethnic Georgian population discrimination has helped fuel unemployment in Gali.

No jobs in Abkhazia’s Gali District

By Nino Gogua

According to the district’s ethnic Georgian population discrimination has helped fuel unemployment in Gali.

Miners protest to save Tkibuli coal mine

Miners in Tkibuli demanded the administration of the company that owns the mines step down but insisted that operations should continue.

Miners protest to save Tkibuli coal mine

Miners in Tkibuli demanded the administration of the company that owns the mines step down but insisted that operations should continue.

Work halts in Georgian coal shaft after four miners killed in explosion

According to the Interior Ministry, the incident was caused by a methane gas explosion leading to the collapse of a tunnel.

Work halts in Georgian coal shaft after four miners killed in explosion

According to the Interior Ministry, the incident was caused by a methane gas explosion leading to the collapse of a tunnel.