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Chechnya

Abducted by Kadyrov’s forces, blogger Areg Shchepikhin is sentenced to five years in prison

by Elizaveta Chukharova

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Areg Shchepikhin was convicted on charges of extremism and offending religious feelings.

Parts of the Nubarashen landfill still smoldering after a summer 2025 fire. Photo: Lucy Martirosyan/OC Media.

Armenia

Yerevan’s Nubarashen dumpsite burns again, worsening city’s already poor air quality

by OC Media

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The toxic fire coincided with the celebrations of Yerevan’s 2,807th anniversary.

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2026 Armenian parliamentary elections

Nobel Prize winner Daron Acemoglu joins Samvel Karapetyan against Pashinyan

by OC Media

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Daron Acemoglu will join jailed mogul Samvel Karapetyan’s political movement as an economic advisor.

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Former human rights defender Tatoyan to challenge Pashinyan in 2026 elections

by OC Media

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Former human rights defender Arman Tatoyan is intending to run against Pashinyan with his new political movement Wings of Unity.

Georgia’s 4 October is over — but is it really?

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Azerbaijan

Georgia rejects asylum request from family of detained Azerbaijani activist

by Aytan Farhadova

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Russian authorities charge Yangulbaev’s detained mother with assaulting prison guard

by Elizaveta Chukharova

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Georgian Dream satellite party People’s Power will exit majority to create ‘healthy opposition’

by Shota Kincha

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