South Caucasus

January 17, 2026 12:05

• The decision to place Karapetyan under house arrest has been upheld.

  Following a 14-hour hearing, a Yerevan court declined to increase Samvel Karapetyan's pretrial detention and remanded him under house arrest. The defense stated that reports that the businessman had been remanded in custody were false.

January 17, 2026 10:07

• Journalist Gahramanli announced his hunger strike to the court.

  Journalist Nurlan Gahramanli, arrested in the Meydan TV case, announced an indefinite hunger strike at a Baku court hearing in protest against the violence perpetrated by guards.

January 17, 2026 02:26

• Armenian residents linked the liquefied gas shortage to gasoline supplies from Azerbaijan.

  In Armenia, amid a shortage, the price of liquefied natural gas has risen significantly, forcing many drivers to switch to gasoline. They believe the authorities are attempting to force them to buy gasoline imported from Azerbaijan.

January 16, 2026 23:45

• Bakhruz Samedov complained about the restriction of his rights in prison.

  Researcher Bahruz Samedov, convicted in Azerbaijan, is being denied access to a notary to issue a power of attorney to manage the property of his only relative.

January 16, 2026 23:20

• Pro-European protests in Tbilisi have continued for 415 consecutive days.

  Supporters of Georgia's European integration protested outside the parliament building in Tbilisi for the 415th day in a row. Security forces detained activist Nino Bardzimishvili, who had been sentenced to jail for blocking a sidewalk.

January 16, 2026 17:40

• The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs announced the arrest of members of a neo-Nazi group.

  Sixteen people, including ten minors, have been arrested by police in Tbilisi as members of a neo-Nazi group. At least ten people were injured by the radicals' actions, the Ministry of Internal Affairs stated.

January 16, 2026 14:55

• Samvel Karapetyan has been placed under arrest again.

  Armenia's Anti-Corruption Court of Appeals overturned the decision to place Tashir Group owner Savmevl Karapetyan under house arrest. He has been held for two months.

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