Azerbaijan
Russian court confiscates Tuapse Commercial Sea Port from Azerbaijani entrepreneur
According to prosecutorial oversight, structures linked to Shakhlar Novruzov facilitated the transit of prohibited goods.
News Stories
Today, 26 November 2025
Today, 26 November 2025
Azerbaijan
Two detained in Azerbaijan after ‘organising’ march celebrating October Revolution
Raids were conducted in the homes and offices of those detained people, and books, flags, and compact discs seized.
Environment
Georgia to restrict plastic products, including plates and cups
The amended government regulation is scheduled to come into effect in 2026.
Chechnya
Russia again detains friend of Seda Suleymanova after protest
Lena Patyaeva was detained after staging a solo picket outside a police station.
Georgia’s EU U-turn
Georgian opposition leader Nika Melia sentenced to additional 1.5 years for throwing water at judge
Melia is already serving an eight-month sentence for failing to appear before an anti-opposition parliamentary commission.
Georgia
Georgia amends legislation in relation to the UAE’s Eagle Hills project
The authors of the legislative amendments are MPs from the ruling Georgian Dream party.
Azerbaijan
ECHR fines Azerbaijan for 2013 crackdown on Azadlig newspaper
The court found Azerbaijan had violated the newspaper’s freedom of expression.
Kabarda–Balkaria
Ex-major from Nalchik sentenced to 11 years in prison for unlawfully issuing state awards
Vladimir Puzenko was found guilty of ‘falsifying acts of valour’ to help soldiers secure state awards.
Daily Brief
Wednesday, 26 November 2025
Regional * Azerbaijani lorries have been held at customs checkpoints in Batumi and Tbilisi for over 20 days, wrote Report. Aslan Karimov, a lorry driver, told the publication that they were not provided with any answers as to why they were being held up. The problem appears to have only affected vehicles carrying tobacco. Armenia * Narek Karapetyan has claimed in a video address that his uncle, detained business tycoon Samvel Karapetyan, had spent ֏11 billion ($29 million) from his own fun
Armenia
Pashinyan says Armenian constitutional referendum to take place after 2026 elections
The referendum encompasses a number of questions, some of them directly linked with Azerbaijan’s preconditions for a peace deal.
Georgia’s EU U-turn
Rutte says NATO is ‘very worried’ about ‘what’s happening in Georgia’
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte added that the concerns had been made ‘clear’ to Tbilisi.
Women’s Rights
Opinion | Trump once tried to belittle me — a misogyny Ivanishvili and others later embraced
Trump may not have invented misogyny. But he turned it into a political brand that spread across the world.
Yesterday, 25 November 2025
Chechnya
Adam Kadyrov turns 18
His father, Ramzan Kadyrov, is widely believed to have been grooming Adam to be his successor for years.
Azerbaijan
Cypriot court sentences Azerbaijani national to 6.5 years in prison on conspiracy charges
The prosecution had previously dropped additional terrorism-charges that alleged Orkan Asadov was targeting Israeli citizens.
Azerbaijan
Armenian civil society members denied request to meet Armenian prisoners in Baku
The delegation was visiting Baku as part of the second meeting within the Bridge for Peace initiative.
Georgia
Georgian police ramp up detentions as protesters turn to marches and rubber chickens
Georgia’s daily anti-government movement is marking its first year against a backdrop of ongoing arrests.
Georgia
Georgian judge dismisses Mzia Amaghlobeli’s lawsuit against Prime Minister Kobakhidze
Amaghlobeli’s side sought a public retraction of Kobakhidze’s accusations.
Adygea
Adygea judge faces bribery charges
Russia’s Higher Qualification Collegium of Judges has authorised a criminal case be opened against Judge Adam Voitlev.
Armenia
Armenia to skip upcoming CSTO summit in Bishkek
The country has been boycotting most CSTO meetings for years as tensions between Yerevan and Moscow deepened.
Reviews
Review | The Northeast Winds and Goodnight, Mister Stalin — two films on Gori, Stalin, and loss
These two documentaries set in Stalin’s home of Gori offer two tonally different reflections on his enduring cult of personality in modern Georgia.
Armenia
Military helicopter joins 1,500 personnel to fight Armenian wildfires
The fire, which has been raging for its fourth day, is located in one of Armenia’s densest forests.
Ingushetia
Ingush authorities detain pensioner on charges of participating in armed group
According to investigators, the 72-year-old pensioner allowed militants to live in his house.
Daily Brief
Tuesday, 25 November 2025
Regional * RFE/RL reported that Armenian civil society representatives who visited Azerbaijan on 21–22 November requested to meet with Armenian prisoners held in Baku were denied. A member of the delegation, Naira Sultanyan, stressed that both sides did not impose any restrictions on them raising this issue. ‘Unfortunately, we did not receive a clear and specific answer regarding the number and names of those detained’, Sultanyan said, according to RFE/RL Armenia * Armenian emergency servi
Armenia–Azerbaijan Relations
Kazakhstan expresses interest in Trump Route
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said the corridor would boost trade between Armenia and Kazakhstan.
Monday, 24 November 2025
Georgia
OC Media among more than 20 outlets targeted by Georgian pro-government TV ‘exposé’
The report, filled with numerous accusations, aired on the channel’s main analytical programme.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan introduces mandatory health insurance payments for informal workers
The decision would reportedly affect up to three million people.
Daghestan
Court recognises former Daghestani MP and his family as an ‘extremist association’
This decision is based on accusations that former MP Magomed Gadzhiev and his family supported the Ukrainian army.
Bidzina Ivanishvili
British court rules in favour of Ivanishvili in Credit Suisse case
It was the third and final decision in the so-called Bermuda case.
Daghestan
Daghestani editor-in-chief detained on charges of large-scale fraud
Magomed Magomedov was accused of defrauding state news agency RIA Daghestan.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan deletes plan for detailed surveillance system minutes after publication
The plan outlined how the State Security Service would collect and access personal data.
