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Tuesday, November 25, 2014 - 06:32
The West has criticized an agreement between Russia and Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia. Russian President Vladimir Putin and the leader of Abkhazia signed the "strategic partnership" deal on November 24 in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, just across the border from the separatist region.
Monday, November 24, 2014 - 07:55
Armenia's defense chief says his country will retaliate against "any provocation by Azerbaijan from now on" following the downing of a helicopter by Azerbaijani forces near the breakaway territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Monday, November 24, 2014 - 06:20
A lawyer for jailed Azerbaijani human rights activist Leyla Yunus says her health has deteriorated drastically.
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 06:58
Nongovernmental organizations in Tajikistan are concerned over new legislation that restricts their access to foreign grants. Participants at an international conference in Dushanbe said on November 18 that according to legal amendments recently adopted by aparliament, NGOs in the Central Asian nation will only be able to receive grants from foreign entities if they have apprival from the government.
Friday, November 14, 2014 - 06:02
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has warned lawmakers that the country is in political crisis and called on parliament to "unite on the path toward Europe."
Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 06:20
Washington has expressed concern about the downing by Azerbaijani forces of a military helicopter from the self-proclaimed "self-defense forces" of Nagorno-Karabakh -- a breakaway region of Azerbaijan that is controlled by ethnic Armenians.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 06:44
The OSCE representative on freedom of the media has called on authorities in Azerbaijan to stop their crackdown on independent media and rights activists.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 06:37
Authorities at a penal colony in Kazakhstan have refused to let inmates' relatives see their loved ones following reports that the armed forces put down a prison riot.
Monday, November 10, 2014 - 07:49
A well-known Azerbaijani blogger has been questioned by police after being prohibited from leaving the country.
Monday, November 10, 2014 - 07:48
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has accused two ministers who left the cabinet last week of "anti-state activities," saying they "misrepresented Georgia" to the West.