Mass civil disobedience in Armenia following Pashinyan’s failed PM bid
Protests gained a second wind after parliament failed to appoint protest leader Nikol Pashinyan as prime minister yesterday.
Human rights committee under fire in Georgia over U-turn on queer rights
Chairperson Sopo Kiladze told Liberali on Sunday the committee would no longer be marking International Day against Homophobia.
Republican Party blocks appointment of new Armenian prime minister
MPs from the ruling Republican Party voted against, Nikol Pashinyan, despite earlier vowing not to block his appointment.
Ruling party ‘will not block’ protest leader as Armenian PM
The ruling Republican Party said they will not put forward their own candidate and would not attempt to prevent Nikol Pashinyan from being appointed.
Azerbaijan Council of Europe corruption allegations ‘indisputable’
The Council of Europe’s parliament concluded that corruption involving Azerbaijan and a number of MPs from several European countries are true.
Pashinyan vows Armenian protest to continue as Karapetyan cancels meeting again
Armenia’s parliament is set elect a new prime minister on 1 May.
Pashinyan demands ‘unconditional capitulation’ of Armenia’s ruling party as protests continue
Opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan has demanded a ‘people’s prime minister’ be appointed, widely interpreted as referencing himself.
Ivanishvili returns to frontline Georgian politics
The billionaire former prime minister is to head the ruling Georgian Dream party, according to Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili.
Chechen rights group head Oyub Titiyev’s pre-trial custody extended
Titiyev, the head of Memorial in Chechnya, was arrested in January over drug charges the group says are trumped-up.
Video — Dozens protest in Svaneti village against hydropower plant
Protesters say the 130-metre high dam is a threat to the people, culture, and environment of Svaneti, and vowed to prevent construction going ahead.