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Talysh social activist Kamal Isayev was reportedly detained in Istanbul and taken to Azerbaijan by the State Security Service, his wife Aida Isayeva has told OC Media.
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Talysh activist reportedly detained in Turkey and taken to Azerbaijan by State Security Service
Kamal Isayev had travelled to Turkey via Georgia by train, but was stopped at Istanbul airport on his way home.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Talysh social activist Kamal Isayev was reportedly detained in Istanbul and taken to Azerbaijan by the State Security Service, his wife Aida Isayeva has told OC Media.
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Armenian PM Pashinyan defended his government’s sharp increase in foreign debt, stating that much of the additional $8 billion was taken on because Armenia urgently needed weapons and had no suppliers willing to sell them — except Russia.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Armenian PM Pashinyan defended his government’s sharp increase in foreign debt, stating that much of the additional $8 billion was taken on because Armenia urgently needed weapons and had no suppliers willing to sell them — except Russia.
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Armenia is hosting a national prayer breakfast — the first event of its kind in the country — with the participation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Christian figures from around the world.
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Pashinyan participates in Armenia’s first national ‘prayer breakfast’
The event has been criticised by opponents of Pashinyan as a ‘reputation laundering breakfast’ amidst his clash with the Church.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Armenia is hosting a national prayer breakfast — the first event of its kind in the country — with the participation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Christian figures from around the world.
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Azerbaijan’s Prosecutor General has demanded that Nagorno-Karabakh’s detained former leadership, which includes three former presidents and 12 other officials, be handed sentences ranging from 16 years to life imprisonment.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Azerbaijan’s Prosecutor General has demanded that Nagorno-Karabakh’s detained former leadership, which includes three former presidents and 12 other officials, be handed sentences ranging from 16 years to life imprisonment.
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Aliya Ozdamirova, a 33-year-old Chechen woman who fled to Georgia before returning home under suspicious circumstances, has died in Chechnya in what some of her acquaintances believe to have been a so-called ‘honour killing’.
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Chechen woman who fled to Georgia reportedly killed after returning home in suspicious circumstances
Aliya Ozdamirova, aged 33, reportedly fled home after being threatened by her family.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Aliya Ozdamirova, a 33-year-old Chechen woman who fled to Georgia before returning home under suspicious circumstances, has died in Chechnya in what some of her acquaintances believe to have been a so-called ‘honour killing’.
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Giorgi Gakharia, a former Interior Minister and Prime Minister under Georgian Dream, has been ordered into over years-old alleged offences. Gakharia, currently abroad, claims the charges are politically motivated.
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Former Georgian PM Gakharia ordered into pre-trial detention in absentia
Giorgi Gakharia, who is currently abroad, said he is being politically persecuted.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Giorgi Gakharia, a former Interior Minister and Prime Minister under Georgian Dream, has been ordered into over years-old alleged offences. Gakharia, currently abroad, claims the charges are politically motivated.
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is considering granting a 49 or 99-year lease to the yet-unnamed company developing the Trump Route.
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Armenia proposes 49 or 99-year lease for Trump Route infrastructure
There are still a number of outstanding details about the project that have yet to be clarified.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is considering granting a 49 or 99-year lease to the yet-unnamed company developing the Trump Route.
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Georgia’s imprisoned ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili has appealed to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi to include himin the list of civilian prisoners of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine ‘with the corresponding legal consequences’.
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Saakashvili appeals to Zelenskyi after transfer back to prison
Georgia’s ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili requested he be included in the list of civilian prisoners of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Georgia’s imprisoned ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili has appealed to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi to include himin the list of civilian prisoners of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine ‘with the corresponding legal consequences’.
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Two Armenian opposition podcast hosts, Narek Samsonyan and Vazgen Saghatelyan, were detained today following searches of their homes, after a criminal complaint filed by parliamentary speaker Alen Simonyan.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Two Armenian opposition podcast hosts, Narek Samsonyan and Vazgen Saghatelyan, were detained today following searches of their homes, after a criminal complaint filed by parliamentary speaker Alen Simonyan.
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In a speech addressing newly appointed local officials in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev warned the officials of the consequences of corruption, which he said stemmed from officials in Baku who were recently removed.
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Aliyev chides local authorities, warning of the consequences of corruption
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev noted that he had ensured the implementation of personnel reforms in government agencies.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
In a speech addressing newly appointed local officials in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev warned the officials of the consequences of corruption, which he said stemmed from officials in Baku who were recently removed.
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Russian singer Aleksandr Marshal has publicly apologised for remarks about Ossetian–Ingush conflict he made 9 years ago.
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Russian singer Aleksandr Marshal publicly apologises for remarks about Ossetian–Ingush conflict
Residents of North Ossetia had earlier called for the cancellation of Marshal’s upcoming concert.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Russian singer Aleksandr Marshal has publicly apologised for remarks about Ossetian–Ingush conflict he made 9 years ago.
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A college director in Daghestan has been detained on suspicion of attempting to bribe an officer of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), the regional branch of the Investigative Committee has reported.
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College director detained in Daghestan on suspicion of attempting to bribe FSB officer
Prior to this, a dismissed teacher accused him of corruption offences, harassment, and rape.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A college director in Daghestan has been detained on suspicion of attempting to bribe an officer of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), the regional branch of the Investigative Committee has reported.
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A local leader from the opposition Azerbaijani Popular Front Party (PFP), Faig Nagiyev, has not been heard from since Wednesday, with other party members suggesting that he has been arrested.
