South Caucasus

March 18, 2026 23:51

• Yagublu's relatives claimed his rights were violated during his hunger strike.

  Opposition figure Tofig Yagublu, who has been on a hunger strike in a pretrial detention center for 24 days, is not receiving effective medical care and his rights are being violated, his daughter Nigar Hazi stated.

March 18, 2026 23:04

• Protesters canceled a march in Tbilisi in connection with the death of Ilia II.

  On the 476th day of uninterrupted protests, protesters traditionally gathered outside the Georgian Parliament on Rustaveli Avenue. They cancelled their planned weekend marches in connection with the death of Patriarch Ilia II.

March 18, 2026 17:40

• The war in Iran has caused a rise in prices in Armenia.

  The Armenian Minister of Economy warned of inflationary risks due to the situation in Iran. If military action ends quickly, the consequences are estimated to be short-term, but prices for a number of goods in Armenia have already risen.

March 18, 2026 13:59

• The detention period of Azerbaijani lawyer Gahramanov has been extended.

  A Baku court extended the pretrial detention of lawyer Zabil Gahramanov by two months. The defense disagrees with this decision and intends to appeal.

March 18, 2026 13:00

• The death of Ossetian combatants has attracted the attention of Georgian Facebook users*

  Georgian social media users joined the discussion of the report that six Ossetian fighters had been killed in combat in Ukraine. Participants recalled the armed conflict between Georgia and South Ossetia.

March 18, 2026 05:47

• National mourning has been declared in Georgia in connection with the death of Patriarch Ilia II.

  Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II has died at the age of 93, and national mourning has been declared in the country.

March 18, 2026 04:25

• A post about protecting Karabakh's Armenian heritage sparked a thousand-comment discussion.

  Over a thousand comments were left by Facebook* users under a "Caucasian Knot" post about historians' calls to preserve Karabakh's Armenian heritage. The discussion escalated into mutual accusations of vandalism at various points in the region's history and the need for appeals to the international community.

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