Georgia’s State Inspector’s Office, which studies alleged offences committed by law enforcement agencies and officers, has fined the country’s Justice Ministry and the Special Penitentiary Service 2,000 GEL (about US $810) for the release of videos of former president Mikheil Saakashvili in prison. The State Inspector’s Office says that the Justice Ministry and the Special …

The local division of the Artsakh Investigation Committee has launched a criminal case in connection with the shooting at a residential house in Mhitarashen village. Azeri troops located near Shushi opened fire at the named residential house on November 13, 2021, causing serious damages to it. No casualties were reported.

The leaders of the United States, Great Britain, Italy, France and Germany have expressed concern over Russia’s increasingly harsh rhetoric regarding Ukraine, TASS reported, referring to the White House press service. “The leaders discussed the general concern over the accumulation of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine, as well as Russia’s tougher rhetoric,” the …

The U.S. and European allies are weighing sanctions targeting Russia’s biggest banks and the country’s ability to convert rubles for dollars and other foreign currencies should President Vladimir Putin invade Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter. The sanctions — including against some of Russia’s largest banks and the Russian Direct Investment Fund — …

“Even today, the government does not address the issues of demarcation, which are so important,” the leader of the National Assembly’s Armenia faction Seyran Ohanyan said in his speech at  the National Assembly today when presenting the draft of the Statement on delimitation and demarcation issues. Ohanyan stressed that the Turkish-Azerbaijani aggression, the occupation of …

The Spring human rights center of Belarus has recognized 12 people as political prisoners, bringing the number of the Spring’s political prisoners to 907, DW’s Russian service reported. However, 15 other organizations that help such people, think that the number exceeds 1,000. In late October, when 833 people were included in the Spring’s list, they …

We commend the Armenian people for their participation in municipal elections on October 17, November 14, and December 5, as well as their continued commitment to Armenia’s democratic trajectory. The US Embassy in Yerevan noted this in a statement it issued Tuesday on the 2021 local elections in Armenia. The statement continues as follows: “A …

Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement with regard to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s renewed claims on the so-called “Zangezur Corridor,” and his threats to use force. According to Azerbaijani media outlets, during the meeting with residents of the village of Gonagkand in the Guba region օn December 6, 2021, President of Azerbaijan …

Armenia’s Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan yesterday met with his French counterpart Claire Hedon, the ombudsman’s office said in a statement. The statement says the parties discussed the obstacles that hinder the protection of human rights in our countries. Tatoyan, in particular, noted the need for the immediate return of the Armenian captives illegally detained in Azerbaijan, …

Today marks the 33-rd anniversary of the Spitak earthquake. The 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit on December 7, 1988 at 11:41 local time. The city of Spitak and 58 villages were completely destroyed by the earthquake, Leninakan (Gyumri) as well as Stepanavan, Kirovakan (Vanadzor) were partially destroyed, many buildings were damaged. The tremors were felt in Yerevan …