Armenia Slow to Pass Conscientious Objection Law
Despite international court ruling, Jehovah’s Witnesses who refuse to perform alternative service under military command risk prosecution.
14 Jan 13
Caucasus
Karabakh Offers New Home to Syrian Armenians
Resettlement scheme angers Azerbaijan, which sees it as an obstruction to an eventual peace deal.
14 Jan 13
Georgia Urged to Ease School Rules for Meskhetians
As exiled group returns to the country, some children are barred from free schooling as they don’t have residence rights.
11 Jan 13
More Arrests in Georgia
Pace of investigations into President Saakashvili’s allies accelerates.
24 Dec 12
Armenia Moves Towards Integrated Schooling
Major education reform sees mainstream schools gradually refitted with facilities and access for disabled pupils.
21 Dec 12
Karabakh War Disabled Claim Shabby Treatment in Azerbaijan
Soldiers left permanently disabled by 1990s war say they don’t get the care they are entitled to.
21 Dec 12
Moscow to Abandon Azeri Radar Site
Gabala facility was key early warning post, but Moscow isn’t prepared to accept massive rent increase just to keep it.
14 Dec 12
Armenian Opposition Party Shuns Key Election
After major group drops out of the race, other parties stand little chance, giving the president a clear run at re-election.
14 Dec 12
Grand Designs on Hold in Georgia
Plans for whole new city shelved, but port may yet be built.
14 Dec 12
Armenian Opposition Builds Consensus Around Reform
Proposal to strengthen parliament may be a way of finding an issue the various opposition groups can all agree on.
12 Dec 12
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