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July 14, 2026 19:54

• The former head of the police of Armenia has been posthumously charged in the "March 1 case".

  The Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia has initiated posthumous criminal prosecution against the former head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the chief of police of the country, Aik Arutyunyan, in connection with the events of March 2008, when a mass protest in Yerevan was dispersed.

July 14, 2026 13:40

• The defendants in the Toplum TV case made their final statements in court.

  The head of the Institute of Democratic Initiatives, Akif Gurbanov, speaking with his final word in court, stated the unfounded nature of the accusations and the lack of evidence of his guilt. A member of the Institute of Democratic Initiatives, Ruslan Izzetli, and Toplum TV employee Farid Ismailov also rejected the accusations.

July 14, 2026 06:47

• The claim for the recovery of almost 77 million drams from the former mayor of Yerevan has been satisfied.

  The anti-corruption court satisfied the prosecutor's claim for the seizure of almost 77 million drams from the former mayor of Yerevan, Gagik Beglaryan, in favor of the city community.

July 14, 2026 03:49

• Voting in the Knesset on the resolution recognizing the genocide of Armenians has been postponed.

  Voting in the Knesset of Israel on the bill recognizing the genocide of Armenians in Ottoman Turkey has been suspended against the backdrop of tensions in the Middle East.

July 13, 2026 23:33

• Pro-European protests in Tbilisi have been ongoing for 593 days.

  Supporters of Georgia's Eurointegration gathered in front of the parliament building in Tbilisi for the 593rd consecutive day, demanding the release of political prisoners. A protest also took place in Kutaisi.

July 13, 2026 19:50

• Iqbal Abilov's relatives reported his torture in the pre-trial detention center.

  Relatives and the lawyer of the convicted researcher of Talysh culture, Iqbal Abilov, reported that he was subjected to torture in the Baku pre-trial detention center. The reason for the pressure could have been Abilov's appearance in court wearing a Talysh-language t-shirt, his relatives believe.

July 13, 2026 16:55

• Employees of Tsarukyan's enterprises demanded to resume their work.

  A week after the suspension of the enterprises of the arrested head of "Prosperous Armenia" Gagik Tsarukyan, their work has not yet resumed, said the participants of the protest, noting that they risk being left without means of livelihood.

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