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Police violence at protests in Yerevan calling for government to resign

Protesters have called for Nagorno-Karabakh’s Armenians to be evacuated from the region, and for Armenia’s government to resign. 

Police violence at protests in Yerevan calling for government to resign

Protesters have called for Nagorno-Karabakh’s Armenians to be evacuated from the region, and for Armenia’s government to resign. 

Podcast | Police brutality in Armenia

Ani Avetisyan and Daniel Ioannisyan talk about police brutality in Armenia and efforts to reform law enforcement in the country.

Podcast | Police brutality in Armenia

Ani Avetisyan and Daniel Ioannisyan talk about police brutality in Armenia and efforts to reform law enforcement in the country.

Daghestani man dies after police interrogation

According to local media, there is evidence that he was tortured prior to his death.

Daghestani man dies after police interrogation

According to local media, there is evidence that he was tortured prior to his death.

Two police officers jailed for beating woman and falsifying evidence in Daghestan

Shamil Aliyev and Ramazan Saipulaev were sentenced to 3.5 years in prison.

Two police officers jailed for beating woman and falsifying evidence in Daghestan

Shamil Aliyev and Ramazan Saipulaev were sentenced to 3.5 years in prison.

Voice | They slapped me and called me a faggot: my experience with the Tbilisi police 

Giorgi Mzhavanadze, director of the Shame Movement, recounts his experience in the Ninth Police Department in Tbilisi.

Voice | They slapped me and called me a faggot: my experience with the Tbilisi police 

Giorgi Mzhavanadze, director of the Shame Movement, recounts his experience in the Ninth Police Department in Tbilisi.

Two police officers in custody for beating deaf teenager in Tbilisi Metro

‘He’s deaf-mute? What if I make him speak now? I’m going to make him speak now’, an officer is heard saying prior to the attack. 

Two police officers in custody for beating deaf teenager in Tbilisi Metro

‘He’s deaf-mute? What if I make him speak now? I’m going to make him speak now’, an officer is heard saying prior to the attack. 

Baku Police detain women on International Women’s Day 

At least 25 people were detained, some being dragged away, as police moved in before a planned Women’s March got underway.

Baku Police detain women on International Women’s Day 

At least 25 people were detained, some being dragged away, as police moved in before a planned Women’s March got underway.

Azerbaijan’s total lockdown weekend marked by police violence 

People in Baku, Ganja, Sumgayit, Lenkoran and Absheron District were forbidden from leaving their homes except for medical emergencies.

Azerbaijan’s total lockdown weekend marked by police violence 

People in Baku, Ganja, Sumgayit, Lenkoran and Absheron District were forbidden from leaving their homes except for medical emergencies.

Probe launched after Georgian transgender woman allegedly beaten by police

The incident took place shortly after another transwoman attempted to self-immolate in protest of the Georgian government’s ‘negligence’ during the pandemic.  

Probe launched after Georgian transgender woman allegedly beaten by police

The incident took place shortly after another transwoman attempted to self-immolate in protest of the Georgian government’s ‘negligence’ during the pandemic.  

Georgian police official pleads guilty to beating and killing 24-year-old

Zurab Popkhadze was accused of killing 24-year-old Murad Tsurtsumia.

Georgian police official pleads guilty to beating and killing 24-year-old

Zurab Popkhadze was accused of killing 24-year-old Murad Tsurtsumia.

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