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Artsakh Starting on October 18, the Committee for the Protection of Fundamental Rights of the People of Artsakh, which was established by the Artsakh parliament in December 2023, held a three-day meeting in Yerevan, engaging […]

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Artsakh Citizens of Artsakh are urging the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor to investigate events since September 2020, when Azerbaijan’s military aggression forced over 150,000 Armenians to flee their ancestral lands. Reports from international organizations […]

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Azerbaijan Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev rejected a letter from U.S. lawmakers criticizing his country’s human rights record and urging the release of political prisoners ahead of the COP29 climate conference, which Azerbaijan will host. Sixty […]

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Armenia The Armenian Constitutional Court has ruled that the Declaration of Independence holds no legal significance unless its principles are explicitly included in the Constitution. The court has also upheld the constitutionality of the Armenian-Azerbaijani […]

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Armenia Armenian parliament speaker Alen Simonyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Sahiba Gafarova are set to hold a bilateral meeting during the 149th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Geneva this October. The meeting will […]

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Artsakh The Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan has announced the conclusion of a preliminary investigation into the former military and political leaders of Artsakh. The cases are expected to be brought before courts in the near […]

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Artsakh The Artsakh National Assembly issued a statement commemorating the 33rd anniversary of its declaration of independence. The Assembly emphasized the resilience and commitment of Artsakh’s people to building a democratic state despite persistent threats […]

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Artsakh On August 28, the National Assembly of Artsakh facilitated a meeting between members of the Committee for Collective Repatriation and the Protection of Fundamental Rights of the Artsakh People and deputies from the Artsakh […]

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Georgia Georgia and Azerbaijan have announced the formation of a joint railway enterprise. According to Georgian Business Media, the new entity, named “BTKI Railways,” will oversee both the operation and infrastructure management of the Marabda-Kartsakhi […]