Nagorno-Karabakh

December 22, 2025 18:25

• Babayan and Mnatsakanyan denied the charges in a Baku court.

  Former Nagorno-Karabakh Foreign Minister David Babayan and former Defense Army Commander Levon Mnatsakanyan delivered their closing statements at a Baku court hearing today. Before them, former Nagorno-Karabakh President Arayik Harutyunyan delivered his closing statement, sparking a debate between Armenian and Azerbaijani Facebook users*.

December 20, 2025 23:53

• Refugees from Karabakh called obtaining Armenian citizenship a forced step.

  More than 26,000 refugees from Karabakh have received Armenian citizenship. The displaced persons themselves described the decision as forced; they needed to obtain an Armenian passport to find work and participate in a housing program. Karabakh human rights activists believe that accepting Armenian citizenship does not deprive the refugees of their right to return.

December 19, 2025 22:30

• Karabakh leaders denied the accusations in their final statements

  Former Nagorno-Karabakh President Arayik Harutyunyan stated that he first heard about a number of war crimes he is accused of in court and refused to admit guilt. Two other defendants expressed a similar position. Ruben Vardanyan's international lawyer, commenting on the requested life sentence, called the charges fabricated.

December 18, 2025 13:30

• The prosecution requested a life sentence for Vardanyan

  At a hearing in the Baku Military Court, the prosecutor proposed a life sentence for former Nagorno-Karabakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan. Vardanyan stated that the trial did not meet the requirements of a fair trial.

December 17, 2025 09:55

• 57 Azerbaijani families have returned to the former Karabakh conflict zone

  More than 230 members of Azerbaijani families who fled during the Karabakh conflict returned to Lachin, Hadrut, and two other settlements today.

December 16, 2025 01:59

• Activists called on the Catholicos to replace the head of the Karabakh diocese

  More than 30 public figures from Nagorno-Karabakh called on Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II to consider replacing the head of the Artsakh (Karabakh) Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

December 15, 2025 02:02

• The destruction of monasteries in Karabakh has raised doubts among Azerbaijani analysts

  Azerbaijani analysts have questioned the veracity of claims of vandalism at monasteries in Karabakh. They argue that Christian monuments in Azerbaijan are protected by the state.

December 12, 2025 12:20

• Pashinyan's position on returning to Karabakh coincided with the opinion of Azerbaijani social media users

  Azerbaijani social media users, commenting on the Karabakh parliamentarians' statement about fighting to return to their homeland, called it unrealistic. The Armenian Prime Minister expressed a similar opinion, also suggesting that Baku close the issue of Western Azerbaijan.

December 12, 2025 03:47

• Karabakh military personnel denied charges in a Baku court

  Eight defendants in the case against the military-political leadership of Nagorno-Karabakh made their final statements before a Baku court. All pleaded not guilty to the war crimes charged against them.

December 11, 2025 05:54

• Karabakh MPs and activists called for the collective return of refugees to their homeland

  On the anniversary of the independence referendum, members of parliament of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic declared their intention to fight for collective return. Participants in the hearings noted that the Armenian authorities are actively distancing themselves from the issue, encouraging refugees to disperse around the world.

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