South Caucasus

November 03, 2026 04:49

• The sentence for two participants of the storming of the presidential palace in Tbilisi has been upheld.

  The appellate court upheld the sentence for the participants of the storming of the presidential palace in Tbilisi in October last year, Abo Naveriani and Mariam Mekantsishvili, Nana Sander reached an agreement.

November 02, 2026 23:58

• Demonstrators in Tbilisi spoke out in defense of animals

  Participants of the pro-European rally in Tbilisi on the 705th day of protests opposed the policy of the "Georgian Dream" and reacted to information from defenders about the mass killing of dogs.

November 02, 2026 22:51

• Polad Aslanov ended his hunger strike after a sharp deterioration in his condition.

  Azerbaijani journalist Polad Aslanov ended his hunger strike due to a sharp deterioration in his condition; the protest lasted 20 days, his wife Gulmira Aslanova reported. Doctors convinced the prisoner to resume eating amid serious health threats.

November 02, 2026 21:52

• Garibashvili reported torture at the first court session in the corruption case.

  The Tbilisi City Court began substantive hearings in the case of former Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili, accused of a corruption crime. Garibashvili himself attended the session for the first time, stating that he had been subjected to torture.

November 02, 2026 18:58

• Facebook users debated Mkhtaryan's apologies to the residents of Abkhazia.

  Many authors of comments on social media found the apologies of the editor of the encyclopedia "Armenians of the Black Sea" Christophor Mkhtaryan to the residents of Abkhazia for the scandalous article inappropriate. Other users defended Mkhtaryan.

November 02, 2026 17:19

• New rules for obtaining a residence permit in Armenia have come into force.

  In Armenia, amendments to the law "On Foreigners" have come into force with changed rules and procedures for granting residence statuses to foreigners in the country.

November 02, 2026 15:28

• The beating of a tourist from Minsk in Tbilisi caused a resonance on the internet.

  The rude response of the girl to the man's proposal to get acquainted cannot justify violence, and physical assault must be strictly punished, up to actual imprisonment, users of social networks pointed out while commenting on the beating of a tourist from Minsk in Tbilisi.

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