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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
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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 in effect. Independent monitoring of his detention was severely restricted for most of his captivity, undermining fundamental safeguards against torture. Following increasing restrictions on the ICRC’s access and its eventual withdrawal from Azerbaijan in 2025…
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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 Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and to Ignazio Cassis, requesting the activation of the “Protecting Power” mechanism within the framework of international humanitarian law. “We express our deep concern regarding the complete closure of the International
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“Hraparak”: What Is Preventing Azerbaijan’s Human Rights Ombudsperson from Inviting Anahit Manasyan to Baku Under International Guarantees?
Author: Hayk Gevorgyan “Hraparak” spoke with human rights lawyer Siranush Sahakyan, the representative of Armenian prisoners of war before the European Court of Human Rights. — Ruben Vardanyan and Davit Ishkhanyan have sent messages from Baku prison, carrying rather bleak and desperate undertones. Vardanyan’s message makes it clear that the Armenian authorities are doing nothing
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Statement by Ruben Vardanyan in Response to the Reply of the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia, Anahit Manasyan
Vardanyan Steps Up Criticism Of Armenian Government Ruben Vardanyan, a prominent businessman remaining in Azerbaijani captivity along with at least 18 other Armenians, has stepped up his accusations that Armenia’s government is indifferent to the fate of the prisoners. Vardanyan, who held the second-highest post in Nagorno-Karabakh’s leadership from November 2022 to February 2023, also
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“We Are Ready to Go to Baku”: Davit Ishkhanyan’s Son Gives Exclusive Interview to ABC Media
The families of Davit Ishkhanyan and the other Armenian prisoners held in Baku are prepared to travel to Baku to visit their relatives, Davit Ishkhanyan’s son, Armen Ishkhanyan, said in an exclusive interview with ABC Media. “Not only has Ruben Vardanyan’s family expressed readiness, but we — all the families of the prisoners — have
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Alongside the Unresolved Issues with Baku, Mirzoyan Also Recalled the Issue of the Armenian Prisoners
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan reiterated that peace has been established with Azerbaijan, even though the treaty initialed at a US-brokered summit in 2025 has not yet been signed. “We already have real peace,” Mirzoyan said at a panel discussion at the Yerevan Dialogue 2026 international forum. “We do not have unfortunate incidents on the
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Davit Ishkhanyan Appeals from Baku Prison, Warns Trial Targets Armenian Statehood
Davit Ishkhanyan, one of the eight former leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh jailed in Azerbaijan, condemned their trials and urged Armenians to stay “strong” in a statement circulated through his family on Wednesday. Ishkhanyan also effectively joined fellow prisoner Ruben Vardanyan in calling on Armenia’s human rights ombudswoman, Anahit Manasyan, to visit them and the other captives