The IGFM has warned of the alarming conditions under which Azerbaijani opposition leader Ali Karimli is being held, including the fact that he is being denied a much-needed medical examination. Photo source: By VOA – Voice of America, Public Domain. Azerbaijan: Opposition leader Ali Karimli in custody “Germany and the EU must act now – human rights must not be sacrificed for the sake of the energy trade”
YSU is holding a conference dedicated to the history of Azerbaijan: what really happened? On August 12, 2026, at 6:45 PM, the "Hraparak" website published an article titled "YSU is holding a conference dedicated to the history of Azerbaijan." The article began with a conference report published on the YSU website. Within a few hours, it also appeared on the pages of other news outlets, mostly with the same title
On behalf of Iran, against the Armenian AB Center: what does the circulating video really show? In early July, a video was shared on the X social network, which was presented as a military threat issued by Iran. The posts claimed that Iran was preparing to respond to US actions, and that the Firebird company’s artificial intelligence data center being built near Hrazdan in Armenia could become a target for
From deepfakes to fear-mongering: What types of disinformation are European countries facing during elections? Electoral processes in Europe are increasingly turning not only into political competition, but also into large-scale information warfare. Social media algorithms, “dormant” user accounts, artificial intelligence, and the fears accumulated in society allow even a single real incident to turn into a political crisis. During a seminar held in Yerevan, experts from the Polish organization "praktycy.eu"
Please help Arsenij Turbin! Do you still remember your 18th birthday? For many young people, this birthday is a moment of new beginnings—the end of youth and the start of adulthood. For Arseniy Turbin, however, this day means something completely different: today he turns 18, and he is spending his birthday behind bars for the third year in a row. Arseniy was just 15 years old when he was arrested
International observers have noted a possible breach by the Supreme Administrative Court of the principles of adversarial proceedings and judicial impartiality in the ‘Rotterdam+’ case The actions of the Supreme Anti-Corruption Court in its consideration of the ‘Rotterdam+’ case may indicate a breach of the principles of adversarial proceedings, equality of the parties and judicial impartiality. This was stated by the IAC ISHR monitoring mission following a meeting at the
The targeting logic behind Armenia's anti-European disinformation In June 2026, Russia’s foreign intelligence service accused the European Union of trying to expel the Russian Orthodox Church from Armenia. At the same time, in late May, another claim was circulating that Brussels had secretly agreed to resettle 250,000 Muslim migrants in Armenia . Both claims are false. However, they differ significantly in their content and the concerns on which they are
ICCJ Annual Conference in Hanover: Visit to Bergen-Belsen and workshop on Christian-Jewish dialogue Kneeling at the monument remembring the Jews murdered in Bergen-Belsen © BQ/Schirrmacher As part of the annual conference of the International Council of Christians and Jews (ICCJ), Prof. Dr Thomas Schirrmacher, President of the International Council of the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR), visited the Bergen-Belsen Memorial together with Jewish, Christian and Muslim religious
From free check-ups to 200,000 drams worth of medicine: how the mechanism of false advertising based on health works When a "free consultation" turns into a sale, and a "miracle weight loss solution" turns into a health risk "Free medical check-up", "Lose weight in just a few days", "100% natural remedy", "without diet and physical exertion", "treatment that doctors don't tell you about". It has long been no longer surprising
A publication has been circulating on social networks in recent days, according to which the government is preparing to provide up to 2 million drams of support to citizens over the age of 63. Attached to the publication is a photo of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, images of an elderly man’s cane and Armenian drams, and users are advised to go to the link arm.domru-info.ru/?p=8070 for details. At first glance,