Work halts in Georgian coal shaft after four miners killed in explosion
According to the Interior Ministry, the incident was caused by a methane gas explosion leading to the collapse of a tunnel.
Two police officers killed in Ganja rally after botched assassination on mayor
The anti-government rally in Azerbaijan’s second city followed a failed assassination attempt on the mayor a week before.
Georgian PM names three newcomers for new ‘small government’ cabinet
Controversial Justice Minister Tea Tsulukiani will maintain her position despite calls from NGOs for her resignation.
Political allies of former head of Daghestan detained
The acting Deputy Chair of Government, Ramazan Aliyev, and former Minister of Health Tanka Ibragimov were both detained on fraud charges.
Chechnya to punish ‘spreading rumours’ about food quality
Reports have spread on social media that Chinese farmers working in Chechnya are using harmful pesticides in order to harm Chechen people.
Prosecuted South Ossetian journalist accuses Georgian deputy minister of ‘blackmail’
Deputy minister of reconciliation Lasha Darsalia said the allegations by Tamar Mearakishvili must be a ‘misunderstanding’.
Azerbaijani Georgians accuse authorities of whitewashing promotional video
The video promoting Kvemo Kartli Region included shots of Orthodox churches and people dressed in traditional Georgian outfits.
Police in Kabardino-Balkaria investigate ‘untouchable’ former MP
Sultan Eshtrekov’s state Centre for Standardisation, Metrology, and Testing is under audit by police after allegations of abuse from former employees.
Defence demands ex-head of Daghestan appear in ‘fake kidnapping’ trial
Daghestan’s former head Ramazan Abdulatipov could be questioned as a witness in two high-profile criminal cases of Daghestani officials.
Georgian supermarket employees forced to purchase outdated products
Employees of the Nikora chain were forced to purchase outdated products that they failed to remove from shelves.