Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by AROSHVILI Alexandra , SABUROVA Daria, SHENGELIA Mariam
In April-May 2024, tens of thousands of Georgians took to the streets to protest against the new “Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence,” which was finally passed by the parliament on May 28th, overturning the presidential veto. This law requires NGOs that receive more than 20% of their (…)
, by ERADZE Ia , KARTVELISHVILI Giorgi, NAKHUTSRISHVILI Luka, Posle Editorial, QEBURIA Tamar, REKHVIASHVILI Lela, Tempest
In this joint interview conducted on behalf of Tempest and Posle Media, Georgian activists and scholars Ia Eradze, Giorgi Kartvelishvili, Luka Nakhutsrishvili, Tamar Qeburia, and Lela Rekhviashvili answer questions about the roots, nature, and trajectory of the country’s social movements and the (…)
, by AROSHVILI Alexandra , ERADZE Ia , ERISTAVI Konstantine, NAKHUTSRISHVILI Luka, REKHVIASHVILI Lela
We co-wrote this article at the beginning of May. On May 28, the Georgian parliament overrode the presidential veto and finally adopted the Law Against Foreign Influence. Although written at an earlier stage of the protests, everything that happened since then has largely confirmed the (…)
, by KITACHAYEV Bashir, OHANESIAN Zhanna
In his public speeches, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev often refers to Armenia’s sovereign territories as “Western Azerbaijan.” After Azerbaijan’s victory in the 2020 war in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), the blockade that left 120,000 Armenians cut off from the world, and the fighting in (…)
, by KINCHA, Shota
Georgia’s ruling party has announced sweeping amendments to the constitution that would outlaw what it terms queer ‘propaganda’, including banning public demonstrations or publications that it deemed to ‘popularise same-sex family or intimate relations’. The proposed changes would also ban (…)
, by Open Caucasus Media
Georgia has come a long way since the 1990s, a decade marred by civil war, political instability, and a faltering economy. But there’s one area where the country has, quite literally, remained stuck in that distant past: its minimum wage.
Georgia’s private sector minimum wage was last updated (…)
, by TUTUM Marksist
A photograph from Beyazıt Square. Once you have seen this photo, you will never forget it. Gallows lined up behind each other, bodies in white shirts swinging from the rope with white placards hung about their necks. What the black and white photograph doesn’t show are the lush green trees in (…)
, by BARSEGHYAN Arshaluys
Operation of the contested Amulsar goldmine has been greenlit after Armenia’s government accepted a 12.5% share in the mines on Thursday.
The agreed project also notes that the Ministry of Economy will manage the share once the mines are operational.
The share was agreed upon when Lydian (…)
, by Open Caucasus Media
The leaders of a new opposition bloc in Abkhazia have called on opponents of the transfer of the Pitsunda dacha to Russia to unite and fight to ‘preserve Abkhazia’s sovereignty’.
The new opposition platform was announced on 8 January by a group of opposition activists, public figures, and (…)
, by CHETERIAN Vicken
It is of course difficult to predict how Azerbaijan might organize the COP29 in 2024. Azerbaijan is not known for its expertise in environmental matters, for innovations in fighting climate change. But Baku is historically associated with oil. Remember, in the year 1900 Baku produced half of the (…)
, by BALDRIAN Sona
I first started working on this article on September 17. I was supposed to turn in a draft article about the high risk of Azerbaijan launching an offensive at Nagorno-Karabakh and next invading Armenia within a week. I told my editor we needed to publish the article as soon as possible because (…)
, by AZIMOV Rauf
I grew up in wartime Karabakh – I know the pain Armenians face. But I was attacked online for empathising with them
When I posted a recent Twitter thread about Azerbaijan’s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh, nothing could prepare me for the ruthless attacks I received from my fellow (…)
, by MANVELYAN Yuri, Posle/После
Why do the South Caucasus countries need to learn to think and act collectively? Why do protesters against Russian autocracy need to show solidarity throughout the post-Soviet states? How can Armenia get away from Artsakh (Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh) -centricity and the total Russian-language (…)
, by TOCCI Nathalie
As more than 100,000 people flee to avoid rule by Azerbaijan, it’s time for the EU to consider the prospect of membership for Armenia
The president of the self-declared “Republic of Artsakh”, Samvel Shahramanyan, has dissolved all institutions of the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh and (…)
, by HAJIZADA Samir, HUSEYNOV Rusif, MAMMADOV Mahammad
Azerbaijan refers to the 24-hour blitzkrieg as a triumph, which was done quickly and professionally. Having already become crippled and dysfunctional after the 2020 war, the “Nagorno-Karabakh Republic”, which had lost land connection with its long-term patron, Armenia, realised that it had no (…)
, by AVETISYAN Ani
The past week marked the worst period for Nagorno-Karabakh, bringing a tragic end to the 30 years of existence of the breakaway state that proclaimed independence in 1991. While not recognised by any other country, Nagorno-Karabakh was backed by Armenia until the government under Nikol Pashinyan (…)
, by Collective / Multiple signers
Since November 9, 2020, when the famous statement was signed, both the so-called peacekeeping forces in Nagorno Karabakh and the Russian Federation, in general, have largely proven that they do not fulfill their contractual and military and political obligations and consistently serve the (…)
, by GESSEN Masha
In less than a day, indiscriminate shelling in the region killed hundreds, displaced tens of thousands, and wiped out a thirty-five-year battle for political autonomy.
A thirty-five-year war reignited last week. Hundreds of people died. Tens of thousands may have been displaced. The world, (…)
, by SAMADOV Bahruz
As thousands of ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan looks victorious. But this is not the end
On 19 September, Azerbaijan launched a long-expected attack on the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, which has been suffering a worsening humanitarian crisis since being blockaded (…)
, by ANTARAMIAN Richard, KHACHATURIAN Rafael
The Soviet Union’s collapse created opportunities for nationalist elites. Azerbaijan’s current campaign of ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh has been enabled by both this instability and regional jostling for influence by Russia, Turkey, and others.
Following at least a month of very (…)
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