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NSW MP Jacqui Munro Sponsors Detained Artsakh Political Leader David Babayan
SYDNEY: Member of the NSW Legislative Council, Jacqui Munro, has formally written to the Armenian National Committee of Australia advising her decision to sponsor Armenian political leader David Babayan, former Foreign Minister of Artsakh, who is currently detained in Azerbaijan. Mr Babayan is one of 23 Armenians illegally held in Azerbaijan since the complete ethnic…
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Speaker Simonyan, Kyrgyz President discuss issue of POWs held in Azerbaijan
Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Alen Simonyan, who is on an official visit to Kyrgyzstan, met with President Sadyr Nurgojo uulu Japarov. Referring to the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan, President Japarov welcomed the meeting held in Washington, the declaration adopted as a result, and the initialed peace agreement. Simonyan drew the…
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Armenian hostage Vicken Euljekjian enters fourth week of hunger strike
Euljekjian, 46, who was kidnapped by Azerbaijani troops five years ago, has been on a hunger strike for 21 days, CSI has learned. His family in Lebanon is gravely concerned for his safety. CSI has learned that Vicken Euljekjian, one of the 23 Armenian hostages confirmed to be held by Azerbaijan, has been on a hunger strike…
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Armenia not pushing for access to Baku captives, human rights lawyer warns
Armenia is currently making no effort to secure visits to its citizens kept in Baku jails, human rights advocate Siranush Sahakyan, president of the Center for International Comparative Law, reported today. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which was the only international body with access to Armenian prisoners and hostages held in Baku,…
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Sahakyan: Instead of releasing Armenian POWs, Azerbaijan expels the only international humanitarian organization
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) officially announced on Tuesday that, by decision of the Azerbaijani government, the organization will cease the operations of its delegation in Azerbaijan starting Wednesday. Armenian News-NEWS.am spoke on this topic with Siranush Sahakyan, head of the Center for International and Comparative Law, the Armenian POWs’ legal representative…
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Azerbaijan Objects to “Christian Prisoners” Phrase Regarding Armenian Captives
Yerevan – Hraparak daily reports that tensions have arisen over recent references to Armenian captives in Azerbaijan as “Christian prisoners.” According to the newspaper, on August 30, a phone conversation took place between Armenia’s Security Council Secretary, Armen Grigoryan, and Azerbaijani Presidential Advisor Hikmat Hajiyev, initiated by the Azerbaijani side. The discussion reportedly centered on…
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There have been suicide attempts among Armenian captives held in Baku – Siranush Sahakyan
“There have been suicide attempts among Armenian captives held in Baku prisons,” Siranush Sahakyan, the legal representative of the prisoners at the European Court, told Azatutyun today. According to the human rights lawyer, the captives recently had phone conversations with their relatives, during which the suicide attempts became known. Without naming individuals, Sahakyan only clarified…
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Australian MP Kim Wells Joins Campaign for Release of Artsakh Hostages, Sponsors Arkadi Ghukasyan
MELBOURNE: The Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU) has welcomed a powerful letter from Victorian Member of Parliament, Mr Kim Wells MP, who pledged to sponsor Mr Arkadi Ghukasyan, the second President of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) — and called for the immediate release of all Armenian hostages illegally detained in Azerbaijan. In his…
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U.S. State Department Report Documents Azerbaijan’s Detention of Armenian Prisoners, Ethnic Cleansing of Artsakh, and Destruction of Christian Heritage
President Trump is Rewarding the Same Azerbaijani Crimes that his own State Department Condemns WASHINGTON, DC – Following the release of the U.S. State Department’s 2024 Country Report on Human Rights Practices in Azerbaijan, the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) reiterates its calls for the U.S. to take immediate action to address the widely documented human…
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Why the POW Issue Was Not Included in the Peace Agreement and What to Expect Next
The text of the “peace agreement” simultaneously publicized by Yerevan and Baku contains no mention of prisoners of war (POWs). Only one article commits the parties to finding solutions to the issue of missing persons. It states: “The parties recognize the importance of clarifying the fates of these individuals, including searching for and properly returning…