2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (739+ words) The Armenian government has granted the operator of the news website 1in.am the right to use state-owned property in central Yerevan free of charge for three years. The decision has prompted criticism from media experts, who cited the lack of…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (588+ words) Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has approved legislative amendments allowing the authorities to refer people for psychiatric evaluations without their consent. Critics warn that the amendments could allow the authorities to ‘involuntarily hospitalise’ and silence government critics. The changes came as…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (116+ words) Compensation has been paid out in a convoluted and lengthy process, mired by the lack of transparency from Russia and Azerbaijan. Become an OC Media member and receive exclusive access to: The Russian and Azerbaijani foreign ministries issued a vague…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (289+ words) Russia will begin banning the import of Armenian dairy products starting from 27 July, citing the alleged presence of ‘milk from infected livestock’. The move is the latest in a series of import restrictions imposed on Armenian products in what has…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (726+ words) A nationwide blackout hit Georgia’s capital and several other cities on Thursday night. Authorities have yet to inform the public about the cause of the accident, which appeared to affect the entire country, plunging the population into darkness and disrupting…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (514+ words) The chair of Russia’s Investigative Committee, Aleksxandr Bastrykin, has instructed the head of the agency’s Ingushetia branch, Akhmed Askhabov, to report on the progress of an investigation into a video showing a nursery worker repeatedly striking an eight-year-old boy with…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (431+ words) Chechnya, Kabarda–Balkaria, and North Ossetia ranked among the five Russian regions recording the steepest rise in juvenile crime during the first half of 2026, according to the Russian Interior Ministry’s statistical report. The report did not provide any explanation for…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (773+ words) Armenian authorities have said the Arinj shopping mall, owned by businessperson and opposition leader Gagik Tsarukyan, has been shuttered after inspections identified safety violations. The closure is the latest in a series of measures affecting Tsarukyan’s businesses since his arrest…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (805+ words) The EU has included Georgia’s Kulevi refinery in its 21st sanctions package against Russia for processing Russian crude oil. The sanctions will take effect in six months. Black Sea Petroleum, the company behind the refinery, had recently pledged not to process…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1054+ words) Georgian comedian Onise Okriashvili was attacked and beaten outside his home in Tbilisi by two unknown assailants. In the days leading up to the assault, pro-government media outlets had targeted Okriashvili over his jokes, most notably, one about late Georgian…...