3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (499+ words) Russian–Armenian tycoon and opposition leader Samvel Karapetyan has filed a lawsuit against Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, demanding that he publicly apologise for ‘insulting’ him during the pre-election campaign and pay ֏3 million ($8,300) in compensation. Karapetyan, who heads the Strong…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (391+ words) Economist Galib Bayramov has been sentenced to eight years in prison after being found guilty in Azerbaijan’s so-called ‘NGO case’, with the sentence suspended for three years. Bayramov is the brother of another prominent economist, Gubad Ibadoghlu, who was detained…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (232+ words) The 49-year-old is suspected of gathering information about military targets, including those of the US, in Moldova. Police in Moldova announced they had detained a 49-year-old Azerbaijani citizen suspected of gathering information for Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) on 8 September....

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (437+ words) Port infrastructure in Makhachkala and the building of the Gamzat Tsadasa Avar Musical and Drama Theatre caught fire overnight on Thursday following a Ukrainian drone attack. According to Daghestan’s acting Head Fyodor Shchukin, all aerial targets were destroyed or suppressed…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (562+ words) An Azerbaijani court has sentenced Talysh activist Kamal Isayev to eight years and six months in prison, having convicted him of making public calls to overthrow the state, releasing statements allegedly aimed at questioning the country’s territorial integrity, and inciting…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (638+ words) The charges against Armenian opposition figure Andranik Tevanyan have been changed from espionage to publishing state secrets. While not explicitly mentioned, the earlier charge – filed days before Armenia’s June parliamentary elections – implied Tevanyan was spying on behalf of Russia and…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (343+ words) The former head of the Azerbaijani Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Centre, Anar Mammadli, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison, over two years since his detention in April 2024. A co-defendant in the case, Anar Abdullayev, has received a 12-year…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (356+ words) Khachatur Galstyan, the prosecutor in the case against Catholicos Karekin II and six senior bishops, has resigned from his post. The Prosecutor General’s Office said his departure was his ‘own request’ and unrelated to the criminal case, which three judges…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (451+ words) Former State Revenue Committee chair and Finance Minister Gagik Khachatryan has been remanded to pre-trial detention for two months on charges of particularly large-scale bribery and money laundering. His arrest drew wider attention after he was brought to court on…...

2+ week, 4+ min ago   (774+ words) Three people have been arrested as part of the investigation into the death of Abkhazian blogger Daur Buava, who was found dead in his Tbilisi apartment on Friday. Investigators say that Buava appears to have overdosed on drugs, and that…...