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MPs from the Armenia Alliance who filed the lawsuit. Image from social media.
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Armenian opposition MPs sue government for not sharing peace treaty draft

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Four Armenian opposition MPs have filed a lawsuit against the government, accusing them of gatekeeping the draft of the peace treaty with Azerbaijan.  On Monday, Christine Vardanyan, an MP from the opposition Armenia Alliance faction, announced that she and three other members of the faction — Anna Grigoryan, Geghan Manukyan, and Artur Khachatryan — had filed the lawsuit. They demanded that a letter written by Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in March 2024 prohibiting the opposition from rev

Polish President Andrzej Duda (C) at an observation point of the EU Mission in Armenia. Image via Polish President's office
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Polish President Duda’s visit to Armenia sparks political tussle with Azerbaijan

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The recent visit of Polish President Andrzej Duda to Armenia sparked a minor political crisis in Polish–Azerbaijani relations after Duda included a brief stop at an observation point of the EU Mission in Armenia.  On Wednesday, Duda’s office shared news about the trip to the observation point, located in the village of Karki, noting that the deputy head of the mission is a Polish national, Marek Kuberski.  The mission was established in February 2023 with a preliminary two-year timeline,

Adalat Verdiyev (left) pictured during the military tour of border villages he was accused of sharing state secrets from. Image via social media.
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Azerbaijan detains official for sharing footage of Armenia border 

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A government official has been charged with disseminating military information after reportedly taking photos of military positions in villages returned to Azerbaijan by Armenia as part of the border delimitation process. Adalat Verdiyev, the head of the Civil Defence Headquarters of the Health Ministry’s Centre for Public Health and Reforms, was detained on Monday. He was charged with sharing state secrets and abuse of office resulting in grave consequences. If found guilty, he could face u

Vafa Naghi. Photo courtesy  of Vafa Naghi.
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Azerbaijan’s Vafa Naghi targeted by pro-government media for support of anti COP protest

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Prominent Azerbaijani activist Vafa Naghi has come under attack from pro-government media and others in Azerbaijan for taking part in a demonstration in Tbilisi against Azerbaijan’s hosting of the COP29 summit. As the UN’s annual climate conference kicked off on 11 November in Baku, Naghi attended a demonstration along with Georgian and Armenian activists in Tbilisi organised by the Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. Thurnberg boycotted the conference citing the human rights situati

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