Sargsyan’s lawyers say the accusations against him are politically motivated
Azerbaijani rapper out of prison after scandalous clip taken down from internet
The rapper Paster received 30 days in prison after mentioning the large amount of property owned by the presidential family in the lyrics of his song
“This is why there are Russian mercenaries in Syria.” ‘Putin’s chef’ gets oil deal in recaptured territories
Syria gave the rights to oil and gas fields to Russian firms associated with a businessman close to the Russian president
Girl forcibly held by relatives in Azerbaijan escapes to Russia
Sevgia Ismayilova says she has been subjected to physical violence in her family since childhood
Is Armenia becoming a police state? Police receive right to eavesdrop
Previously, only the National Security Service had the right to wiretap
Armenian parliament tackling issue of ‘thieves-in-law’
The bill proposes making just the status of ‘thief-in-law’ enough to bring criminal charges
Top 5 Georgian-Russian import-exports
Russia imports Georgian alcohols and ferroalloys, while Georgia needs Russian petroleum products. Along the way: Georgia brings in the most imports from Turkey, the most exports it sends to Azerbaijan
Int’l human rights NGOs demand Azerbaijani authorities remove investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova from no-fly list
Khadija Ismayilova was earlier sentenced to seven and a half years on false charges, but conditionally released in 2016
Russian soldiers resume construction of barriers in Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone
Tbilisi has declared the act a ‘provocation’, while the Russian military says it is ‘building the border of South Ossetia.’
Georgian border zone residents block road to Armenia demanding water problems be solved
Local residents say the water problem is a result of corruption amongst officials
Ex-President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan may soon find himself in the dock
If proven guilty he may be sentenced to a term between four to eight years in prison
Who (or what) killed the former head of Armenia’s National Security Service?
This is third death of top security officials from the former Armenian government in the past few months
Black January – 30 years since the massacre of civilians in Azerbaijan
In January 1990, more than a hundred people in Baku were killed by bullets or tanks of the Soviet army
Russia is using South Ossetia to finance self-proclaimed republics in Eastern Ukraine
The scheme uncovered by the Security Service of Ukraine allows Russian banks and enterprises to circumvent international sanctions