Rural maternity wards in Armenia to be closed
The withdrawal of state funding from some of Armenia’s most rural maternity wards has triggered protests.
Over 100 hospitalized in Daghestan after drinking tainted water
The victims have been diagnosed with gastroenteritis, half of them are children.
Ivanishvili and Zurabishvili least liked politicians in Georgia, NDI poll reports
Only 19% of Georgians think that the country is going in the right direction.
Azerbaijani opposition candidates ‘prevented from registering for elections’
Azerbaijani government reportedly hinders the registration of opposition and independent candidates for parliamentary elections.
Former Armenian Security chief accused of conducting ‘smear campaign’ against PM’s family
The Armenian Times accused former National Security Service head Artur Vanetsyan of coordinating a smear campaign against Nikol Pashinyan’s family.
Pickets held in Moscow and Saint Petersburg in support of imprisoned Ingush activists
The activists were arrested after protests in the Ingush capital Magas in March against the Chechen-Ingush land deal.
Abkhazian President Raul Khadzhimba resigns from office
Khadzhimba stepped down following days of anti-government protests and a Supreme Court ruling that his election was unlawful.
Supreme Court of Abkhazia orders rerun of presidential election
The ruling comes a day after protesters stormed the Presidential Administration demanding President Raul Khadzhimba resign.
Protesters in Abkhazia storm Presidential Administration
They demanded that September’s presidential election results be recognised as unlawful.
Man arrested in Armenia for fake Facebook account that ‘threatened’ national security
The account made a post alleging Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan congratulated the US Ambassador after Qasem Soleimani’s assasination.