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Today, 29 April 2026

Wednesday, 29 April 2026

Regional Armenian detainees held in Azerbaijan have reportedly been transferred to the high-security Umbaki prison in Azerbaijan from the isolation cells of the State Security Service. Qafqazinfo has reported that an Azerbaijani delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev arrived in Yerevan. Mustafayev is also the head of the Demarcation and Delimitation Commission of the Azerbaijan side. Armenia The Chief of the General Staff, Edward Asryan, paid an official visit to India, w

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Today, 29 April 2026

Yesterday, 28 April 2026

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani diplomat arrested for smuggling 70 kilogrammes of gold

The same day, another bag containing 14 kilogrammes of gold bars was found in the Istanbul airport storage locker.

April 28, 2026 2:25 PM

Georgia

The scarcity of childcare services for children under two in Georgia

Open-search research suggests that less than 35 daycare centres across the whole country accept children under two.

April 28, 2026 2:20 PM

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan and Czechia discuss joint military production and energy

During the visit, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš led a delegation of 50 entrepreneurs.

April 28, 2026 1:54 PM

Georgia’s Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili and the EU Ambassador to Georgia Paweł Herczyński. Photo: Georgia’s Foreign Ministry.

Georgia–EU Relations

Tbilisi summons EU Ambassador Herczyński over government criticism

Ambassador Paweł Herczyński was summoned by Tbilisi for his critical remarks in Brussels.

April 28, 2026 1:38 PM

The Moscow Kremlin. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

Armenia–Russia Relations

Russia accuses Armenian NGOs of ‘undermining bilateral relations’

Separately, amidst bilateral tensions, Russia has banned the sale of a batch of Armenian Jermuk mineral water.

April 28, 2026 1:30 PM

Sophio Natsvlishvili presenting the first broadcasted episode of the VT Sakartvelo News programme. Screengrab from a broadcast.

Georgia–Poland Relations

Poland’s public broadcaster launches Georgian-language news service

The news service was founded by the International Broadcasting Centre of Poland’s Public Broadcaster (TVP).

April 28, 2026 11:42 AM

Daily Brief

Tuesday, 28 April 2026

Regional Some Georgian media outlets have reported that, as part of the border demarcation process, Armenia would hand over the border village of Jiliza to Georgia. The press secretary of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Nazeli Baghdasaryan, denied the reports in a social media post today. Armenia Artur Avanesyan, a member of Samvel Karapetyan’s Strong Armenia party, has been placed under pre-trial detention for two months on charges of electoral bribery. His lawyers say he denies all allegat

April 28, 2026 8:24 AM

Monday, 27 April 2026

Georgia

South Ossetia condemns arrest of resident by Georgia on espionage charges

The detainee is reportedly Tamaz Goloev from Akhalgori (Leningor).

April 27, 2026 12:43 PM

Artur Avanesyan (centre) together with Samvel Karapetyan’s nephew, Narek Karapetyan (right), laying flowers at Yerablur military cemetery in Yerevan. Official photo via Strong Armenia.

2026 Armenian parliamentary elections

Armenia arrests senior member of Karapetyan’s Strong Armenia party

This is the latest arrest involving members and affiliates of the Strong Armenia alliance.

April 27, 2026 11:49 AM

Lazare Grigoriadis speaking to journalists after his release in April 2024. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

Georgia

Georgian protester Grigoriadis, previously sentenced and pardoned, detained on new charges

Lazare Grigoriadis was detained two years after being pardoned.

April 27, 2026 10:02 AM

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Gabala, Azerbaijan on 25 April, 2026. Official photo.

Azerbaijan–Ukraine relations

Aliyev and Zelenskyi sign six agreements in Azerbaijan

The two met in Gabala, just south of the border with Russia.

April 27, 2026 9:48 AM

Daily Brief

Monday, 27 April 2026

Regional * The South Ossetian Foreign Ministry has claimed that Tamaz Goloev, a 27-year-old resident of Akhalgori, has been detained by Georgia’s State Security Service on fabricated grounds. Goloev was detained last week on espionage charges, reportedly in favour of Russia. Armenia * Armenia celebrated Citizen’s Day on Saturday with a large-scale concert in Yerevan’s Republic Square titled the ‘Voice of Peace’. The event drew attention for its financing, as it was sponsored by Fast Bank,

April 27, 2026 8:45 AM

Friday, 24 April 2026

Armenian community protest in Tbilisi, near the Turkish Embassy, on Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day in 2013. Photo: Netgazeti.

Georgia

Armenians in Georgia denied permission to commemorate genocide near Turkish Embassy

The organisation refused to hold the protest at an alternative location.

April 24, 2026 2:54 PM (Updated: 5 days ago)

Azerbaijan

EU sanctions Azerbaijani bank, but removes five Azerbaijani vessels

The five vessels were sanctioned for transporting Russian energy products in July 2025.

April 24, 2026 1:56 PM (Updated: 5 days ago)

Ramzan Kadyrov with energy drink called after his son, April 2026. Screengrab from media.

Chechnya

Adam Kadyrov launches energy drink in Chechnya

Previously, his father, Chechen Head Ramzan Kadyrov, described energy drinks as poison.

April 24, 2026 12:05 PM

Former Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

Georgian Dream’s purge

Georgia’s ex-Defence Minister Burchuladze sentenced to 10 years in prison

The sentencing comes amidst an apparent purge of former senior officials.

April 24, 2026 11:28 AM

Armenian Genocide

Pashinyan links Armenian Genocide to ‘international machinations’ in commemorative address

The Armenian Genocide is commemorated annually on 24 April.

April 24, 2026 10:30 AM (Updated: 5 days ago)

Chechnya

NIYSO reports new wave of Chechen detentions and raids

The NIYSO movement added that relatives of those detained have been receiving threats.

April 24, 2026 9:18 AM

Daily Brief

Friday, 24 April 2026

Regional * Today, five freight wagons of wheat will be sent to Armenia via Azerbaijan. Armenia * Today Armenia commemorates the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire, which resulted in the deaths of nearly 1.5 million Armenians. * In his message on the occasion, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that according to Armenian academic literature, the genocide ‘was also a consequence of the practice of drawing the Armenian people into international ma

April 24, 2026 8:50 AM