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Legal committee head resigns amidst ‘crisis’ and ‘clan rule’ in Georgia’s judiciary

Rights groups called on judges to resign as their appointment speaks of a ‘crisis and overwhelming power of the clan inside the Council of Justice’.

Legal committee head resigns amidst ‘crisis’ and ‘clan rule’ in Georgia’s judiciary

Rights groups called on judges to resign as their appointment speaks of a ‘crisis and overwhelming power of the clan inside the Council of Justice’.

Family demand parliamentary commission one year after teen killed in Georgia’s Pankisi

Rights group EMC said the investigation was a ‘formality’ and are considering taking the case to ECHR

Family demand parliamentary commission one year after teen killed in Georgia’s Pankisi

Rights group EMC said the investigation was a ‘formality’ and are considering taking the case to ECHR

‘Banned without explanation’: The special prohibitions faced by Azerbaijan’s ‘political prisoners’

While the authorities deny political prisoners exist, claims that they face unfair restrictions on reading and speaking with their families persist.

‘Banned without explanation’: The special prohibitions faced by Azerbaijan’s ‘political prisoners’

By Gulnur Kazimova

While the authorities deny political prisoners exist, claims that they face unfair restrictions on reading and speaking with their families persist.

Georgian Justice Minister: election watchdogs ‘caught lying’ over voter fraud allegations

The three leading transparency groups have refused to name the whistleblower they said informed them of the scheme

Georgian Justice Minister: election watchdogs ‘caught lying’ over voter fraud allegations

The three leading transparency groups have refused to name the whistleblower they said informed them of the scheme

EU criticises elite corruption, lack of skilled staff and more in Georgia AA report

Georgian officials focussed on the positive assessments in the report despite harsh criticism from the EU Parliament

EU criticises elite corruption, lack of skilled staff and more in Georgia AA report

Georgian officials focussed on the positive assessments in the report despite harsh criticism from the EU Parliament

Land reform activist ‘beaten up’ in Kabardino-Balkaria

A prominent land reform activist in the Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria has claimed he was attacked and his car set on fire.

Land reform activist ‘beaten up’ in Kabardino-Balkaria

A prominent land reform activist in the Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria has claimed he was attacked and his car set on fire.

Protesters defy Tbilisi mayor over Christmas tree

NGO’s set up tents outside parliament after Mayor Kakha Kaladze told Fathers for Truth protesters they should ‘find somewhere else to protest’.

Protesters defy Tbilisi mayor over Christmas tree

NGO’s set up tents outside parliament after Mayor Kakha Kaladze told Fathers for Truth protesters they should ‘find somewhere else to protest’.

Chechnya: a dangerous silence

Many families in Chechnya tell of young male relatives who have either disappeared without trace or are being held in detention, suggesting such cases are not rare.

Chechnya: a dangerous silence

By Ivan Ignatyev

Many families in Chechnya tell of young male relatives who have either disappeared without trace or are being held in detention, suggesting such cases are not rare.

Georgian rights activist’s murder was ‘a hate crime’

Two Georgian rights groups called on the Prosecutor’s Office to consider the fatal stabbing in Tbilisi a possibly hate-motivated crime.

Georgian rights activist’s murder was ‘a hate crime’

Two Georgian rights groups called on the Prosecutor’s Office to consider the fatal stabbing in Tbilisi a possibly hate-motivated crime.