South Caucasus

April 21, 2026 08:37

• 92 Azerbaijani IDP families returned to Agdam

  Today, 332 members of Azerbaijani families who fled the city during the Karabakh conflict returned to the city of Aghdam.

April 21, 2026 06:50

• A soldier from South Ossetia was killed in Ukraine.

  The funeral of Akhsar Dzhioyev, killed in the North Ossetian Military District, was held in Tskhinvali. At least 51 combatants from South Ossetia were killed in the fighting in Ukraine.

April 21, 2026 04:50

• Alen Simonyan demanded an apology from Mikael Margaryan

  National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan has filed a lawsuit against activist Mikael Margaryan, who was detained at a rally for relatives of missing soldiers after an altercation with Simonyan. He is demanding an apology and one dram for insulting him.

April 21, 2026 01:53

• Vardan Ghukasyan denied release from pretrial detention

  The defense of the arrested mayor of Gyumri, Vardan Ghukasyan, failed to obtain a review of his pre-trial detention.

April 20, 2026 23:32

• Pro-European protests in Tbilisi have continued for 509 consecutive days.

  Supporters of Georgia's European integration protested outside parliament for the 509th consecutive evening. The Georgian Young Lawyers' Association filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights on behalf of demonstrators who suffered at the hands of security forces in November and December 2024.

April 20, 2026 18:49

• Parents of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy complained about a ban on setting up tents in Tbilisi.

  Protesters demanding modern treatment methods for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy staged a 24-hour protest outside the Chancellery of the Government of Georgia, but police prohibited them from setting up tents. The ban has been appealed in court.

April 20, 2026 12:55

• Pashinyan's statement about the opposition outraged Facebook users*

  Social media users criticized Nikol Pashinyan for calling for opposition parties to be barred from entering the Armenian parliament, noting that voters elect members of parliament. Other participants in the discussion pointed out that the prime minister himself rose to power at the head of the opposition.

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