Free Armenian Hostages
We advocate for the release of Armenian hostages detained by Azerbaijan, highlighting violations of international laws and the importance of self-determination for Artsakh.
Recent News
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Aliyev compared the Baku trial to Nuremberg – and got it wrong on every count
ICLaw — In February 2026, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev made the following… Read more…
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Artsakh and Armenian Hostages in Azerbaijan on the Agenda During His Holiness Aram I’s Official Visit to the Vatican
His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Armenian Church Holy See of Cilicia, paid a four-day official visit to the… Read more…
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Two-Month Delay Raises Questions Over Armenia’s Response to Armenian Hostages Held in Baku
NEWS.am received a response from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia regarding Armenian hostages held in… Read more…
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ICJ: Trials of Armenians in Baku Do Not Meet Fair Trial Standards
In a new report issued on Monday, the International Commission of Jurists confirmed that the rights of Artsakh leaders who… Read more…
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Ruben Vardanyan Nominated for the 2026 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize
A group of prominent human rights defenders from different countries around the world has nominated Ruben Vardanyan for the 2026… Read more…
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The Issue of Armenian Prisoners Held in Baku Remains a Legal and Political Challenge
Siranush Sahakyan, the Director of the International and Comparative Law Center and the Armenia office of the Armenian Legal Center… Read more…
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Nikol Pashinyan Has Effectively Admitted Today That My Father Is a Hostage, Like the Others: Armen Ishkhanyan
“Today, Nikol Pashinyan effectively admitted that my father is a hostage, just like the others. In effect, Nikol Pashinyan admitted… Read more…
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“This Is Not a Trial, This Is an Ethnopolitical Vendetta”: David Babayan Releases Message from Baku Prison
Former Foreign Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh David Babayan, who is being held in Azerbaijani captivity, has appealed to human rights defenders… Read more…
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Emergency Housing Fund for Former Hostage Vicken Euljekjian
Vicken Euljekjian was kidnapped by Azerbaijani forces on November 10, 2020, during the Second Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh War, while a ceasefire was… Read more…
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Switzerland Responds to POWs’ Families’ Letter, Armenia’s Foreign Ministry Does Not
News.am On April 3, the relatives and representatives of Armenian prisoners unlawfully held in Azerbaijan sent a letter to Armenian… Read more…
