South Caucasus

March 27, 2026 06:51

• A villager in Azerbaijan was injured in a mine explosion.

  In the village of Yusifjanly in the Agdam region, a local resident was blown up by a mine; his lower left leg was amputated.

March 26, 2026 23:58

• Two protesters in Yerevan were detained after a conflict with the parliament speaker.

  Police detained two protesters outside the Armenian parliament following an altercation with National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan. Simonyan accused the detainees of deliberately provoking them.

March 26, 2026 22:58

• Protesters in Tbilisi demanded the release of arrested demonstrators.

  On the 484th day of continuous protests outside the Georgian parliament building, activists protested administrative arrests for blocking the sidewalk and announced a solidarity march with Elene Khoshtaria.

March 26, 2026 20:39

• A fighter from South Ossetia was killed in Ukraine.

  Soslan Kisiev, killed in the SVO zone, is buried in Tskhinvali. At least 48 combatants from South Ossetia were killed in the fighting in Ukraine.

March 26, 2026 18:47

• The investigation took over the organization of Baimuradova's funeral.

  The funeral of murdered Chechen native Ayshat Baimuradova will take place on March 27 in Yerevan. Investigative authorities have taken charge of the funeral arrangements, and Armenian authorities have promised to allow anyone who wishes to pay their last respects to Ayshat.

March 26, 2026 14:39

• Bakhruz Samedov complained about the deterioration of his conditions

  Researcher Bakhruz Samedov is being held in solitary confinement and is effectively deprived of outdoor exercise, is not receiving medication, and has been deprived of sources of information.

March 26, 2026 13:39

• Activists considered Pashinyan's dispute with a refugee to be discrimination against Karabakh residents.

  Nikol Pashinyan, in voicing his grievances against a refugee from Nagorno-Karabakh, behaved in a manner unacceptable for a government official. NGO representatives and activists emphasized that politicians at all levels should not legitimize violence and discrimination.

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