Man ‘tortured into confessing to murder’ in Daghestan’s Khasavyurt
The man’s lawyer said she police Khasavyurt intended to pin other unsolved crimes on her client in order to improve crime statistics
Legal committee head resigns amidst ‘crisis’ and ‘clan rule’ in Georgia’s judiciary
Rights groups called on judges to resign as their appointment speaks of a ‘crisis and overwhelming power of the clan inside the Council of Justice’.
Family demand parliamentary commission one year after teen killed in Georgia’s Pankisi
Rights group EMC said the investigation was a ‘formality’ and are considering taking the case to ECHR
Head of Daghestani Gazprom branch arrested for overcharging consumers
Vladimir Anastasov was reportedly detained by the FSB while trying to board a flight to Ukraine.
‘Almost 40% of Georgians’ borrow money to pay utility bills
Energy poverty affects many in Georgia, a recent study conducted by World Experience for Georgia has found. It says almost 40% of population borrow money to pay utility bills.
Five Georgian officials convicted over Robakidze killing cover-up
The verdict came after over a decade of campaigning by the victim’s family and rights groups over the 2004 murder 19-year-old Buta Robakidze by police.
Iranian ambassador says there is ‘need to revisit’ Iran-Georgia visa agreement
The move comes after large numbers of Iranians were denied entry to Georgia as well as reports of border guards ‘disrespecting’ the Islamic headscarf.
Clashes on road to Telavi as police block protesters from Georgian presidential inauguration
Police blocked off the roads to the city for ‘security reasons’ allowing only invited guests through.
Queer people in Georgia ‘completely defenceless’ against domestic violence
‘Queer people are likely to refrain from reaching out to law enforcement officials’, study says.