Azerbaijan Urged to Act Faster on Domestic Violence
Women’s rights activists note rise in murders and suicides in the home.
Women’s rights activists note rise in murders and suicides in the home.
Foreign nationals without extended residence rights restricted to staying three months out of six in Russia.
Progress slow in legal challenge to state takeover of farms to build prestige project.
Ruling party using its control of Tbilisi’s elected assembly to pressure mayoral office.
Serzh Sargsyan’s private trip to South Korea becomes news story.
Gay people often shunned by friends and relatives as well as wider society.
Religious affiliation – Shia or Sunni – determines which side volunteers take.
Swanky cars and iPhones for government staff seen as excessive at a time when money is tight.
Critics say deal gives Kremlin political as well as economic leverage.
Highest appeals court disputes ombudsman’s findings, and insists bribery is punished, not encouraged.