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“We Will Continue Following the Path We Have Chosen Together” — A Message from Davit Ishkhanyan from the Baku Prison
(Delivered during a phone conversation with his family) I welcome everyone. Yesterday, a preliminary court hearing took place at the Baku Court of Appeals regarding our appeal of the February 5 verdict issued by the Baku Military Court. We appealed that ruling, and yesterday the process officially began, with the first hearing scheduled for June…
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Issue of prisoners and detainees held in Baku remains part of dialogue with US, Mirzoyan says
The issue of Armenian prisoners of war and detainees held in Baku remains a constant part of discussions between Armenia and the United States, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said in remarks to journalists. “Our American partners have consistently shown sincere interest in this issue and have made efforts, and those efforts have yielded results.…
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Ruben Vardanyan’s Address to the Armenian People
May 25 is Ruben Vardanyan’s birthday. His third in unlawful detention in Baku. On this day, he addressed the Armenian people in the Armenian language (delivered during a phone call with his family) In his address, Ruben speaks about the nature of power, the price of trust, and the responsibility of a leader before the…
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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 statement in an interview with France 24: “These people committed serious crimes against humanity. Imagine after the Second World War, the Nuremberg trials, and all those Nazi leaders, who were sentenced to death, in two…
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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 Vatican, arriving on 17 May 2026. On 18 May 2026, His Holiness Aram I held a private meeting with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. During the meeting, Catholicos Aram I also discussed the issue of…
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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 Baku exactly two months after submitting its inquiry. Under Armenia’s Law on Freedom of Information, written inquiries must be answered within five days of receipt. The law further stipulates that “if additional work is required…
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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 were tried by a military court in Baku were compromised and the court proceedings “fell short of the guarantees of fairness and equality of arms required under international human rights law.” The report entitled, “Justice Under Pressure:…
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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 for Justice and Human Rights, addressed the ongoing developments related to the protection of the rights of Armenian prisoners and hostages held in Azerbaijan during a discussion held at the presentation of Karen Bekaryan’s book…
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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 today that he is doing nothing,” Armen Ishkhanyan, the son of former Artsakh National Assembly Speaker Davit Ishkhanyan, who was captured in September 2023, said in an interview with Pastinfo. It should be noted that…
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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 and people of goodwill around the world. The audio message was provided to NEWS.am by Babayan’s family. The full translation is presented below. Dear compatriots, Armenians throughout the world, people of goodwill everywhere, human rights…