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Azerbaijan Violated Human Rights Convention Over Beheading and Mutilation of Armenian Soldier: ECHR Driving the news: The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Azerbaijan violated the right to life and the prohibition of torture in the case of an Armenian serviceman Hayk Toroyan, who was killed during the April 2016 Azerbaijani agression against Artsakh. The court found violations of Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which protects the right to life, and Article 3, which prohibits torture and inhuman or degrading treatment. According to the judgment, Toroyan had been wounded and was no longer able to participate in hostilities when he was killed. The court concluded that his treatment violated international humanitarian law, including protections for individuals who are hors de combat. What they’re saying: The court found that Toroyan was subjected to torture and inhuman treatment. According to the judgment, his hands were severed while he was still alive, followed by his beheading. The ECHR also found that Toroyan’s family members suffered severe emotional distress after learning about the circumstances of his death and because his remains were not returned intact. The Azerbaijani authorities have rejected allegations of wrongdoing and have disputed the court’s conclusions regarding the events. Azerbaijani officials have previously criticized ECHR rulings as biased and questioned the authority of some court decisions following Azerbaijan’s dispute with the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly. Why it matters: The ruling is the first ECHR judgment related to the April 2016 Azerbaijani agression against Artsakh Republic. The court’s decision is part of a broader group of cases concerning violations during the conflict. The ECHR is currently considering additional similar applications. The big picture: The ECHR awarded €60,000 jointly to H.T.’s parents, V.T. and L.V., and €30,000 to his sister, A.G., for non-pecuniary damage. The court also awarded €14,210 for legal and other expenses, bringing the total compensation to approximately €104,210. Azerbaijan must pay the compensation within three months after the judgment becomes final. If the government does not comply, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe may begin supervision procedures. @REPUBLICPRESS

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Armenia's Court Revokes Artsakh’s Ownership of Its Yerevan Representation Building Driving the news: Armenia’s Administrative Court has invalidated the Republic of Artsakh’s ownership registration for its representative office building in Yerevan, granting a lawsuit filed by the Prosecutor General’s Office. The Prosecutor General’s Office sought to annul the state registration recognizing the property as belonging to the Republic of Artsakh. The court ruled in favor of the government. What they’re saying: Attorney Roman Yeritsyan, who represented Artsakh’s interests in the case, called the ruling “a historic disgrace.” According to Yeritsyan, Armenian authorities are now “legally erasing Artsakh’s presence” after, in his view, having surrendered it politically and militarily. Why it matters: The representative office served for decades as Artsakh’s official presence in Armenia. Following the mass forced deportation of the Armenian population from Artsakh in 2023, it remained one of the few surviving state institutions associated with the former republic. The big picture: he Prosecutor General’s Office filed the lawsuit in 2025, seeking to invalidate Artsakh’s ownership registration for the property. On May 26, 2026, Armenia’s Administrative Court ruled in favor of the government, revoking Artsakh’s ownership rights to the building. Attorney Roman Yeritsyan said the ruling would be appealed to the Administrative Court of Appeals. As of the latest publicly available information, no appellate ruling has been announced: @REPUBLICPRESS

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Held in Azerbaijani Prison, Former Artsakh Speaker Calls Trial a Sham Driving the news: Former Artsakh National Assembly Speaker Davit Ishkhanyan, who is being held in a prison in Baku, has issued an audio message addressing the appeal proceedings in his case. The recording was published on the National Assembly of Artsakh’s Facebook page. Ishkhanyan said the proceedings before Azerbaijan’s Court of Appeal are “formal in nature,” but added that he and his legal team appealed the lower court’s verdict because “that is the path leading to an international court.” What they’re saying: Ishkhanyan described the case against him as a politically motivated trial that, which "as nothing to do with criminal offenses and is instead based on ethnic identity and national hatred. He said that the trial court committed gross violations of Azerbaijan’s Criminal Procedure Code, as well as human rights and international law. According to Ishkhanyan, the verdict was issued without evidence and without concrete facts. He also argued that the charges against him were unsupported. He further said that his defense lawyers have not received copies of the indictment, the prosecutorial conclusion, or the court’s verdict. According to Ishkhanyan, they have only been allowed to review electronic versions of those documents in court. At the end of the recording, he said they would continue their legal fight and urged supporters to stay strong. The big picture: According to official figures cited in the statement, 19 Armenian prisoners are currently being held in prisons in Baku, including former political and military leaders of Artsakh who have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from 15 to 20 years or life imprisonment. @REPUBLICPRESS

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