Karabakh

Azerbaijan

Diaspora youth: Patriots or 'information soldiers'? The hidden mission of camp in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

August 04, 2026

More than 120 young people from 64 countries gathered in Zangilan under the slogan "Reviving Cities".

Karabakh conflict

Armenian rights lawyer files ECHR complaint over Ruben Vardanyan's 20-year jail sentence in Baku

Karabakh conflict

July 23, 2026

Former state minister of the former self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Ruben Vardanyan was sentenced to 20 years in prison in February. He did not appeal, saying legal remedies in Azerbaijan were ineffective.

April war of 2016

European court orders Azerbaijan to pay compensation over beheading of Armenian soldier

April war of 2016

June 19, 2026

Baku rejects the allegations, arguing that the events took place during active hostilities and that investigators found no evidence of a crime during the exchange of bodies. Azerbaijani authorities also dispute the court's jurisdiction and the evidence underlying its ruling

Azerbaijan-EU

Why did Azerbaijan suspend relations with European Parliament, and what does it actually change?

Azerbaijan-EU

May 02, 2026

The move was triggered by a European Parliament resolution on Armenia that also includes references to Azerbaijan. Baku described those provisions as biased and undermining the peace process

Pashinyan calls Karabakh Armenians “fugitives”

'Stigmatising refugees is unacceptable': Pashinyan refers to Karabakh Armenians as 'fleeing people'

Nikol Pashinyan

March 23, 2026

Details of the Yerevan metro incident, where Armenia’s prime minister encountered a mother with a child and became involved in an argument, followed by his apology, an ombudsman’s statement and widespread reaction

Ruben Vardanyan was not allowed to finish what he wanted to tell Azerbaijan’s ombudsman

Ruben Vardanyan

March 16, 2026

“His call was forcibly cut off,” his family said. They published an audio recording of his appeal to Sabina Aliyeva. The Armenian detainee could not reach her by phone or through his lawyer.

'Shocking but expected verdict': Ruben Vardanyan sentenced to 20 years in Baku

Ruben Vardanyan

February 17, 2026

The former state minister of the unrecognised NKR barred his lawyer from presenting arguments in his defence, saying it was “not a court, but a tribunal”. Vardanyan’s final statement, his family’s response and expert commentary

Will the trial of former leaders of Karabakh affect peace talks?

Azerbaijan-Armenia

February 09, 2026

Lawyers for the convicted men say that, although the verdicts are final from a legal standpoint, a political review cannot be ruled out.

Azerbaijan court charges Armenian remaining in Karabakh with terrorism

Karabakh

December 24, 2025

Karen Avanesyan is said to have mental health problems. His representative at the European Court of Human Rights says the Azerbaijani authorities are “inventing a narrative” around the case.

Yerevan to secure $250m loan to provide housing for Karabakh Armenians

Armenia

December 16, 2025

The government plans to use the Asian Development Bank loan to provide a long-term housing solution for 109,000 ethnic Armenian refugees.

Publication of documents on the Karabakh conflict

Armenia-Azerbaijan talks: documents on Karabakh settlement released

Armenia

December 03, 2025

Armenia’s government has declassified proposals discussed before 2019. What do they reveal? Comments from Armenian experts.

Return of Karabakh Armenians: Balasanyan’s remarks, challenges and future outlook

Azerbaijan-Armenia

November 17, 2025

Vitaly Balasanyan expressed hope that Armenians who left Karabakh will one day return to their land. How realistic is this?

'We decided to leave someone else’s pocket and become independent state' – Pashinyan

Politics in Armenia

November 14, 2025

The Armenian prime minister said the country had been in this “pocket” since gaining independence, but it is now a state capable of making its own decisions

'Hearings turned into sham': Ruben Vardanyan drops lawyer

Azerbaijan-Armenia

October 23, 2025

The former minister of the unrecognized NKR, currently on trial in Baku, told his family that the judicial process lacks "any signs of objectivity and fairness."

Armenian society kept in dark over Karabakh war defeat: opposition and experts react

The Second Karabakh War

October 14, 2025

The parliamentary commission spent three and a half years investigating the circumstances of the 2020 war, questioning officials including the prime minister. But the findings have been classified.

Tours to Karabakh: tourist in one’s own country. Photo story

Azerbaijan

April 21, 2025

Although regular trips have since been organised to cities such as Shusha, Khankendi, and Fizuli, the free movement of people remains restricted.

Azerbaijan marks 33rd anniversary of Khojaly tragedy – survivors share their stories

Karabakh conflict

February 26, 2025

The residents of Khojaly, burdened by the tragedy they endured, are waiting for the day when they can return to their homes

'Ter-Petrosyan, Kocharyan, and Sargsyan must also face justice': View from Baku

Azerbaijan-Armenia

January 27, 2025

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry responds to Armenian PM’s accusations of using prohibited methods: "These claims are baseless and absurd"

'Dictatorship can't deliver justice': Former Karabakh officials on trial in Baku

Karabakh

January 17, 2025

In Azerbaijan, the accused face life sentences without access to case materials. Ruben Vardanyan called the trials political, while former ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo labeled them "Stalinist show trials."