South Caucasus

October 22, 2026 12:55

• Elizbarashvili was sentenced to a suspended sentence.

  Entrepreneur Tamaz Elizbarashvili, arrested in Tbilisi due to a conflict with employees of a pro-government television channel, was sentenced to a suspended sentence and a fine after reaching an agreement with the investigation. He was released in the courtroom.

October 22, 2026 11:56

• A ban on passage on the Transcaucasian highway has been introduced.

  The movement of vehicles on the Transcaucasian highway between Russia and South Ossetia is prohibited due to unsafe passage.

October 22, 2026 09:59

• Armenian security forces confirmed the detention of an Azerbaijani shepherd.

  The National Security Service of Armenia confirmed information from sources about the detention of a citizen of Azerbaijan who crossed the border in the Tavush region. According to the agency, the shepherd got lost.

October 22, 2026 07:16

• The wife of the hunger-striking Azerbaijani journalist stated that her husband is not receiving medical assistance.

  Azerbaijani journalist Polad Aslanov, who continues his hunger strike in a medical facility of the Penitentiary Service, is not receiving medical assistance and is being held in solitary confinement, his wife Gulmira Aslanova reported.

October 22, 2026 05:19

• The court arrested the opposition candidate for mayor of Stepanavan.

  The candidate for the head of the Stepanavan community from "Strong Armenia" Arsen Gevorgyan was arrested four days before the municipal elections. The party accused the Armenian authorities of abusing power mechanisms.

October 22, 2026 03:21

• Karabakh organizations were denied representation at the UN conference.

  Organizations of Karabakh Armenians did not receive pavilions at the UN conference on biodiversity in Yerevan. Analysts link the refusal to the policies of the Armenian authorities, while the Ministry of Environment explains it by the program's non-compliance with the event's theme.

October 21, 2026 23:29

• Demonstrators in Tbilisi protested against the ban on opposition parties.

  On the 693rd day of continuous pro-European actions, protesters gathered in the center of Tbilisi. The demonstrators demanded to maintain multipartyism in the country.

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