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Local rights activists say hundreds of religious Shias have been arrested in recent weeks as pro-government media report on the arrests of "spies" and "traitors" working for neighboring Iran.

Leaders in Tbilisi and the breakaway region, however, appear more aligned in their visions and rhetoric than ever.

The affected section connects Georgia's east and west, as well as Europe and Asia, as part of the Middle Corridor route.

Recent hunger strikes by jailed opposition figures have not achieved their desired ends.

Georgian officials bristled at the move, which targeted "significant corrupt activity" in the judicial system.

Survivors and victims' family members want accountability higher up the chain of command.

Moscow’s food-safety concerns tend to mirror ups and downs in political relations with source nations.

Critics believe the authorities picked a "perfect criminal" for justifying a wider crackdown on dissent.

Six people, allegedly with ties to Iran, were detained as suspects in the shooting of MP Fazil Mustafa.

The president held up a mirror to Georgian's political elite during her scathing speech in the parliament.

The authorities accuse top pharmacy chains of hiking prices on vital medications to evade new regulations.

His outspoken criticism of Iran, and the timing coinciding with the opening of Azerbaijan's embassy in Israel led some fellow MPs to point the finger at Tehran.

Former officials, including ones facing criminal charges, have managed to sell properties in legally questionable deals while only one so far has agreed to reimburse the state.

Azerbaijan is seeking to equate the rights of the Azerbaijanis who were displaced from Armenia to those of Karabakh Armenians. Yerevan isn't having it.

A social media post by the customs body on the confiscation of a traveler's clothes and accessories has reminded Azerbaijanis of how restrictive their country's regulations are.

Following the new allegations, the channel has been hounding a woman who won a harassment case against its founder in 2018.

Russian officials and propagandists had several reactions to the recent crisis in Georgia: gloating, echoing the Georgian government's rhetoric, and casually threatening to bomb Tbilisi into the ground.

Armenians had been using the road to bypass a blockade on the main road, the Lachin Corridor. The move drew a rare rebuke from the Russian peacekeepers.

There were widely different reactions to the passing of the cleric and the Islamic activist, who were on opposite sides of the political spectrum.

Before her visit, the top diplomat spoke about "attempts to divert the country from its pro-European course."

The U.S. and Russia have both made high-level contact with Armenian and Azerbaijani officials as the rhetoric from Baku is getting increasingly bellicose.

Details are sparse on how the government plans to pay for the reform, and how it plans to improve the quality of care in parallel.

The ruling party says Western-funded NGOs aided what it called Russia-sponsored protests against the construction of a hydropower plant.

The resettlement of the key Nagorno-Karabakh town is due to start this year as well.

Many worry the ruling party's rhetoric may give rise to uncontrolled right-wing violence.