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Armenia * Armenian lorry drivers have blocked the Bagratashen customs checkpoint after failing to receive a response from the government regarding new Russian migration rules. The drivers are demanding that Yerevan negotiate changes to Moscow’s law limiting foreigners’ stay in Russia to 90 days per year, down from 180, arguing that the restriction should not apply to freight and passenger transport drivers who frequently travel on long-haul routes. * Sixteen people detained during protests in
Regional * Aishat Baimuradova, a Chechen native who fled Russia with the help of human rights activists, has disappeared in Armenia. On 15 October, she met with a friend who has social media followers with close ties to Chechen Head Ramzan Kadyrov, Caucasian Knot reported — she has not been heard from since. Daniil Chebykin, an activist originally from Omsk but now also residing in Armenia, believes Baimuradova may have been returned to her family against her will. ‘Her neighbours contacted th
Armenia * Armenia’s Anti-Corruption Committee has arrested the former mayor of Ijevan, Varuzhan Nersisyan, and his son as part of an ongoing criminal investigation. In a written response to news.am, the committee confirmed that Nersisyan was detained on charges of money laundering and abuse of official authority. According to news.am’s sources, the case concerns the alleged illegal allocation of land in Ijevan. * The EU’s investments in Armenia are expected to reach €2.5 billion ($2.9 billion
Regional * Yesterday, the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry reported that joint search and rescue exercises were carried out by Iranian Navy vessels in Azerbaijan’s territorial waters. The ministry said the objective of the joint exercise was to ensure security and cooperation in the Caspian Sea. Armenia * The head of the Aragatsotn Diocese, Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan, has been arrested and placed in pre-trial detention for two months on charges of obstructing electoral rights and coercing people
