crime

Abkhaz MP shoots dead colleague, injures another during parliament session

Abkhazia

December 19, 2024

The incident was triggered by a dispute during the discussion of a bill to tighten penalties for cryptocurrency mining.

Suspect in girl’s brutal murder in Azerbaijan refuses to confess

January 27, 2020

He claims to have testified under torture

Op-ed: What’s more important for Abkhazia – confiscating weapons or anti-corruption laws?

December 09, 2019

The topic of the confiscation of weapons has become relevant in Abkhazia against the backdrop of a spike in crime. Meanwhile, activists have been fighting for a law against corruption for the second year

Abkhazia: Minister of Internal Affairs, general prosecutor dismissed per street protest demand

December 03, 2019

The protest was sparked by a series of high-profile crimes, killings and kidnappings

Armenian gov’t approves bill to tackle issue of ‘thieves-in-law’

September 03, 2019

The status of a ‘thief-in-law’ or ‘criminal authority’ will be grounds enough to launch criminal prosecution

Child accidentally shot by friend in Abkhazia

November 14, 2018

Society demands stricter safety measures for storing firearms at home

Man beaten to death in Azerbaijan during exorcism

November 13, 2018

The father of the deceased was trying to treat his son's mental illness

Azerbaijani journalist claims police kidnapped and tortured him for 3 days

November 01, 2018

Baku Police Headquarters denies the allegations

Letters from prison: always at a crossroad

March 07, 2018

A convict serving a life sentence writes letters to those ‘on the other side’. The fifth letter

Letters from prison: The final warning

January 31, 2018

A life-sentence convict writes letters to those ‘on the other side’

Letters from prison: The future is beautiful… when you have one

December 26, 2017

A prisoner condemned to life in prison writes letters to those on the outside. Letter number three

Grandson of Azerbaijan deputy prime minister sentenced to six years in prison

December 18, 2017

Racing expensive cars ends in the deaths of two people

Well-known prisoner in Azerbaijan commits suicide

December 04, 2017

The prosecutor’s office has opened a criminal case under article 124 'Incitement to Suicide'

Letters from prison: Where dreams are better than waking

November 29, 2017

A life-sentence convict writes letters to those on the outside. Continued

Letters from prison: liberty, captivity and those involved

October 25, 2017

Letters from a man condemned to life in prison

EU Delegation’s Grant Program Coordinator arrested in Yerevan

April 27, 2017

13 More individuals suspected of involvement in the criminal case

Samvel Babayan, Nagorno-Karabakh ex-Defense Minister, arrested in Yerevan

March 22, 2017

He has been arrested as part of the criminal case on illegal smuggling of Igla anti-aircraft missile system