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Datablog | Georgia may be the most homophobic country in Europe

by Giorgi Babunashvili

•3 min read

Recent events in Georgia have once again highlighted the extent of homophobia in Georgia, and survey data suggests that the country may be the most homophobic on the continent. On 5 July, a homophobic riot took place in Tbilisi. While the riot is a tragedy, it also reflects the fact that Georgia is the most homophobic in Europe for which data is available on the International Social Survey programme (ISSP) survey. Given the participation of priests in the riot, one might expect more religio

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Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan’s opposition in hot water over German migrant trafficking scandal

by Sabina Abubakirova

•8 min read

Azerbaijan’s opposition Musavat Party has found itself in hot water over an alleged migrant trafficking scheme to Germany. After several arrests and deportations, German court documents appear to allege that the party charged would-be migrants thousands of euros in exchange for evidence they were politically persecuted. On 13 November German police raided thirteen locations throughout the country in connection with an alleged human smuggling ring from Azerbaijan to Germany. Habib Muntazi

Analysis

Analysis | As many Georgians think the West spreads propaganda as Russia

by CRRC

•3 min read

On 13 February, the United States released its Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community. In it, the significance of Russian influence operations in Georgia were highlighted. Just eight days earlier, on 5 February, a coalition of Georgia’s leading non-governmental organisations made an official offer to support the Government of Georgia, the EU, and NATO in their efforts to counter anti-Western propaganda. While few experts would argue that Georgia is not a target of Russ

Analysis

Analysis | The ups and downs of Armenia’s peculiar route to Europe

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•6 min read

A new EU–Armenia agreement has every chance of soon being signed. The controversy in Armenia surrounding the document boils down to whether it will be signed on 24 November at the Brussels summit of the Eastern Partnership, or if it will be postponed again — and for what reasons. [Read in Armenian — Հոդվածը հայերեն կարդացեք] 357 pages on justice, security, human rights and fundamental freedoms According to statements from official negotiators in Yerevan, Armenia now plans to sign a new

Abkhazia

Abkhazia denounces Tbilisi’s offer to enjoy visa free travel to Europe

by OC Media

•2 min read

Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili congratulated Georgian citizens on the EU Parliament’s final decision to offer them visa free travel to Europe. He remarked that people living in the de facto republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia will also be able to travel to Europe without a visa. Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili also commented during a press conference that Abkhazians and South Ossetians can easily take advantage of this if they obtain Georgian biometric passports. ‘We are pa