5/03/2021
Azerbaijani rights lawyer Shahla Humbatova disbarred
Shahla Humbatova was one of the last remaining human rights lawyers in the country.
Azerbaijani rights lawyer Shahla Humbatova disbarred
Shahla Humbatova was one of the last remaining human rights lawyers in the country.
4/03/2021
‘Sovetsky’ residents stage protest in Baku
The protesters claim that they were insufficiently compensated, with some saying that they were violently forced from their homes.
‘Sovetsky’ residents stage protest in Baku
The protesters claim that they were insufficiently compensated, with some saying that they were violently forced from their homes.
Armenian opposition leader faces criminal charges
Vazgen Manukyan has been charged with ‘calling for the violent overthrow of the constitutional order’.
Armenian opposition leader faces criminal charges
Vazgen Manukyan has been charged with ‘calling for the violent overthrow of the constitutional order’.
2/03/2021
Pashinyan to opposition: ‘I challenge you to support new elections’
Armenia’s embattled Prime Minister also called for a constitutional referendum to make Armenia into a semi-presidential republic.
Pashinyan to opposition: ‘I challenge you to support new elections’
Armenia’s embattled Prime Minister also called for a constitutional referendum to make Armenia into a semi-presidential republic.
1/03/2021
Thousands turn out for Kutaisi hydropower protest
Activists have threatened to blockade Kutaisi in two weeks if the government does not back down.
Thousands turn out for Kutaisi hydropower protest
Activists have threatened to blockade Kutaisi in two weeks if the government does not back down.
26/02/2021
Political crisis in Armenia continues
Armenia remains in a tense political stand-off after the country’s top military brass called for Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation.
Political crisis in Armenia continues
Armenia remains in a tense political stand-off after the country’s top military brass called for Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation.
Georgian opposition ‘march for freedom’
Thousands marched through central Tbilisi calling for the release of Nika Melia and for snap elections to be called.
Georgian opposition ‘march for freedom’
Thousands marched through central Tbilisi calling for the release of Nika Melia and for snap elections to be called.
Leak targets prominent Azerbaijani feminist in run-up to Women’s Day
The private Facebook conversations from Gulnara Mehdiyeva were published amidst an online campaign targeting women’s rights activists.
Leak targets prominent Azerbaijani feminist in run-up to Women’s Day
The private Facebook conversations from Gulnara Mehdiyeva were published amidst an online campaign targeting women’s rights activists.
25/02/2021
Georgian activist arrested ‘for shouting anti-government slogans’
An activist from the Shame Movement was fined $600 after being arrested while shouting anti-government slogans from a pavement outside parliament.
Georgian activist arrested ‘for shouting anti-government slogans’
An activist from the Shame Movement was fined $600 after being arrested while shouting anti-government slogans from a pavement outside parliament.
Health workers in Azerbaijan protest ‘exploitation’
Health workers from a state-run COVID-19 hospital in Baku demanding unpaid salaries.
Health workers in Azerbaijan protest ‘exploitation’
Health workers from a state-run COVID-19 hospital in Baku demanding unpaid salaries.