Consumer Rights and Wrongs in Georgia
New legislation intended to impose European-style standards in a market where customers currently enjoy few protections.
26 Feb 13
Caucasus
Armenia: Presidential Challenger Rejects Poll Result
Raffi Hovhannisyan rallies thousands to back his claim that he should be president.
25 Feb 13
Alarm at Attacks on Turkish Armenians
While Istanbul police say common criminals carried out assaults, others suspect an ethnic motive.
22 Feb 13
Armenia Gears Up for "Least Interesting" Ballot
President set to sail through, and opposition isn’t even trying.
15 Feb 13
Georgia: Rival Factions Agree to Talk
Relations between president and prime minister reach new low as confrontation spills onto streets.
12 Feb 13
Hepatitis Unchecked in Georgia
Caucasian state's health budget too small to pay high cost of treatment.
9 Feb 13
Azerbaijani Writer Accused Over "Disloyal" Novel
Akram Aylisli wanted to show that his fellow-Azerbaijanis could admit past mistakes, but his ritual humiliation suggest he was wrong.
8 Feb 13
Georgia-Russia: Hostile Forever?
As new administration seeks thaw with Moscow, president’s people want pro-West, anti-Russia clauses written into constitution.
7 Feb 13
Two Opposition Leaders Arrested in Azerbaijan
Allies say they are being framed for spontaneous protest by exasperated residents of provincial town.
5 Feb 13
Armenia Reforms Disability Rules
Radical change will encourage disabled people to work if they can, but some experts fear new system could prove as unfair as its predecessor.
4 Feb 13
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