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9/07/2021

Activists protest alleged dog-killings by shelter for strays in Baku

Activists claim that the Toplan Centre for Stray Dogs does not care for the dogs, but simply kills them.

Activists protest alleged dog-killings by shelter for strays in Baku

Activists claim that the Toplan Centre for Stray Dogs does not care for the dogs, but simply kills them.

7/07/2021

EU flag torn down from Georgian Parliament in second day of far-right street violence 

Homophobic extremists attacked journalists once again and attempted to attack a demonstration against the violence of the previous day.

EU flag torn down from Georgian Parliament in second day of far-right street violence 

Homophobic extremists attacked journalists once again and attempted to attack a demonstration against the violence of the previous day.

6/07/2021

Environmentalists stage protest in front of Azerbaijan's Environment Ministry

The activists are protesting an ongoing program of leasing public forest lands to private owners.

Environmentalists stage protest in front of Azerbaijan's Environment Ministry

The activists are protesting an ongoing program of leasing public forest lands to private owners.

5/07/2021

Homophobic mob celebrates on Tbilisi streets after Pride march cancelled

What was to be Tbilisi’s first Pride march has been cancelled for the second time.

Homophobic mob celebrates on Tbilisi streets after Pride march cancelled

What was to be Tbilisi’s first Pride march has been cancelled for the second time.

Live updates | Tbilisi Pride cancelled as mob violence continues

Live coverage of Georgia's first-ever Pride march.

Attacks on journalists in Tbilisi as city braces for Pride

Anti-Pride protesters also demolished tents that had been outside of the Georgian parliament since the last parliamentary election. 

Attacks on journalists in Tbilisi as city braces for Pride

Anti-Pride protesters also demolished tents that had been outside of the Georgian parliament since the last parliamentary election. 

4/07/2021

Fifteen Armenian POWs released in Russian mediated deal

The prisoners were released in exchange for landmine maps for the Fuzuli and Zangilan regions.

Fifteen Armenian POWs released in Russian mediated deal

The prisoners were released in exchange for landmine maps for the Fuzuli and Zangilan regions.

2/07/2021

Tbilisi Pride Week kicks off amidst far-right protests

Police arrested 20 people attempting to disrupt the opening event of pride week, as one US diplomat was hit with an egg.

Tbilisi Pride Week kicks off amidst far-right protests

Police arrested 20 people attempting to disrupt the opening event of pride week, as one US diplomat was hit with an egg.

1/07/2021

Abkhazia introduces rolling blackouts 

Rising electricity consumption combined with an ageing electrical grid have led to an increasing number of blackouts in Abkhazia in recent years. 

Abkhazia introduces rolling blackouts 

Rising electricity consumption combined with an ageing electrical grid have led to an increasing number of blackouts in Abkhazia in recent years. 

Man attacked in Baku ‘for having blue hair’

Twenty-two-year-old model Abbaskhan Humbatov was attacked in the streets of Baku in what appears to have been a homophobic incident.

Man attacked in Baku ‘for having blue hair’

Twenty-two-year-old model Abbaskhan Humbatov was attacked in the streets of Baku in what appears to have been a homophobic incident.