Controversial supreme court nominees withdraw candidacy in Georgia
After widespread backlash over the nominations including from within the ruling party, Georgian Dream has promised to clear up nomination procedures.
Charges dropped against Huseynov after thousands rally in Baku
Supporters hope Huseynov will soon be freed from jail.
Proposed Georgian defamation law ‘puts freedom of speech at risk’
The new proposed law came after the head of the Georgian Orthodox Church spoke out against the ‘malicious use of free speech’.
‘Gas leak’ explosion kills 4 and injures 8 in Tbilisi
Georgia's Energy Ombudsman said there were ‘systemic problems’ in Georgia's gas regulations
Georgia’s new pension scheme challenged in constitutional court
The Georgian Democracy Initiative argues the new scheme constitutes an intrusion into a citizen’s right to control their own property.
Mandatory HIV testing prior to marriage proposed in Daghestan
The proposal from the republic’s Consumer Protection and Welfare Service has been condemned by patient advocacy groups
Two people ‘tortured to death’ in new wave of queer persecutions in Chechnya
At least 40 people have been detained in a new wave of state persecutions of queer people in the Russian republic, activists say.
Georgian Government and Church remain tight-lipped over Ukraine Church independence
Both the government and Georgian Church have faced criticism from some quarters for not supporting their Ukrainian counterparts.
Georgia’s TBC Bank investigated for money laundering
The investigation by Georgia’s Chief Prosecutor’s Office concerns $17 million worth of loans fast-tracked and then written off in 2008.
Protesters ‘fired from jobs’ in Ingushetia
Those dismissed include a manager at Ingushneft, deputy director of a museum on political repression, and a traffic police officer.