South Caucasus

July 05, 2022 07:18

• Failures of protest movement aggravate crisis of political institutions in Armenia

  Arthur Gazinyan, an MP from the "Aiastan" oppositional faction, has announced refusal of his mandate. The faction has excluded any political disagreements, treating Gazinyan's decision as a tactical step. Suren Surenyants, a political analyst, believes that the failures of the protest movement have led to an institutional crisis of political blocs and formats.

July 04, 2022 23:35

• Workers of Rustavi metallurgical plant go on strike

  Today, about 130 employees of the armature production shop of the Rustavi metallurgical plant have refused to start work. They are seeking a 30% increase in their wages and better working conditions.

July 04, 2022 23:11

• Azerbaijani MoD announces a shelling attack on border with Armenia

  Today, the positions of the Azerbaijani army in the Kelbadjar District have been shelled from large-calibre weapons, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports. The information about a shelling attack on the positions of the Azerbaijani army does not correspond to reality, the Armenia reports.

July 04, 2022 22:54

• In Tbilisi, protesters disrupt government meeting

  A protest action held by supporters of European integration in front of the government building lasted for several hours. The activists were making noise and whistling to attract the attention of Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili. The participants of the action left the place only after it became known that the government meeting had not taken place.

July 04, 2022 19:03

• Opposition calls on European Union to evaluate events in Armenia

  Supporters of the “Resistance” movement called on the staff of the European Union (EU) office in Yerevan to be impartial in evaluating the current political and legal situation in Armenia. Actions of protest will be long-lasting, the opposition states.

July 04, 2022 18:14

• Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of June 27-July 3, 2022

  Echoes of Ukraine in Southern Russia: creation of institutions of the Ministry of Defence in Chechnya and Kalmykia, persecution of pacifists; verdict in a case on the Khadjimurad Kamalov’s murder in Dagestan; LGBT week in Tbilisi amid protests, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of June 27-July 3, 2022, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.

July 04, 2022 13:51

• Tbilisi protesters spend night in central square

  The participants of the campaign "Home to Europe" have spent the last night in the Republic Square; it passed without incidents. In the morning, supporters of the European integration gathered in front of the building of the government of Georgia and demanded a number of reforms to be implemented in the country.

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