12+ hour, 43+ min ago   (580+ words) JAMnews LIVE: Key morning headlines from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia Monday, September 14, Azerbaijan. Eight-year suspended sentence handed to Maharram Goyushoglu in the ‘NGO case’ ● Two UN climate events wrapped up in Baku over the weekend: the UNFCCC Climate Week and…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (490+ words) Civil rights activist and blogger Tornike Razmadze says Georgia’s Interior Ministry has summoned him to court to impose a fine or administrative detention because he insulted Kremlin propagandists Margarita Simonyan and Vladimir Solovyov in response to their insults against Georgian…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (567+ words) The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) has called on pilgrims not to visit the New Athos Monastery in Abkhazia. The ROC considers the monastery’s abbot, Father Dorotheus, a schismatic. However, this did not stop Sergei Kiriyenko, first deputy chief of staff…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1633+ words) Irakli Garibashvili vs Georgian Dream Georgia’s two-time former Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili is currently in prison, from where he has openly challenged the authorities he himself represented for many years. Over the past few weeks, he has published six letters…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (974+ words) Ukrainian authorities are seeking to take control of IDS Ukraine, one of the country’s largest mineral water producers. Russian businessmen under sanctions own almost half of the company, while 34.83% belongs to the family of the late Georgian businessman Badri Patarkatsishvili....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (478+ words) Activist Elizbarashvili on hunger strike Georgian businessman, animal rights activist and outspoken critic of the Georgian Dream government Tamaz Elizbarashvili, who was detained earlier, has gone on hunger strike. Tamaz Elizbarashvili was detained at his home after law enforcement officers…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (441+ words) This report comes from Kramatorsk, a city in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. It is now one of the region’s largest frontline cities, and the Russian army attacks it almost daily. In the latest attacks, two Russian drones struck a trauma…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (504+ words) The decision is final. Five opposition forces have announced the start of a new phase of “political resistance” At the same time, the government’s social legitimacy remains low. Kocharyan won 10% despite his high negative rating, while Karapetyan’s party, hastily assembled…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (458+ words) In recent days, Russia‘s demand for Armenia to hold a referendum on whether the country should remain in the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) or choose the European Union has increasingly been seen as a threat. Experts from the…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (443+ words) Convicted former Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili says in a letter published from prison that the authorities arrested him to end his political career. He also says he gave up his legal fight to avoid a confrontation with the authorities....