Protests near the government and the Russian embassy have stopped in Armenia

At night, Armenian security forces unblocked the building of the Russian Embassy in Yerevan. Police detained protesters who accused Moscow of supporting Azerbaijan and complicity in war crimes in Karabakh.

“Farewell, unwashed Russia, country of slaves, country of masters! The delusional ideas of restoring the Soviet Union in the inflamed brain of the fascist, dwarf, criminal Putin forced him to commit war crimes in Ukraine. Today Putin is committing war crimes in Karabakh. Vladimir Putin is a vile coward. Putin is killing Armenians at the hands of Azerbaijanis. For 30 years, Putin has placed his puppets in power in Armenia to carry out his arrogant imperial policies. Damn you, scum,” said one of the rally participants.

The situation in Yerevan has been calm since the morning, the government building is cordoned off. According to the Armenian Ministry of Health, 34 people were injured during clashes with police, including 16 police officers.

The number of civilians in Nagorno-Karabakh killed as a result of shelling from the Azerbaijani side has increased to seven people, and the number of injured has increased to 35. This was reported by local ombudsman Gegham Stepanyan.

Последние новости
Georgia and Armenia will host the FIFA U-20 World Cup
Sport
Georgia and Armenia will host the FIFA U-20 World Cup
29 April 2026

Georgia and Armenia will host the 2029 FIFA U-20 World Cup. The national football associations of both countries confirmed this information, which was received at the FIFA Council in Vancouver on April 28.
Azerbaijani human rights activists condemned Karimli's ongoing arrest
Human rights
Azerbaijani human rights activists condemned Karimli's ongoing arrest
29 April 2026

The Committee for the Protection of the Rights of Ali Karimli expressed strong protest on the occasion of the 61st birthday of the leader of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), which the politician is celebrating in the pretrial detention facility of the State Security Service. The human rights activists accused the authorities of exerting pressure on Karimli for years, including the revocation of his passport and periodic arrests.
The Speaker of the Georgian Parliament declared that joining the EU following the Ukrainian or Moldovan model is unacceptable
Politics
The Speaker of the Georgian Parliament declared that joining the EU following the Ukrainian or Moldovan model is unacceptable
29 April 2026

Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, stated that Georgia's territorial integrity is inviolable and will not be subject to negotiation for EU membership. He criticized the "Ukrainian and Moldovan-style" approaches to European integration, calling them alien to Georgia.
NIYSO: Three young men kidnapped in Chechnya and forced to sign contracts with the Ministry of Defense
Human rights
NIYSO: Three young men kidnapped in Chechnya and forced to sign contracts with the Ministry of Defense
29 April 2026

The Chechen opposition movement NIYSO announced the arrest and subsequent deployment to Ukraine of three young men from the village of Tangi-chu in the Urus-Martan district of the Chechen Republic. Fellow villagers reportedly asked for prayers for them.