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Ali Malikov (left) and Parvin Alakbar (right). Photos via social media.

Azerbaijan

OC Media contributor and Azerbaijani queer activist faces extradition from Turkey

by OC Media

•2 min read

Ali Malikov, an Azerbaijani queer rights activist and OC Media contributor, along with their transgender Azerbaijani friend, have been detained in Turkey after joining a feminist demonstration. They could face deportation from the country. Ali Malikov and their friend Parvin Alakbar were detained in Istanbul after taking part in a march commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25 November. Alex Shah, an Azerbaijani transgender activist and journ

Armenia

Azerbaijan’s EU Ambassador accused of threatening and insulting Armenian counterpart in Brussels

by Tata Shoshiashvili

•1 min read

Armenia has accused Azerbaijan’s ambassador to the EU of threatening and insulting his Armenian counterpart at a reception organised by the Turkish Embassy in Brussels. On Tuesday, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Paruyr Hovhannisyan told journalists that Azerbaijan’s EU Ambassador, Vagif Sadigov, threatened Armenia’s Ambassador, Tigran Balayan, during a reception organised by the Turkish Embassy in Brussels. Hovhannisyan said that Armenia informed Belgium and the EU of the incident, and

Wrestlers Lyova Gevoryan (left) and Hakan Buykcingil (right). Image via RFE/RL.

Armenia

Armenian and Turkish wrestlers disqualified after brawl

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•1 min read

An Armenian and a Turkish wrestler were disqualified from a championship in Albania after they got into a brawl mid-match. The incident took place during a match between the two wrestlers, Lyova Gevoryan and Hakan Buykcingil, at the U23 World Championship in Albania. The two athletes began brawling mid-match, leading to both of them being disqualified. The short video of the match circulating online shows the Turkish wrestler shoving Gevorgyan, who is then seen slapping Buyukcingil before

Sergei Lavrov. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.

Armenia

Lavrov says Russia is being left out of Armenia-Turkey normalisation talks

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•3 min read

On Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that Armenia had ‘taken a break’ and preferred direct bilateral talks with Turkey to normalise relations. ‘There are no meetings planned yet, our Armenian colleagues have taken a break,’ the Russian state-run media outlet TASS quoted Lavrov, following the third meeting of the 3+3 Regional Cooperation Platform held in Istanbul, Turkey. The 3+3 format meeting includes Turkey, Iran, and Russia on one side, and Armenia, Azerbaijan, and, t

Armenia

Armenian border guards take over Iranian border checkpoint from Russia

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•2 min read

Armenian National Security Service border troops will take over full control of the checkpoint on the Armenia-Iran border from Russian troops from January 2025, with Armenian border guards also serving alongside the Russian contingent along the borders with Iran and Turkey. The agreement was announced by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s spokesperson following a meeting between Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin on 8 October on the sidelines of the Council of Heads of State

Erdogan and Aliyev. Illustration: Tamar Shvelidze/OC Media

Azerbaijan–Israel Relations

Opinion | Azerbaijan’s cooling relations with Turkey

by Bahruz Samadov

•5 min read

Bahruz Samadov submitted this article shortly before his arrest on 21 August. He was charged with treason on 23 August, and could face 12–20 years in prison or a life sentence if found guilty. Despite long being ‘brotherly’ nations, the Israel-Gaza war appears to have exacerbated existing tensions between Turkey and Azerbaijan, potentially pushing the two countries apart irrevocably. In recent months, relations between Azerbaijan and Turkey have been uncharacteristically cool. To observers

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. Image via president.az

Armenia

Aliyev: peace treaty ‘impossible’ with Armenia’s current constitution

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•3 min read

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has stated that it will be ‘simply impossible’ to reach a peace deal if the Armenian constitution ‘remains unchanged’. Aliyev stated on Thursday that the Armenian constitution’s basis, the Declaration of Independence, ‘contains territorial claims against Azerbaijan’. Armenia’s Declaration of Independence, signed in August 1990, includes a joint decision by the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic and the Karabakh Council to ‘reunify the Armenian SSR and the