Derbent District head arrested in Daghestan
Magomed Dzhelilov is being charged with ‘abuse of power’, in the latest of a string of arrests on corruption charges.
Advisor at Georgian Embassy in US appointed head of RFE/RL’s Georgian service
Natia Zambakhidze will replace Davit Kakabadze, after he was controversially fired for ‘refusing to partner with Rustavi 2’.
South Ossetia links dead Georgian citizen to ‘home-made bomb’
South Ossetian authorities say they found a bomb in Akhalgori, and have linked it to a Georgian citizen who died in their custody last week.
Borjomi’s mayor and staff go on strike
Borjomi’s local government is in crisis in a dispute between the opposition-run council and GD mayor, over pay rises at the mayor’s office.
Tbilisi council member arrested on corruption charges
Investigators say Temur Gorgadze demanded $7,000 in exchange for releasing a prisoner through the Pardon Council.
Armenia’s parliament to discuss deadly 2008 crackdown
A case into the deaths of 10 people in anti-government protests is still pending at the European Court of Human Rights.
South Ossetia refuses to hand over body of Georgian citizen who died in custody
Relatives of former soldier Archil Tatunashvili blocked Georgia’s main east–west motorway, demanding the Georgian government take action.
EU ‘gravely concerned’ at death in custody in South Ossetia
A Georgian citizen and former soldier died in custody on 23 February, according to the authorities in South Ossetia, after ‘falling down the stairs’.
1,300 workplace deaths and injuries in Georgia since 2010
Data obtained from the Ministry of Internal Affairs shows that in 2010–2017, 359 people were killed and 984 injured in workplace accidents.