The Taliban has passed a law that allows men to beat their wives as long as it does not cause “broken bones or open wounds”, The Telegraph writes. The Telegraph obtained the 60-page penal code – signe...
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According to a forecast by the UK‑based international economic research center Oxford Economics, a victory for the ruling party in Armenia’s parliamentary elections scheduled for June could provide gr...
Thirty-eight years ago, on these very days, thousands of Armenians gathered in the main squares of Stepanakert and Yerevan. They had one demand: reunification with Armenia. Since February 1988, the pr...
British nationals Lindsay and Craig Foreman have been sentenced to 10 years in prison over allegations of espionage in Iran, Sky News writes. The couple’s family says the sentence places the case “in ...
Baku has sentenced former Artsakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan to 20 years in prison. Earlier, Azerbaijani media reported that the court had adjourned for deliberations in order to deliver a final v...
Several social and political figures have been arrested in Iran, Iranian media report. The detainees face charges of “undermining national unity, disrupting the country’s socio-political order, adopti...
The final verdict in a sham trial was delivered at a court in Baku. Former President of the Republic of Artsakh, Arayik Harutyunyan, Foreign Minister David Babayan, National Assembly Speaker Davit Ish...
The US is acting with impunity and believes its power matters more than international law, UN Secretary General António Guterres has told the BBC. Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today program, Guterres sai...
After a 14-hour court hearing involving the defense team, another decision has been made in the case of Samvel Karapetyan. The motion to impose pretrial detention as a preventive measure was rejected,...
The Spanish singer Julio Iglesias has been accused of sexual assault by two female former employees, The Guardian writes. The women – a domestic worker and a physical therapist who were employed at Ig...
The Venezuelan government has started releasing detainees considered political prisoners by human rights groups, the BBC writes. Spain’s foreign ministry said five of its nationals had been released. ...
Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan has said at a press conference that “unfortunately, we live in a reality where drugs are part of our everyday life.” “This should n...