Armenia

January 24, 2026 01:45

• Karabakh residents rebuked Armenia's Minister of Labor for a publication about displaced persons.

  In a statement about 11 displaced persons, Armenia's Minister of Labor and Social Affairs referred to Nagorno-Karabakh as Azerbaijani territory. Karabakh refugees called the official's language unacceptable to the forcibly displaced persons.

January 24, 2026 00:56

• The acquittal of participants in the Tavush in the Name of the Motherland movement has been overturned.

  The court overturned the acquittal of Gagik Ambartsumyan, Zhora Avetisyan, and Mesrop Yesayan, who were arrested during a protest outside the Armenian Foreign Ministry in May 2024. The case has been sent back for a new trial.

January 23, 2026 13:32

• 11 people were transported from Karabakh to Armenia.

  Ten ethnic Armenians and one Russian with Armenian citizenship, who remained in Karabakh after the exodus of the population, asked to be resettled in Armenia; they have already been transported.

January 23, 2026 01:50

• Vagif Khachatryan underwent surgery in Yerevan.

  Nagorno-Karabakh resident Vagif Khachatryan, who returned to Armenia from imprisonment in Azerbaijan, underwent surgery in Yerevan. Doctors described his condition as stable.

January 22, 2026 17:00

• Samsonyan returned to prison after examination

  Narek Samsonyan, co-author of the "Imnemnimi" podcast, who is on a 14-day hunger strike, was hospitalized twice in four days due to deteriorating health. Doctors advised him to end his 14-day hunger strike, but Samsonyan refused. After examination, he was returned to prison.

January 22, 2026 13:00

• Relatives of soldiers killed in Karabakh demanded a meeting with Pashinyan.

  Relatives of fighters buried in Nagorno-Karabakh are demanding that their bodies be exhumed and returned to Armenia for reburial. However, all letters addressed to the country's prime minister are being redirected to other agencies. At a protest outside the government building, the fighters' relatives demanded a personal meeting with Nikol Pashinyan on this issue.

January 21, 2026 01:12

• Lavrov reminded Armenia of the need to choose between the EU and the EAEU

  Armenia will not be able to simultaneously adhere to EU standards and remain a full member of the Eurasian Economic Union. EU standards imply joining anti-Russian sanctions, the Russian Foreign Minister stated.

January 20, 2026 03:11

• A cultural event dedicated to Nagorno-Karabakh attracted the attention of spectators and security forces.

  An educational and cultural event dedicated to Nagorno-Karabakh, "We Are," was held in Yerevan. Proceeds from ticket sales went toward hall rental and organizational expenses, and the organizers were visited by Armenian National Security Service officers on the eve of the event.

January 20, 2026 00:31

• Armenian economists consider gasoline supplies from Baku insufficient to produce a real economic effect.

  Direct imports of Azerbaijani petroleum products to Armenia have led to lower gasoline prices at gas stations, due to lower transportation costs than those associated with fuel delivered from Russia. However, the volumes of gasoline supplied by Azerbaijan are still insignificant. These deliveries can be seen primarily as a political gesture in the context of a peace settlement.

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