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Pandora Papers reveal South Caucasus connections to offshore tax havens

Two prominent figures include Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili, and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

Pandora Papers reveal South Caucasus connections to offshore tax havens

Two prominent figures include Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili, and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

Armenia’s former Defence Minister arrested, charged with embezzlement 

Davit Tonoyan who served as Defence Minister during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War is accused of embezzling about $4.7 million. 

Armenia’s former Defence Minister arrested, charged with embezzlement 

Davit Tonoyan who served as Defence Minister during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War is accused of embezzling about $4.7 million. 

Azerbaijan’s carpet king goes to court

By court order, nearly $18 million in assets held by Vidadi Muradov and his relatives have been confiscated.

Azerbaijan’s carpet king goes to court

By court order, nearly $18 million in assets held by Vidadi Muradov and his relatives have been confiscated.

Hunger striker from Yerevan’s Phys-Gorodok stops drinking water

Hayk Harutyunyan is one of a number of local residents protesting the construction of a new 12-storey highrise in the Yerevan neighbourhood.

Hunger striker from Yerevan’s Phys-Gorodok stops drinking water

Hayk Harutyunyan is one of a number of local residents protesting the construction of a new 12-storey highrise in the Yerevan neighbourhood.

Armenia’s former Prosecutor General arrested for alleged corruption

Aghvan Hovsepyan is charged with money laundering, receiving bribes and embezzlement. 

Armenia’s former Prosecutor General arrested for alleged corruption

Aghvan Hovsepyan is charged with money laundering, receiving bribes and embezzlement. 

North Macedonian diplomat arrested on Armenia’s request

A diplomat currently assigned to our OSCE Mission to Vienna allegedly helped a compatriot facing criminal charges flee Armenia.

North Macedonian diplomat arrested on Armenia’s request

A diplomat currently assigned to our OSCE Mission to Vienna allegedly helped a compatriot facing criminal charges flee Armenia.

Abkhazia’s anti-corruption law gets off to a rocky start

Those officials who have actually complied with the new anti-corruption law appear to have surprisingly modest livings.

Abkhazia’s anti-corruption law gets off to a rocky start

By Marianna Kotova

Those officials who have actually complied with the new anti-corruption law appear to have surprisingly modest livings.

‘I slipped a ₽1,000 bill in her lab coat’: false vaccine certificates in Russia’s North Caucasus

As compulsory COVID-19 vaccination begins for some professions, in Kabardino-Balkaria, vaccination certificates are available for as little as $14.

‘I slipped a ₽1,000 bill in her lab coat’: false vaccine certificates in Russia’s North Caucasus

By Askar Shogenov

As compulsory COVID-19 vaccination begins for some professions, in Kabardino-Balkaria, vaccination certificates are available for as little as $14.

Azerbaijani MP attacks police officer

MP Eldeniz Salimov reportedly attacked the officer after being asked to leave a restaurant due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Azerbaijani MP attacks police officer

MP Eldeniz Salimov reportedly attacked the officer after being asked to leave a restaurant due to COVID-19 restrictions.

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.