Armenia

March 05, 2026 20:03

• The Court of Appeal released Archbishop Khachatryan.

  The court imposed territorial restrictions on Khachatryan, prohibiting him from leaving the Vagharshapat community. The cleric is also prohibited from communicating with witnesses in the case.

March 05, 2026 15:40

• Blogger Markaryan sentenced to prison in Nazi rehabilitation case

  A Moscow court found blogger Arsen Markaryan guilty of rehabilitating Nazism and sentenced him to 4.5 years in prison. The case was heard under a special regime.

March 05, 2026 11:46

• A video of the last days of the Armenian population in Karabakh sparked a conflict among Facebook users*

  The publication of three amateur films about the final period of the Armenian population's stay in Karabakh has sparked debate about the region's territorial jurisdiction and the perpetrators of the conflict.

March 05, 2026 09:55

• Peace talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia have led to a lull on the border between the two countries.

  The Azerbaijani armed forces suffered irreparable losses in the first two months of 2026, totaling eight personnel, all of whom died in non-combat situations.

March 03, 2026 16:58

• A Russian artist was deported from Georgia to Armenia after requesting asylum.

  Unidentified civilians abducted Konstantin Rachkovsky, a Russian citizen who had requested asylum in Georgia, from the village of Martkopi, where a migrant camp is located, by car. Within hours, he was deported to Armenia, while Rachkovsky's wife remained in Georgia.

March 03, 2026 02:53

• Aishat Baimuradova's killers threatened her acquaintance, a native of Dagestan.

  A native of Dagestan, who lived in Yerevan and was friends with murdered Chechen native Ayshat Baimuradova, received threats from unknown individuals through her account. Law enforcement officials are searching for the young man in Russia.

March 01, 2026 17:52

• The Russian Embassy has compiled lists of people leaving Iran via Azerbaijan.

  Around 500 people have been added to the evacuation list from Iran via Azerbaijan. Russians are also being advised to leave Iran via Armenia.

February 28, 2026 13:37

• It took just over a day to raise half the money for a fugitive from Dagestan.

  Human rights activists managed to raise more than half the amount needed to help a Dagestani woman fleeing domestic violence within two days.

February 27, 2026 02:38

• Historians and activists have called for international condemnation of the destruction of Armenian monuments in Karabakh.

  The destruction of Armenian cultural heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh has become the subject of a joint investigation by the UK Parliament and the International Bar Association. Karabakh public figures expressed hope that the international community will respond to Azerbaijan's actions.

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