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Narratives under fire: Azerbaijan pushes back against wartime disinformation
AzerNews
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July 8, 2025
By Elnur Enveroglu and Qabil Asshirov | AzerNEWS The recent 12-day military confrontation between Iran and Israel not only intensified tensions across the Middle East but also reverberated well beyond the region, affecting neighbouring states and...
Venice Commission Seeks to Intervene in ECHR Case Against Georgia's Foreign Agents Law
The Messenger
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By Liza Mchedlidze Wednesday, July 9, 2025 The Venice Commission, the Council of Europe's advisory body on constitutional matters, is seeking permission to intervene as a third party in the case of GYLA and Others v. Georgia, currently pending...
Fencing-Ukraine protests inclusion of Russian athletes with military ranks as neutrals
The Malaysian Star
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July 8, 2025
(Reuters) -Ukraine's Fencing Federation (NFFU) is considering unspecified legal action after the sport's global governing body confirmed that three athletes would compete as 'neutrals' at this month's World Championships that the NFFU say have...
Datablog | Armenians and Georgians are more interested in domestic politics than foreign affairs
Open Caucasus Media
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July 8, 2025
Join the voices Aliyev wants to silence. For over eight years, OC Media has worked with fearless journalists from Azerbaijan — some of whom now face decades behind bars — to bring you the stories the regime is afraid will get out. Help us fuel...
Poll suggests majority of Georgians unhappy with country’s direction
Open Caucasus Media
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July 8, 2025
Join the voices Aliyev wants to silence. For over eight years, OC Media has worked with fearless journalists from Azerbaijan — some of whom now face decades behind bars — to bring you the stories the regime is afraid will get out. Help us fuel...
Putin’s Perp Walk in the Caucasus
CEPA
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July 8, 2025
For two decades, Vladimir Putin enforced Russian dominance across the former Soviet space through a simple formula: swift punishment for defiance, lavish rewards for submission. Georgia learned this lesson in 2008 when Russian tanks rolled through...
Resisting the Authoritarian Playbook in the South Caucasus
Coda Story
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July 8, 2025
Recent events in the South Caucasus show how the authoritarian playbook is exported and adapted to suit local contexts. From Armenia’s clergy allegedly plotting coups, to Azerbaijan raiding Russian state-funded media offices as retribution, to...
Head of Georgia’s Silk Road Group released on bail following gun arrest
Open Caucasus Media
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July 8, 2025
Join the voices Aliyev wants to silence. For over eight years, OC Media has worked with fearless journalists from Azerbaijan — some of whom now face decades behind bars — to bring you the stories the regime is afraid will get out. Help us fuel...
Why the South Caucasus became Russia’s new target and what could stop it
European Pravda
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In recent years, while all of Russia's resources and attention were focused on its war against Ukraine and confrontation with the West, countries in the South Caucasus have significantly strengthened their independence and begun to move out of...
Georgian restaurateur in Czech Republic linked to alleged Russian underworld figures and Kremlin-backed foundation
Weekly Blitz
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July 5, 2025
Georgian restaurateur in Czech Republic linked to alleged Russian underworld figures and Kremlin-backed foundation The Pirosmani restaurant in Karlovy Vary, a picturesque spa town in the Czech Republic known for its hot springs and elegant...
How Azerbaijan-Russia relations came to a breaking point
Middle East Eye
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July 2, 2025
When Azerbaijan defeated Armenia in the second Nagorno-Karabakh war in 2020, Russian President Vladimir Putin emerged as a powerful mediator. The Kremlin helped broker a ceasefire deal that forced Armenia to accept a painful retreat from most of...
Georgian President offers amnesty to jailed opposition leaders ahead of local elections
AzerNews
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July 5, 2025
Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili has issued a statement proposing amnesty for imprisoned opposition leaders, Azernews reports. According to the president, if the detained political figures declare their willingness to be pardoned and...
Gakharia for Georgia confirms there is a reshuffle in the party list, alleging it is an integral part of the work process for local government elections
Inter Press News
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The party Gakharia for Georgia confirms that there is a reshuffle in the party list, although they say that this is an integral part of the work process for the local government elections. As the party told InterpressNews, the information spread...
Can Black Sea Corridor be India’s game-changer in Eurasian geopolitics? Armenia backs the bet
Firstpost
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July 2, 2025
As China aims to strengthen its hold in the Caucasus, Armenia sees India as a potential counterbalance in the Central and West Asia region. Armenian strategic experts told Firstpost that New Delhi could play a pivotal role in the development of a...
Trump Ups Ante on Putin, Increases Military Aid to Ukraine
Hot Air
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July 8, 2025
Recently, Vladimir Putin attempted to intervene in the Iran crisis by offering to help Donald Trump negotiate with Tehran. Trump abruptly rebuked the Russian strongman, he claimed, by telling him, "Do me a favor,mediate your own. Let's mediate...
Giorgi Baramidze: I call on the parties 'Lelo-Strong Georgia' and 'Gakharia-For Georgia' to come to their senses and not play the Russian regime's game—what is planned for October 4 is not an election
Inter Press News
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Representatives of the Russian regime took another treacherous step by not supporting a resolution that called on the new Syrian government to revoke the recognition of Georgia’s temporarily occupied territories by Russia, as the resolution also...
Russia’s psychological operations in Georgia: a multifaceted strategy of control
New Eastern Europe
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July 4, 2025
Georgia remains a key target for Moscow’s hybrid operations. Combining some direct physical actions with influence campaigns, the Kremlin aims to convince the country that its presence and power are a natural state of affairs. July 4, 2025 -...
Abrams and Anderson Suggest Trump Will Cancel Elections Like Putin
NewsBusters
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July 8, 2025
Jimmy Kimmel Live! guest host Anthony Anderson welcomed the left’s favorite election denier, Stacey Abrams, to ABC on Monday to promote her new book but also to spread a new election conspiracy theory that alleges President Trump is following the...
Political Repression in Russia in June 2025
Kyiv Post
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July 5, 2025
On the basis of the research of the Russian association OVD-Info, we have identified 30 cases of Russian citizens sentenced for political reasons to effective prison terms from 1 to 22 years (almost 270 years in total) in June 2025 and serving...
DEA: 'MTV: 16 and Pregnant' star arrested for fatal fentanyl overdose in Georgia
WJCL TV - Georgia
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July 8, 2025
DEA: 'MTV: 16 and Pregnant' star arrested for fatal fentanyl overdose in Georgia A woman who appeared on MTV’s “16 and Pregnant” is behind bars in Georgia on charges related to a man’s death by fentanyl poisoning. WIN. ACROSS THE BOARD. CHECKING...