Nagorno-Karabakh

February 11, 2026 04:30

• Azerbaijani social media users responded to calls for the extradition of convicted NKR leaders to Armenia.

  The sentences handed down by the Baku court to the military-political leadership of Karabakh are fair, according to the majority of Azerbaijani commentators on the "Caucasian Knot" social media page. Some are convinced that the transfer of the convicted to the Armenian side is impossible, while others outlined the conditions under which Baku might agree to release the convicts.

February 10, 2026 15:57

• The Vardanyan case investigation has been completed.

  A Baku court has declared the trial of former Karabakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan, who is accused of war crimes, complete.

February 10, 2026 06:24

• Protesters asked Vance to help free former Karabakh leaders

  During US Vice President J.D. Vance's visit to Yerevan, a rally was held asking for assistance in securing the release of former Nagorno-Karabakh leaders imprisoned in Azerbaijan and in searching for those missing during the Karabakh wars.

February 08, 2026 20:09

• Activists expressed hope for US intervention in the fate of convicted Karabakh leaders.

  Representatives of the Nagorno-Karabakh authorities, public organizations, and clergy in Armenia appealed to US Vice President J.D. Vance. They expressed confidence that Washington could play a key role in resolving humanitarian issues, particularly the release of prisoners.

February 06, 2026 12:36

• Social media users pointed out the connection between the verdict against Karabakh leaders and the peace process.

  Some social media users pointed out that the harsh sentence for Karabakh's military and political leadership was prompted not only by accusations of war crimes but also by Baku's intention to use them in negotiations with Armenia. Some believe that Azerbaijan could, on the contrary, release the convicted to demonstrate its commitment to peace.

February 05, 2026 18:49

• The sentences of Karabakh leaders have provoked outrage among the Armenian opposition.

  Opposition representatives assert that the life sentences and lengthy prison terms handed down today by the Baku Military Court to members of Karabakh's military-political leadership were made possible by the inaction of the Armenian authorities. The trial is illegitimate, and the sentences are inconsistent with the logic of the peace process, according to the representative of Armenian prisoners at the ECHR.

February 05, 2026 12:36

• Karabakh leaders sentenced to life imprisonment in Baku

  Former Nagorno-Karabakh presidents Arayik Harutyunyan and Bako Sahakyan, Foreign Minister David Babayan, former Defense Army commander Levon Mnatsakanyan and his deputy David Manukyan, and former parliament speaker David Ishkhanyan were sentenced to life imprisonment by a military court in Baku.

January 24, 2026 01:45

• Karabakh residents rebuked Armenia's Minister of Labor for a publication about displaced persons.

  In a statement about 11 displaced persons, Armenia's Minister of Labor and Social Affairs referred to Nagorno-Karabakh as Azerbaijani territory. Karabakh refugees called the official's language unacceptable to the forcibly displaced persons.

January 23, 2026 13:32

• 11 people were transported from Karabakh to Armenia.

  Ten ethnic Armenians and one Russian with Armenian citizenship, who remained in Karabakh after the exodus of the population, asked to be resettled in Armenia; they have already been transported.

January 23, 2026 01:50

• Vagif Khachatryan underwent surgery in Yerevan.

  Nagorno-Karabakh resident Vagif Khachatryan, who returned to Armenia from imprisonment in Azerbaijan, underwent surgery in Yerevan. Doctors described his condition as stable.

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