The pretrial detention of six Crimean Tatars accused in the so-called "fifth Bakhchisarai group" case, linked to the Hizb ut-Tahrir party, has been extended until August 23. This decision was made by the Southern District Military Court.

Billionaire Ruben Vardanyan, a former minister in the government of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and former Russian citizen who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Azerbaijan, has appealed to the Armenian Ombudsman, Anahit Manasyan, through his family. While in a Baku prison, Vardanyan reported his recent meeting with the Azerbaijani Ombudsman, Sabina Aliyeva.

Ahead of Armenia's parliamentary elections scheduled for June 2026, US Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Thom Tillis called on tech giants Meta and Alphabet to strengthen their fight against Russian disinformation. They emphasized the importance of the elections for Armenia's future, including regional peace initiatives and transportation projects, and stated that foreign interference is unacceptable.

Fatima Mamatova, an Ingush ninth-grade student at Karabulak Gymnasium No. 1, faced unethical and racist remarks from a jury member at the International Aviation History Olympiad in Moscow because of her hijab. Serbian pilot and journalist Radmila Tonkovich, calling Fatima's headdress a "national costume," questioned its appropriateness for the event.