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The authorities have promised justice for victims in the “Tartar case” and followed up with arrests and annulled verdicts. But the victims’ families say it’s not enough.

While the new de facto president praised ties with Russia, he did not mention the referendum that his predecessor called on his way out of office.

The territory’s outgoing leader says the vote will take place in July. But he’ll be out of office by then and neither his successor, nor Russia itself, appear as interested in it as he is.

Few took it seriously when Georgia’s ruling party promised to formally apply for EU membership in 2024. But then events pushed them to apply even earlier. Is Georgia ready?

Long out of office, in prison and in ill health, Georgia’s ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili is still dominating headlines and vexing the government.

As a new border commission prepares to start work, it will have to reckon with persistent disagreements over what to do with a handful of quirks of Soviet border-drawing.

This year it is spending more than 10 percent more than it did before its 2020 defeat of Armenia, and is planning to spend even more in coming years.

It is a response to Azerbaijan’s earlier five-point proposal, but the secrecy around it has only increased suspicion among Armenians.

Many outsiders have been calling on Georgia to take advantage of Russian weakness to reclaim its lost territories. But Georgians themselves aren’t having it.

Georgians make up the most prominent contingent of foreign fighters in Ukraine. At least nine have been killed.

While Anatoliy Bibilov tried to boost his electoral chances by tying himself more tightly to Russia, analysts say his defeat will still not likely result in any substantial change in relations with Moscow.

Is Azerbaijan promoting Iranian separatism? Is Iran harboring Azerbaijani Islamists?

The incumbent has come under fire for a controversial military deployment to Ukraine, and it’s not clear that a proposal to annex the territory to Russia will help him.

Critics are being blocked from Ilham Aliyev’s social media accounts. Some are taking it to court.

Germany is the leading destination for Azerbaijanis leaving for political reasons. It’s also Europe’s leading deporter of Azerbaijanis.