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WCC delivers statement at UN Human Rights Council on Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan
The WCC statement on the human rights situation of Armenian hostages was delivered by Prof. Dr Ani Ghazaryan Drissi, programme executive of WCC Ecumenical Theological Education. Photo: UN WebTV screenshot The World Council of Churches (WCC) delivered a statement on the human rights situation of Armenian hostages at the 58th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights…
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Armenian parliament’s speaker: The immediate release of these prisoners is a priority
Armenian National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan delivered a speech at the European Conference of Presidents of Parliament on the topic of “Defending Democracy,” expressing concern over Azerbaijan’s recent false statements about Armenia’s alleged military actions, which are escalating tensions at the border. In this context, he emphasized the importance of confidence-building measures, such as the…
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CSI held a panel at the Human Rights Council to discuss the show trials of Armenians kidnapped by Azerbaijan
“In the end, they are all hostages,” notes a human rights expert at CSI’s side event on detained Armenians facing trial in Azerbaijan MEDIA RELEASE GENEVA – “These men were sitting at the negotiating table. They were part of an internationally-led diplomatic process. And now they are charged as being terrorists,” said Philippe Kalfayan at…
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EU urges Azerbaijan to ensure right to fair trial, adequate detention conditions for Armenian prisoners
The EU takes the ‘concerns’ over ill-treatment of Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan ‘very seriously’ and closely follows the developments, lead spokesperson of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Anitta Hipper told Armenpress when asked to comment on the ongoing sham trials and reports of ill-treatment of Armenian POWs and other detainees. The EU…
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The France-Armenia Friendship Group and the Senate’s International Information Group on Nagorno-Karabakh Call for the Signing of a Peace Agreement Between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Press ReleaseMarch 18, 2025 Gilbert-Luc Devinaz, President of the Senate’s France-Armenia Interparliamentary Friendship Group, and Etienne Blanc, President of the International Information Group on Nagorno-Karabakh, welcome Armenia’s commitment to reaching a peace agreement with Azerbaijan. They call for its swift signing to advance a lasting peace process in the South Caucasus. The signing of this…
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The moral price of our energy: Armenia’s Christians and Catholic conscience
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The power of kindness: a story that changed me. Audio message from the Baku isolation ward
In this address, Ruben Vardanyan shares a personal story that took place nearly 39 years ago in Azerbaijan – an experience that became one of the key lessons of his life. It is a story of selfless kindness from strangers, of sacrifice for another, and of the power of a genuine act that remains in…
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U.S. President Trump’s National Security Advisor Calls for Release of Armenian Prisoners in Baku in Call with Azerbaijan’s President Aliyev’s Chief Security Advisor
By The Editor / ZARTONK Media March 16, 2025 Michael Waltz, National Security Advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump, has urged Azerbaijan to release the Armenian Christian prisoners held in Baku and finalize the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty in a statement on X (formerly Twitter). Waltz tweeted: “Conflict in the South Caucasus must end. I spoke…
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Azerbaijan’s Sham Trials: State-Sponsored Hatred and the Erosion of Peace
With the sham trials against Nagorno-Karabakh’s military-political leadership and other Armenian prisoners of war (POWs), Azerbaijani state-sponsored media and officials have launched yet another campaign of hatred toward Armenians. Azerbaijani MP Elman Mamadov of the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan party, in a recent interview with Azerbaijani press, said: “We forced the enemy to his knees; we knocked him down. We…
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HRW calls on Baku to grant amnesty to Armenian detainees
PanARMENIAN.Net – Human Rights Watch has urged Azerbaijani authorities to apply a broad amnesty to Armenians detained in Baku who were involved in military actions or support roles during the conflicts of the 1990s or 2020s. Rachel Denber, Deputy Director for Europe and Central Asia at Human Rights Watch, highlighted concerns regarding the potential lack of…