Caucasus

Two women stand outside a store in Sukhum (also known as Sukhumi). (Photo: Anaid Gogoryan)

Abkhazia Cautiously Optimistic Over Covid-19

Quick action may have saved territory from being harder hit by the virus.

21 May 20

Giga Otkhozoria's mother, Julieta Chanturia, sits in her home with photos of her son. (Photo: Tamuna Shonia)

Georgian IDP's Murder Goes Unpunished

Calls for convicted killer to be handed over to serve sentence.

18 May 20

Police making sure its safe for farmers to tend their land in Gugutiantkari. (Photo: Nino Chibchiuri)

Georgia: Creeping Occupation Continues

Illegal fencing still being used to encroach on Georgian-held land.

14 May 20

A farmer tending to his strawberry greenhouse, that's near the occupation line. (Photo: Tamuna Shonia)

Georgia: Lockdown Hits Farming Sector

Small-scale producers await emergency government measures.

13 May 20

Anahit Voskanyan, a doctor and the deputy director of the Sirmed medical centre. (Photo courtesy of A Voskanyan)

Armenia Moves Out of Lockdown

Country goes back to work, even though infections continue to rise.

11 May 20

President Ilham Aliyev at a recent video conference given on the current plan for the country. (Photo: Azeri Government website)

Azerbaijan: Citizens Struggle to Access Covid-19 Aid

One-off payment was supposed to ease conditions during the lockdown period.

10 May 20

One of the IDP settlements. (Photo: Nino Chibchiuri)

Georgia: IDPs More Isolated Than Ever

The Covid-19 quarantine means many lack access to basic services.

27 Apr 20

Lilit Makunts, head of the ruling My Step faction during the session of the National Assembly on March 31, 2020. (Photo: Parliament of Armenia)

Armenia: Can Mass Surveillance Halt Covid-19?

Civil society fears that new laws lack oversight and violate the confidentiality of personal data.

16 Apr 20

Artsakh government meeting held on April 8 with current President Bako Sahakyan on how to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Photo: Artsakh government website)

Karabakh Votes, Despite Covid-19 Crisis

Fears of infection have been overruled by political concerns.

14 Apr 20

Georgian migrants stand outside the building where they are living as they await their chance to return home. (Photo: M. Chodownik)

Covid-19 Leaves Georgians Far From Home

Thousands working in Poland suddenly find themselves without jobs and homeless.