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Review | Barzakh — tracing Grozny’s disappeared
Mantas Kvedaravičius’s 2011 documentary traces a system of disappearances in post-war Grozny that the Russian state would later deploy in Ukraine.
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Azerbaijani Presidential Aide Hajiyev visits Armenia in historic first
This marks the second time a high-ranking Azerbaijani official has visited Armenia since the initialling of a peace deal in August 2025.
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Western Response
Ingush man detained over alleged complicity in Crocus City Hall attack
Investigators say Khasan Altemirov helped obtain forged documents for a person who supplied weapons to the attackers.
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Economy
Georgian police shown beating detainees in released footage
The authorities spoke about the detention of those involved, while critics claimed the violence was systemic.
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Regional Intelligence
Kadyrov’s nephew by marriage awarded rank of police major general
Chechnya’s First Deputy Interior Minister Deni Aidamirov previously faced accusations of involvement in abductions and torture.
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Georgia built a state for Europe. What remains?
Georgian civil servants knew perfectly well that what they were doing was low-key. Rewriting a procurement regulation was never a heroic act. Harmonizing a food safety standard with a European directive drew no applause, and documentary filmmakers had perhaps something more exciting to do than point their cameras at someone sitting in their office for …
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Stalled
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Declining
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Week Ahead
European Parliament plenary to debate Georgia resolution on Wednesday. Georgian National Bank inflation data due Thursday. Opposition rally planned Saturday in Tbilisi's Freedom Square. Bidzina Ivanishvili expected to address GD party congress. OSCE monitoring mission report on media freedom scheduled for release.
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