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ECHR orders Russia to pay €10 million to more than 1,500 Georgian nationals

The ruling related to the collective arrest, detention, and expulsion in 2006 of thousands of Georgian citizens.

Interview | De Waal: ‘Is it time to come up with a bigger offer to Abkhazia?’

Thomas de Waal is a senior fellow at Carnegie Europe, a London-based think tank.

Daghestani prosecutors office to sue Makhachkala water company

The Prosecutor’s Office demanded the company and city authorities provide suburban residents with quality drinking water.

Child services blamed after 4-year-old ‘beat to death by mother’ in Tbilisi

Children’s rights groups blamed an ‘inefficient child protection system’ while social workers said they did not have enough resources.

Queer women in Russia’s North Caucasus ‘face sexual violence, forced marriage, and murder’

Homophobic and transphobic stigma adds another layer to women’s situations in the region.

NDI: Air pollution top environmental concern in Georgia

New polling showed a growing awareness of environmental topics in Georgia, with the capital Tbilisi leading the way.

Chechnya’s Daudov visits Daghestan for border talks

The talks come months after a land deal between Chechnya and Ingushetia led to mass protests in the latter.

Azerbaijan calls for ‘urgent measures’ after Karabakh veteran statue unveiled in Georgian village

Azerbaijan summoned the Georgian ambassador over the statue of the ethnic Armenian veteran, which was unveiled on Azerbaijan’s ‘Black January’.

Russian regions eye Chechnya’s gas debt write off

A reported $136 million write off has led politicians from other regions to call for similar measures across Russia.

Georgian Wrestling head released on bail after ‘assaulting wrestler’

Charges were brought after footage was aired of the president of the National Wrestling Federation hitting a wrestler in the face with a metal object.