South Caucasus

May 12, 2026 16:38

• Entrepreneurs have threatened the Batumi administration with round-the-clock protests.

  Electric car rental operators have announced a 24-hour protest outside the Adjara government building due to the ban on their use on Batumi Boulevard.

May 12, 2026 01:51

• Residents of Bolnisi demanded that work in the gorge be stopped.

  A new mining project is underway in the Bolnisi mountains. It hasn't been discussed with local residents, and authorities are refusing to inform the public about the project's purpose. At a meeting, villagers demanded an end to deforestation and mining in their area.

May 11, 2026 23:39

• Protesters in Tbilisi protested against repression.

  Participants in the rally on Rustaveli Avenue, marking the 530th day of continuous protests, called on Georgian citizens to rise up against the dictatorship and expressed support for arrested Coalition for Change activist Tata Peradze.

May 11, 2026 22:47

• Two soldiers were killed by a mine in Azerbaijan.

  Azerbaijani army servicemen were hospitalized with injuries after a mine explosion in the Kelbajar region.

May 11, 2026 21:49

• A Crimean woman recounted her torture after being detained at Sochi airport.

  Victoria Sergeeva, detained at Sochi airport in the summer of 2025, spoke about being forced to incriminate herself and being tortured by security forces.

May 11, 2026 12:02

• Azerbaijani activist Akhmedov denied the charges in court.

  Activist Asef Akhmedov, arrested in Azerbaijan in a case involving Western grants to NGOs, denied the charges in court and stated that the investigation is trying to criminalize the public activities of activists.

May 11, 2026 05:54

• Two people were detained in Tskhinvali for attacking police officers.

  A traffic accident occurred in Tskhinvali, in which the participants attacked the police officers who arrived at the scene. They were placed in a detention center, where their colleagues and friends gathered and demanded their release. Security forces were forced to fire warning shots to disperse the crowd.

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