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4/10/2019

Interview | Tanja Börzel and Thomas Risse: How does Georgia get EU membership?

Dr. Tanja Börzel and Dr. Thomas Risse of the Otto-Suhr-Institute for Political Science share their insights on how Georgia could join the EU.

Interview | Tanja Börzel and Thomas Risse: How does Georgia get EU membership?

Dr. Tanja Börzel and Dr. Thomas Risse of the Otto-Suhr-Institute for Political Science share their insights on how Georgia could join the EU.

Former Kabardino-Balkaria anti-corruption chief arrested for corruption

Sergei Rybnikov was arrested as part of a wide-ranging corruption investigation into officials from Kabardino-Balkaria’s Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Former Kabardino-Balkaria anti-corruption chief arrested for corruption

Sergei Rybnikov was arrested as part of a wide-ranging corruption investigation into officials from Kabardino-Balkaria’s Ministry of Internal Affairs.

3/10/2019

Azerbaijani MP resigns after ‘offering parliamentary mandate as collateral’

Rafel Jabrayilov allegedly offered his parliamentary mandate certificate as collateral on a $300,000 debt which he failed to repay.

Azerbaijani MP resigns after ‘offering parliamentary mandate as collateral’

Rafel Jabrayilov allegedly offered his parliamentary mandate certificate as collateral on a $300,000 debt which he failed to repay.

Georgian opposition leader Khazaradze condemned for sexist khachapuri remark

Mamuka Khazaradze said Infrastructure Minister Maia Tskitishvili ‘maybe bakes khachapuri well’ but had ‘no idea what infrastructure is’.

Georgian opposition leader Khazaradze condemned for sexist khachapuri remark

Mamuka Khazaradze said Infrastructure Minister Maia Tskitishvili ‘maybe bakes khachapuri well’ but had ‘no idea what infrastructure is’.

Russian authorities raid offices of Daghestan’s Chernovik newspaper 

Masked and heavily armed men entered the paper’s offices on Wednesday morning as part of a criminal case into journalist Abdulmumin Gadzhiyev.

Russian authorities raid offices of Daghestan’s Chernovik newspaper 

Masked and heavily armed men entered the paper’s offices on Wednesday morning as part of a criminal case into journalist Abdulmumin Gadzhiyev.

2/10/2019

Protests outside Tbilisi prison in support of ‘Gavrilov’s prisoners’ 

Protesters gathered outside Gldani prison to support 16 people arrested in the wake of 20 June clashes in Tbilisi.

Protests outside Tbilisi prison in support of ‘Gavrilov’s prisoners’ 

Protesters gathered outside Gldani prison to support 16 people arrested in the wake of 20 June clashes in Tbilisi.

1/10/2019

Four Georgian officials allegedly targetted in new sex-tape scandal

MP Eka Beselia, a former influential member of Georgian Dream, said three women and one man from the ruling party were being blackmailed.

Four Georgian officials allegedly targetted in new sex-tape scandal

MP Eka Beselia, a former influential member of Georgian Dream, said three women and one man from the ruling party were being blackmailed.

30/09/2019

Russian Railways threatens to pull out of Armenia

Russian-owned South Caucasus Railway controls and operates all of Armenia’s rail infrastructure.

Russian Railways threatens to pull out of Armenia

Russian-owned South Caucasus Railway controls and operates all of Armenia’s rail infrastructure.

Denial of construction permit for Batumi mosque was discriminatory, court rules

The local Muslim community has been trying to build a second mosque in Batumi for over two decades.

Denial of construction permit for Batumi mosque was discriminatory, court rules

The local Muslim community has been trying to build a second mosque in Batumi for over two decades.

Yerevan municipality takes over waste-collection

Previously rubbish collection was under the sole purview of Sanitek, a Lebanon-based contractor. 

Yerevan municipality takes over waste-collection

Previously rubbish collection was under the sole purview of Sanitek, a Lebanon-based contractor.