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ConIFA European Cup to be held in Nagorno-Karabakh

Football teams representing minorities and contested territories in Europe will compete for an ‘alternative UEFA cup’ in Stepanakert next summer.

Interview | ‘My reconciliation policy is not about just getting territories back. It’s about people’

Ketevan Tsikhelashvili serves as Georgia’s Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality.

Former mayor arrested by FSB at Makhachkala airport

Magomed Suleymanov is accused of stealing more than ₽210 million ($3.1 million) as director of Daghestan’s Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund.

Teenage girl ‘pushed to suicide’ by blackmailer in west Georgia

The 15-year-old’s suicide sparked public discussions on online blackmail, suicide prevention, the ‘culture of shame’, and media ethics.

‘Consider me back’ says former Armenian President

Robert Kocharyan, facing charges for ‘breaching the constitutional order’, slammed PM Pashinyan for his ‘inexperience’ and vowed a political comeback.

Backlash against Georgian wrestlers follows month of ‘Russia controversies’

The backlash follows controversies in restaurant chain Machakhela, nightclub Bassiani, and with news site Radio Tavisupleba.

Ex–Abkhazian PM calls for dialogue with Tbilisi

Sergey Shamba told Echo of Moscow it was time to think about a ‘common future’ as neighbours.

Russian Railways subsidiary raided in Yerevan

Armenia’s State Revenue Committee searched the offices of South Caucasus Railway in a midnight raid on Wednesday.

Armenian former president Kocharyan released on bail

Armenia’s second president was forced to cancel a press conference on Tuesday after protesters chanting ‘murderer’ stormed the venue.

Azerbaijan opposition leader Ilgar Mammadov released from prison

An Azerbaijani court overturned the remaining two years of the outspoken government critic’s seven-year sentence.