Colleagues campaign for release of Georgian doctor jailed in South Ossetia
Doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili was detained 10 days ago accused of ‘illegal border crossing’ and ‘provocative’ activities.
Adoption crime ring uncovered in Armenia
Women were allegedly coerced into carrying pregnancies to term to provide children for the scheme.
Riot police deploy water cannons to clear Georgian Parliament of protesters
Protesters had been blockading the entrances to parliament since Sunday evening, preventing MPs from entering.
Georgian opposition vows to blockade parliament following weekend of protests
The ruling party is facing street protests from an unprecedented spectrum of opposition groups over their U-turn over the electoral reforms.
More Georgian Dream MPs abandon party over electoral reform u-turn
Twelve MPs have now left the ruling party after their colleagues voted down an electoral reform package promised to protesters five months ago.
Former Deputy Chief of Staff of Armenia’s Parliament released from detention
Arsen Babayan has been charged with fraud and ‘colluding to usurp power’.
Georgian Dream MPs block switch to fully proportional electoral system
Transitioning to a proportional system was a key concession made by the government in the wake of mass protests in the capital in June.
Azerbaijani authorities thwart protest by opposition Musavat Party
Several senior party members including party leader Arif Hajili were detained before the protest was due to take place.
Daghestani residents storm Gazprom office
They attempted to break down the office door with a wooden bench.
Ingush counterterror head shot dead in Moscow
Ibragim Eldzherkiyev and his brother were shot dead on 2 November in Moscow in an apparant assassination.