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Local Azerbaijani opposition leader believed to be arrested after ‘disappearance’
Faig Nagiyev, the local district leader of the opposition Popular Front Party, has been missing since Wednesday.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
A local leader from the opposition Azerbaijani Popular Front Party (PFP), Faig Nagiyev, has not been heard from since Wednesday, with other party members suggesting that he has been arrested.
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Russia claims that Armenia plans to buy Ukrainian grain, rather than Russian grain, for political reasons. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has rejected this, calling the claims ‘absolutely absurd’.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Russia claims that Armenia plans to buy Ukrainian grain, rather than Russian grain, for political reasons. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has rejected this, calling the claims ‘absolutely absurd’.
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Georgia’s imprisoned ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili has been transferred from Tbilisi’s Vivamedi clinic back to prison after more than three years there following a hunger strike.
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Georgia’s ex-president Saakashvili transferred back to prison after over three years in hospital
Saakashvili has been sentenced to multiple years in prison on various severe charges.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Georgia’s imprisoned ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili has been transferred from Tbilisi’s Vivamedi clinic back to prison after more than three years there following a hunger strike.
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The Nalchik City Court has fined 30-year-old Kabarda–Balkaria resident Murat Kardanov ₽30,000 ($370) after finding him guilty of failing to report a crime that threatened the region’s railway infrastructure.
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Kabarda–Balkaria resident fined for failing to report planned sabotage
The man reportedly failed to report his acquaintance, who had allegedly entered into correspondence with Ukrainian intelligence services.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:17 AM
The Nalchik City Court has fined 30-year-old Kabarda–Balkaria resident Murat Kardanov ₽30,000 ($370) after finding him guilty of failing to report a crime that threatened the region’s railway infrastructure.
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The $6 billion Emirati investment project has stoked controversy in Georgia after the government decided to classify the details of the agreement.
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After a series of controversial projects, Eagle Hills sets its sights on Georgia
The $6 billion Emirati investment project has stoked controversy in Georgia after the government decided to classify the details of the agreement.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The $6 billion Emirati investment project has stoked controversy in Georgia after the government decided to classify the details of the agreement.
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The Soviet Union’s toxic legacy of conflating dissent with mental ‘instability’ is remerging in the Georgian government’s attitudes towards protesters.
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How political psychiatry is finding a new life in Georgian propaganda
The Soviet Union’s toxic legacy of conflating dissent with mental ‘instability’ is remerging in the government’s attitudes towards protesters.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:58 AM
The Soviet Union’s toxic legacy of conflating dissent with mental ‘instability’ is remerging in the Georgian government’s attitudes towards protesters.
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Azerbaijani pro-government media has launched new attacks on the BBC, coinciding with US President Donald Trump’s spat with the media organisation.
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Azerbaijani pro-government media again attacks the BBC
BBC Azerbaijan was forced to close its office in February 2025.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Azerbaijani pro-government media has launched new attacks on the BBC, coinciding with US President Donald Trump’s spat with the media organisation.
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Azerbaijani pro-government media has launched new attacks on the BBC.
An article ‘The Trump Factor exposed by the BBC — Azerbaijan’s rightful position was confirmed’, was published by the pro-government media outlets.
An article ‘The Trump Factor exposed by the BBC — Azerbaijan’s rightful position was confirmed’, was published by the pro-government media outlets.
Azerbaijani pro-government media again attacks the BBC
BBC Azerbaijan was forced to close its office in February 2025.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Azerbaijani pro-government media has launched new attacks on the BBC.
An article ‘The Trump Factor exposed by the BBC — Azerbaijan’s rightful position was confirmed’, was published by the pro-government media outlets.
An article ‘The Trump Factor exposed by the BBC — Azerbaijan’s rightful position was confirmed’, was published by the pro-government media outlets.
⭕ OPINION by Gulnara Mehdiyeva: The Azerbaijani government prefers to speak about family stability rather than helping girls avoid further exploitation.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
⭕ OPINION by Gulnara Mehdiyeva: The Azerbaijani government prefers to speak about family stability rather than helping girls avoid further exploitation.
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Georgia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has launched criminal proceedings against former Prime Minister and now opposition leader Giorgi Gakharia. He faces criminal charges up to 13 years in prison
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November 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Georgia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has launched criminal proceedings against former Prime Minister and now opposition leader Giorgi Gakharia. He faces criminal charges up to 13 years in prison
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According to Russian investigative outlet Proekt, Daghestani Senator Suleyman Kerimov allegedly secured his posts through bribes, gave lavish gifts to the Presidential Administration chief’s family, and rarely fulfills his duties.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
According to Russian investigative outlet Proekt, Daghestani Senator Suleyman Kerimov allegedly secured his posts through bribes, gave lavish gifts to the Presidential Administration chief’s family, and rarely fulfills his duties.
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Armenia’s Investigative Committee has launched a criminal case into the killing of Aishat Baymuradova, a 23-year-old woman from Chechnya who fled to Armenia to escape domestic violence and was later found dead in Yerevan.
Armenian authorities open criminal investigation into death of Chechen woman
The 23-year-old woman was found dead in her apartment in Yerevan.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Armenia’s Investigative Committee has launched a criminal case into the killing of Aishat Baymuradova, a 23-year-old woman from Chechnya who fled to Armenia to escape domestic violence and was later found dead in Yerevan.