2025 will be remembered in Armenia for political and diplomatic processes that reshaped the discourse both domestically and internationally. Over the year, Yerevan stepped up activity across several ...

The number of detainees held in Armenia’s prisons exceeds the number of convicts. In 2024, a total of 2,686 people were in correctional facilities — 1,285 were serving sentences, while 1,401 were ...

The Audit Chamber of Azerbaijan’s report for the first six months of 2025 shows that structural problems in the use of public funds remain relevant. As a result of audit inspections, financial ...

An analytical article in The Washington Post, a newspaper often seen as close to the White House, argues that if Iran’s internal situation escalates into violent conflict, Azerbaijan could feel ...

Yerevan hosted the signing of a defence cooperation programme between Armenia and France for 2025. According to Armenia’s Ministry of Defence, the programme includes “dozens of activities across ...

The number of workers in Armenia’s mining sector continues to grow, according to recent statistical data. At the same time, the total tax revenues flowing into the state budget from the industry have ...

In the spring session of 2025 alone, the Georgian Dream-dominated parliament rushed through five legislative amendments that significantly restrict media activity and free speech in Georgia. These ...

In April 2025, the Georgian parliament passed a new law in fast-track mode that bans the issuance of foreign grants in the country without government approval. This means that if any foundation or ...

Each category is scored on a scale from 0 to 10, with the country’s overall Democracy Index being the average of these scores. Based on this index, countries are classified into four regime types: ...

Russia has introduced amendments to its migration legislation, tightening the time limits and conditions for foreigners staying in the country. These changes will also apply to Armenian citizens, ...

Goods exported to Russia from China through Central Asia don’t have to be weapons to aid Russia’s military efforts in Ukraine. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the US, the EU, and many other ...

In 2022, three victims of trafficking were identified in Armenia, two women and one child. This year two reports on trafficking were published in Armenia by the US Department of State and expert ...