South Caucasus

September 03, 2026 23:27

• Participants of the continuous protests in Tbilisi demanded change

  Supporters of Georgia's Eurointegration held a protest in Tbilisi for the 645th consecutive day, demanding the country's return to a Euro-Atlantic course. Among the flags of Georgia, Ukraine, the European Union, and the USA, there was a flag of Abkhazia.

September 03, 2026 19:52

• The Baku Appeal Court rejected Elnur Gasanov's complaint regarding the denial of parole.

  The Baku Appeal Court rejected the complaint of activist of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party, Elnur Gasanov, regarding the denial of parole on September 3. Gasanov's associates stated that he is being pressured in the colony, including being subjected to beatings. On September 2, he swallowed a metal object in protest.

September 03, 2026 16:44

• Yerevan did not extradite the opposition journalist Ilya Danilov to Russia.

  The Armenian government rejected the request of Russian law enforcement agencies for the extradition of opposition journalist Ilya Danilov. After a month of forced waiting in Yerevan, the former coordinator of Navalny's Lipetsk headquarters returned to Tbilisi.

September 03, 2026 15:44

• Analysts considered the speeches of the presidential candidates in South Ossetia during the debates to be populism.

  The pre-election rhetoric during the presidential candidates' debates in South Ossetia did not demonstrate a real focus on solving social problems, and their proposals, from fighting corruption to increasing control over security forces, are quite a safe form of demagoguery. Marat Kambolov, who is supported by Moscow, failed to stand out among the other candidates. The outcome of the elections is practically predetermined, which also affects the course of the debates, analysts noted.

September 03, 2026 13:44

• Journalistic organizations have called on Meta* to investigate the blockages of Azerbaijani media.

  Meta* must investigate complaints of copyright infringement, after which the pages of independent Azerbaijani publications were blocked on Instagram* and Facebook*. Such complaints can be used for coordinated restrictions on access to independent journalism.

September 03, 2026 08:47

• The prosecution requested a lengthy sentence for the Azerbaijani activist

  The prosecutor asked the court to sentence the head of the NGO "Law and Development" Hafiz Gasanov to nine years in prison with a suspended sentence and a five-year probation period. Gasanov, accused in a case concerning the activities of local and foreign NGOs, did not plead guilty and intends to ask the court for full acquittal.

September 03, 2026 03:54

• The EU Council approved the cancellation of tariffs on most goods from Armenia.

  The Council of the European Union approved the suspension of tariffs on 80% of goods from Armenia for a period of two years. It is noted that the measure is intended to "support the economy of Armenia after the trade restrictions imposed by Russia."

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