South Caucasus

January 28, 2026 08:15

• 20 Azerbaijani families returned to the village of Khorovlu

  Today, members of 20 Azerbaijani families who fled the village during the Karabakh conflict returned to the village of Khorovlu in the Jabrayil region.

January 28, 2026 05:20

• Mearakishvili spoke about the security forces' visit to her parents.

  Tamara Mearakishvili contacted Sergei Kiriyenko, First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Russian Presidential Executive Office, and reported that security forces had visited her parents in Leningor, confiscated their phones, and conducted a search.

January 28, 2026 01:56

• The ECHR ruled that the case against Khadija Ismayilova constituted persecution for her journalistic activities.

  The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the criminal prosecution of prominent Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova in 2014-2015 was unlawful and ordered her to be paid 16,000 euros in compensation.

January 27, 2026 23:45

• Rallies on Rustaveli continue amid persecution for blocking the sidewalk.

  Supporters of Georgia's European integration gathered for a protest outside the parliament building in Tbilisi for the 426th consecutive day. Lasha Chkhartishvili, one of the leaders of the Workers' Party, faces criminal charges for repeatedly blocking a sidewalk.

January 27, 2026 21:47

• More than 70 people supported the call to bury Aishat Baimuradova in Armenia.

  A petition calling for the return of the body of Chechen woman Ayshat Baimuradova, murdered in Yerevan, to her friends for burial in Armenia has garnered 73 signatures in just one day.

January 27, 2026 20:17

• Meydan TV: Actor and blogger Akhmed Akhmedov died after being detained by security forces.

  Azerbaijani actor Akhmed Akhmedov, known for his critical writings about the country's authorities, spent several days in a Baku police station and died.

January 27, 2026 19:07

• Protesters in Tbilisi demanded medical assistance for Zinovkina and Sander.

  Several dozen activists held signs outside the Georgian Special Penitentiary Service building in Tbilisi, demanding medical care for political prisoners Anastasia Zinovkina and Nana Sander. Teacher Nino Datashvili, who also sought medical care in prison, joined the protest.

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