Afgan Sadigov
ECHR reportedly temporarily bars Georgia from extraditing Sadigov to Azerbaijan
Sadigov has been on a hunger strike for around 120 days in his own form of protest.
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Daily Brief
Thursday, 16 January 2025
Armenia * Armenian Defence Minister Suren Papikyan has stated he did not see ‘the grounds for an escalation in the region because Armenia has proposals and solutions in terms of any issue’. * A similar statement was made by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who also downplayed the possibility of Azerbaijani escalation. In a Facebook post, Pashinyan noted that Armenia has proposed ‘constructive solutions to all existing issues’ in its relations with Azerbaijan and that ‘all efforts to provoke es
Georgia’s EU U-turn
Businesses shutter in Georgia amidst 3-hour general strike
Thousands of employees walk out of their jobs demanding new and fair parliamentary elections.
Georgia
Georgian Prosecutor’s Office claims simulations do not prove allegations of election fraud
Local media and observer groups have documented widespread vote rigging by the ruling party and the institutions it controls.
Georgia’s EU U-turn
Georgian Dream members accused of attacking Gakharia and TI Georgia member in Batumi
Former PM Giorgi Gakharia and Transparency International employee Zviad Koridze were attacked 15 minutes apart in the same hotel.
Daily Brief
Wednesday, 15 January 2025
Armenia * Armenia and the US yesterday signed a Strategic Partnership Charter in Washington DC. The document stresses a mutual desire to strengthen relations across the diplomatic, economic, energy, high-tech, educational, scientific, cultural, legal, defence, and security fields. * Armenia’s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan stated that the charter ‘provides a robust framework and injects greater ambition into our cooperation’. Mirzoyan added that they commenced negotiations on a nuclear coop
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