South Caucasus

September 08, 2026 23:58

• Pro-European protests in Georgian cities continue for 650 days.

  Supporters of Georgia's Eurointegration held a rally in Tbilisi on the 650th day of protests, calling to continue the struggle and demanding the release of political prisoners. Continuous demonstrations are also taking place in Batumi and Kutaisi.

September 08, 2026 22:23

• The ECHR awarded compensation to two defendants in the "Nardaran case".

  The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg recognized violations of the rights of the defendants in the "Nardaran case" Agil Ismayilov and Shamil Abdulaliyev, ruling to pay the applicants a total of 23 thousand euros in compensation.

September 08, 2026 21:39

• The court extended the detention terms for Tevanyan and Manukyan.

  Preliminary hearings have begun in Yerevan for the case of the leader of the "Mother Armenia" party, Andranik Tevanyan, and board member Arekhnaz Manukyan. Both politicians remain in custody.

September 08, 2026 16:00

• Kambolov intensified his election activity against the backdrop of weak campaigning from competitors.

  Ten days before the presidential elections in South Ossetia, the acting head of the republic, Marat Kambolov, expanded his public activity: he opened a public support headquarters, responds to residents' appeals, and outlines the priorities for the republic's development. Meanwhile, the campaigning of his opponents remains barely noticeable.

September 07, 2026 22:28

• Demonstrators in Tbilisi and Batumi demanded the release of political prisoners.

  On the 649th day of continuous pro-European protests, demonstrators in Batumi and Tbilisi reiterated their demand to free prisoners of conscience.

September 07, 2026 17:11

• The court in Baku sentenced human rights defender Mamedli and activist Abdulla to long terms.

  The Baku Serious Crimes Court sentenced human rights defender Anar Mamedli to 13 years in prison, and activist Anar Abdulla to 12 years. Their lawyers stated that the prosecution was politically motivated and lacked credible evidence of guilt.

September 07, 2026 12:56

• Social media users doubted the sincerity of Darsalia's apologies.

  Public apologies from blogger Roman Darsalia for statements that law enforcement considered an insult to the Abkhaz people may have been made under pressure and therefore appear insincere, some social media users stated. Other commentators deemed the apologies insufficient and demanded that Darsalia be held accountable.

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