South Caucasus

July 25, 2026 08:56

• The arrest of Afghan Sadigov has been extended for three months.

  The court in Baku extended the arrest of journalist Afghan Sadigov, accused of extortion, until October 30. Sadigov does not admit guilt and believes the prosecution is politically motivated, his lawyer said.

July 25, 2026 02:58

• Danielyan's resignation has intensified the question of the representation of Nagorno-Karabakh in Armenia.

  Against the backdrop of the resignation of the Chairman of the Parliament of Nagorno-Karabakh, Ashot Danielyan, public figures and refugees are questioning who should protect their rights in Armenia and how effectively current politicians are doing this.

July 25, 2026 00:59

• The director of the plant owned by Tsarukyan has been detained in Armenia.

  Law enforcement detained Arman Davtyan, the director of the "Ararat" plant, owned by the leader of the "Prosperous Armenia" party, Gagik Tsarukyan, on charges of tax evasion.

July 24, 2026 23:08

• Pro-European actions in Tbilisi continue for 604 days

  Supporters of Georgia's Eurointegration demanded the release of political prisoners on the 604th day of continuous protests outside the parliament. A court in Tbilisi arrested doctor Georgy Akhobadze for 25 days on charges of insulting police officers.

July 24, 2026 13:37

• The prosecutor demanded long sentences for Anar Mamedli and Anar Abdullayev.

  The prosecution requested 14 years of imprisonment for the head of the Election Monitoring and Democracy Training Center Anar Mamedli and 13 years for freelance journalist Anar Abdullayev in a case of illegal entrepreneurship, money laundering, and tax evasion. The defense insists that the criminal prosecution is unfounded and the charges are not supported by evidence.

July 24, 2026 12:37

• Tsarukyan's supporters demanded his release.

  The leader of the "Prosperous Armenia" party, Gagik Tsarukyan, was taken for questioning to the Investigative Committee, and his supporters came to support him. They greeted Tsarukyan with applause and, calling the arrest political persecution, demanded his release.

July 24, 2026 06:38

• Analysts commented on Baku's reaction to Israel's decision to recognize the genocide of Armenians.

  The authorities of Azerbaijan reacted sharply to the decision of the Israeli government to recognize the genocide of Armenians, after which the vote on the bill in the Knesset was postponed. Analysts called Baku's reaction predictable, but expressed different opinions regarding whether Jerusalem anticipated such a reaction.

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