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Azerbaijan-Armenia-Georgia

July 08, 2025

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Armenia

"Armenia could lose control over unblocked transport routes": Opinion from Yerevan

Armenia

July 07, 2025

Trump administration has proposed that Yerevan and Baku transfer control over regional transport communications to a private American company. Armenian analysts are weighing in on the proposal

Azerbaijan-Armenia-Georgia

Zangezur Corridor through Armenia back in the spotlight: US plan and Azerbaijan-Russia tensions

Azerbaijan-USA

July 03, 2025

Where the US plan for controlling the Zangezur Corridor came from, how it excludes Russia’s involvement, and what it changes in the overall security and influence dynamics in the South Caucasus

Baku opened a criminal case against Moscow over killings of Azerbaijanis; separately, evidence shows Russia shot down Azerbaijani plane

Azerbaijan-Russia

July 02, 2025

Baku paused government talks with Moscow, detained Russian journalists, canceled Russian concerts, and is considering closing Russian-language schools. The key question: how will Russia respond?

Operation ‘Sputnik Azerbaijan’: A new spike in tensions with Russia

Azerbaijan-Russia

July 01, 2025

Context: murder and arrests of Azerbaijanis in Russia, downed Azerbaijani plane, and closure of Turan agency after report on the incident with President Aliyev’s plane

Violence against Azerbaijanis in Russia’s Yekaterinburg sparks Baku–Moscow tensions: opinions

Azerbaijan-Russia

June 30, 2025

“Everyone was thrown to the floor in different rooms and beaten with various objects, forced to eat dirt.” What happened in Yekaterinburg, harsh statements in state media in Baku directed at Russia and Putin personally. What to expect next

Azerbaijani authorities warn against children attending religious ceremonies, sparking rights concerns

Azerbaijan

June 27, 2025

State bodies are calling for restrictions on children’s participation in mass religious events. However, these measures raise concerns over parental rights and freedom of religion

Opinion from Baku: “Azerbaijanis have right to return to their native lands in Armenia”

Azerbaijan-Armenia

June 26, 2025

Azerbaijani MP Zahid Oruj comments on the situation around Karabakh and Western Azerbaijan, and the fundamental right of refugees to return

Armenia’s foreign ministry hits back at resolutions from Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

Azerbaijan-Armenia

June 24, 2025

The OIC adopted a number of documents initiated by Baku which, according to Armenian diplomats, contain distorted and extremely one-sided language

Azerbaijan jails peaceful activist for 15 years

Azerbaijan jails peace activist for 15 years: "This isn’t just Bahruz’s arrest – it’s a portrait of the regime"

Arrests in Azerbaijan

June 24, 2025

Bahruz Samadov stands accused of treason — a charge his lawyer says remains unproven

Police violence against minors in Azerbaijan: “Each was forced to pay a bribe”

Azerbaijan

June 24, 2025

In an audio recording released several days after the incident, one of the children can be clearly heard screaming in pain as police officers use obscene language

Abzas Media verdict: 59.5 years in jail for speaking the truth

Abzas Media case

June 20, 2025

Journalists and media staff from Abzas Media were convicted on spurious “smuggling” charges and handed prison sentences ranging from 7.5 years to 9 years

Azerbaijan accused of supporting Israeli intelligence amid Iran-Israel escalation

Azerbaijan-Iran

June 19, 2025

Azerbaijan has come under global media spotlight amid rising tensions between Iran and Israel

Azerbaijan reopens border with Iran after five years for its citizens and foreign refugees

Azerbaijan-Iran

June 18, 2025

Border closures have halted trade with Iran, Russia, and Georgia, hitting families hard — and public frustration is mounting despite official claims of protecting public health and safety