Students go on strike to protest education reforms in Armenia
In addition to the strike, the youth wing of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation has organised a sit-in.
Residents of Shukruti blockade mine demanding compensation for damaged homes
Residents of the west-Georgian village report cracks in the walls of their houses as a result of mining operations.
Homophobic protesters attack filmgoers at Georgian film premiere
Protesters threw firecrackers and attempted to storm the cinema at the Georgian premiere of Swedish-Georgian co-production And Then We Danced.
New allegations against Georgian Orthodox Church as archbishop accused of sexual assault
Archbishop Zosime Shioshvili is accused of sexually assaulting a student in the 1980s.
Georgian ultraconservative groups vow to prevent queer romance film premiere
The Georgian premiere for Swedish–Georgian co-production And Then We Danced is scheduled for Friday.
Far-right protestors disrupt modernist dance performance in Yerevan
The performers were called ‘satanic’ and attacked with green dye.
Georgian anti-gambling campaign kicks off with protest in Tbilisi
Protesters demanded the government take action against the gaming industry including banning gambling ads.
Azerbaijani opposition cancel rally fearing ‘government provocations’
In the days running up to Saturday’s planned protest, the government reportedly used several methods to apply pressure to prevent it.
Double arm amputee holds protest in Kabardino-Balkaria against ‘police violence’
Aslan Iritov picketed in front of the Investigative Committee protesting the lack of investigation into officers who ‘beat him and his family’.
Armenian authorities open criminal investigation into toxic mining spill
The spill on 17 October turned the River Voghji in southern Armenia’s Syunik Province a milky white colour.