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...
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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...
Robert Amsterdam, international lawyer for businessman Samvel Karapetyan, has stated that they will not tolerate illegal actions by Armenian authorities against the Armenian Apostolic Church, pledging...
Azerbaijani authorities have intensified their long-running crackdown on the opposition Azerbaijan Popular Front Party, building on years of politically motivated prosecutions and intimidation, Human ...
Azerbaijan has begun implementing the parliamentary decision to declare an amnesty in connection with the Year of the Constitution and Sovereignty. The measure is based on Azerbaijani President Ilham ...
Azerbaijan has announced mass exhumations in areas of Artsakh under its control while continuing to build roads there. However, questions remain: who is being exhumed—Armenians or others—and for what ...
For five months now, the children of Movses Sharbatyan, a supporter of the Holy Struggle movement, have only been able to see their father on TV. They have visited the prison twice, most recently in O...