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As the final results of Armenia’s parliamentary elections were tallied, several leading opposition groups have issued a statement suggesting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s government is illegitimate, accusing his administration for bearing full responsibility ‘for any further escalation of the situation’.
According to the final results, the ruling Civ...
Chechnya’s First Deputy Interior Minister Deni Aidamirov, the nephew of Chechen Head Ramzan Kadyrov’s wife Medni Kadyrova, has been awarded the rank of police major general. The decree was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin on 12 June.
In his Instagram post shared the following day, Aidamirov thanked only Kadyrov.
‘Receiving the insignia o...
The Georgian opposition-leaning TV Pirveli has released footage showing detainees being beaten by police officers inside a closed room. The authorities have responded that three police officers involved were detained years later, while critics condemned the state, noting that the vio...
A 54-year-old man from Ingushetia, Khasan Altemirov, has been detained on suspicion of aiding several suspects in the attack on the Crocus City Hall concert venue located on the outskirts of Moscow in 2024. According to investigators, Altemirov may have helped members of the banned Batalkhadzhin group obtain forged identity documents.
The detention was ...
Azerbaijani Presidential Aide Hikmet Hajiyev, one of the most influential figures in the Azerbaijani government, has conducted his first working visit to Armenia, meeting the Secretary of the Armenian Security Council Armen Grigoryan. This marks the second time a high-ranking Azerbaijani official has visited Armenia since the initialling of a peace deal in August 2025...