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Armenia-EU

"EU to support Armenia in this critical moment": Kaja Kallas visits Yerevan

Armenia-EU

June 30, 2025

The EU’s High Representative and Armenia’s Foreign Minister have announced the start of consultations on security cooperation. Details of the visit and expert commentary.

Georgia - EU

EU visa restrictions for Georgian diplomatic passport holders take effect

Georgia - EU

June 30, 2025

Prime Minister from the ruling Georgian Dream party, Irakli Kobakhidze, obtained a visa to enter the EU but “doesn’t see a problem” with it

Azerbaijan-Russia

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

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Azerbaijan-Armenia-Georgia

Latest news in Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, summary. Live

Azerbaijan-Armenia-Georgia

June 30, 2025

Daily morning roundup. Top stories in local media, commentary, trending photos and videos

UK warns: businesses in Georgia and Armenia aiding Russia’s sanctions evasion will be sanctioned

War in Ukraine

June 29, 2025

This guide helps non-British companies in Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan understand UK sanctions on Russia and the serious risks of breaking them, with clear examples

Amendments to Georgia’s law on freedom of speech, criticized as repressive, have come into force

Georgia

June 28, 2025

Journalists are now banned from filming in courtrooms, corridors, and courtyards. Refusing to disclose sources may be used as grounds for a ruling against the defendant

'Russian trace' suspected in Armenian clergy: Another priest faces criminal charges

Politics in Armenia

June 27, 2025

The head of the Shirak Diocese stands accused of calling for the seizure of power — the same charge brought against the already-detained head of the Tavush Diocese. Political analyst Ruben Mehrabyan comments on the case

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

Georgia declines to back tribunal on Russian aggression against Ukraine

Georgia-Ukraine

June 27, 2025

The initiative was also not supported by Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Hungary, and Serbia

Armenia reacts to global gold price surge: producers and sellers respond

Armenia

June 27, 2025

Solutions found by producers and sellers, and expert opinion

Georgian opposition figure arrested after testifying at Hague tribunal on 2008 war

Georgia

June 27, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin had already called for his arrest back in 2012

Opinion: Georgian Dream shifted from authoritarianism to dictatorship

Georgian Dream

June 27, 2025

"Jailing opponents and silencing dissent are hallmarks of dictatorship"

'Silence is betrayal': PACE debates need for sanctions against Georgian Dream

Georgia - EU

June 27, 2025

MPs responded to the mass arrests of opposition politicians and the broader democratic backsliding in Georgia

Top stories in Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia from 23-27 June, 2025

Azerbaijan-Armenia-Georgia

June 27, 2025

Daily morning roundup. Top stories in local media, commentary, trending photos and videos

Why did Georgia obstruct export of Armenian brandy to Russia? View from Yerevan

Armenia-Georgia

June 26, 2025

As a transit country, Georgia insisted on inspecting Armenian brandy bound for Russia — a move economist Agasi Tavadzhyan believes likely had political motives

Georgia: Six opposition leaders jailed – what’s next?

Georgia

June 26, 2025

How the arrests of opposition figures are perceived in the country and in the West

Opinion: Georgia faces its most repressive regime since 1930s

Georgia

June 26, 2025

“The regime jails opposition figures to intimidate society,” says Transparency International's programme manager for human rights and the rule of law

Abkhaz opposition leader freed in Russia after presidential appeal

Abkhazia-Russia

June 26, 2025

Adgur Ardzinba, who had been sentenced in Russia to 15 days of administrative detention, spent only three days in custody

Georgian parliament backs amendments to free speech law in first reading

Georgia

June 26, 2025

Changes target defamation lawsuits

US senators: "Georgian Dream is consolidating power through anti-democratic actions"

Georgia-USA

June 26, 2025

The senators voiced support for advancing the MEGOBARI Act to help strengthen civil society in Georgia

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

Armenian security services say attempted coup foiled, release evidence

Politics in Armenia

June 25, 2025

It is reported that “the criminal group planned to carry out terrorist attacks.” The National Security Service has detained Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, leader of the opposition movement “Sacred Struggle”

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