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Prosecutors in Baku Court Call Armenian Prisoners’ Appeals “Unfounded”
On July 24, the Baku Court of Appeal continued hearing the appeals filed against the verdicts in the politically motivated cases of the former military and political leadership of Artsakh. The hearing was presided over by Judge Elmar Rahimov, with Judges Emin Mehdiyev and Mehriban Garayeva participating. Defense lawyers representing the Armenian prisoners, interpreters, representatives…
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Serious Injury Reports Raise New Alarm Over Conditions of Armenian Hostages Held in Azerbaijan
Families report fractures, severe health deterioration, and lack of medical care as human rights lawyer urges urgent international intervention Fresh reports of serious injuries and rapidly deteriorating health among Armenian hostages held in Azerbaijani prisons have intensified concerns over their treatment and underscored the urgent need for independent international monitoring. Siranush Sahakyan, the legal representative…
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“We Will Go to the Hakari Bridge”: Families of the Missing Demand Answers from the Government
The parents and relatives of servicemen who went missing during the 44-day war are warning the Armenian government that if officials refuse to meet with them and answer their questions, they will travel to the Armenian-Azerbaijani border next week and appeal directly to the Azerbaijani authorities. Aida Karapetyan, who has been searching for her son…
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U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Calls for Azerbaijan’s Immediate Release of Armenian Hostages
WASHINGTON, DC – The House Foreign Affairs Committee voted 44 to 7 on Wednesday, July 22, to call on Azerbaijan to immediately and unconditionally release all Armenian hostages, adopting an amendment to H.R. 9086, the House Foreign Service Act. The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA)-backed amendment, led by Congressional Armenian Caucus Vice Chair Rep. Brad…
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Application Lodged before the European Court of Human Rights in the Case of Ruben Vardanyan
Attorney Siranush Sahakyan has announced that an application has been lodged with the European Court of Human Rights on behalf of Ruben Vardanyan. The full text of Siranush Sahakyan’s statement is provided below. On July 19, 2026, I submitted an official application to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) regarding the case of Ruben…
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Another Armenian Prisoner In Azerbaijan Rebukes Yerevan
Yet another former leader of Nagorno-Karabakh jailed in Azerbaijan has accused Armenia’s leadership of being indifferent to the fate of Armenian prisoners and hostages. Major-General Davit Manukyan, who had served as a deputy commander of Karabakh’s Armenia-backed army, challenged Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to publicly comment on “fabricated and false” accusations leveled against himself and…
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Armenian prisoner in Azerbaijan ‘fighting for his life’ as health concerns mount
The family of an Armenian prisoner held in Azerbaijan, Ludwig Mkrtchyan, has warned that his health had significantly deteriorated while in detention, amidst a lack of adequate medical care. Mkrtchyan was captured by Azerbaijan in the 2020 Second Nagorno-Karabakh War. According to RFE/RL, he was a volunteer fighter. The concerns were first raised by lawyer Luciana…
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Members of the European Parliament Renew Calls for Immediate Release of Armenian Hostages Held in Azerbaijan
BRUSSELS — 14 July 2026 — Members of the European Parliament, international human rights experts, legal practitioners, civil society representatives, and family members of Armenians imprisoned in Azerbaijan gathered at the European Parliament on Monday for a high-level conference calling on the European Union to intensify efforts to secure the immediate release of Armenian hostages…
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Ruben Vardanyan’s Lawyer to Apply to the European Court; Baku Refuses to Provide the Verdicts of 15 Prisoners
By Rouzanna Stepanyan Azatutyun.am Human rights lawyer Siranush Sahakyan, who represents Ruben Vardanyan—the former State Minister of Artsakh and philanthropist sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment in Azerbaijan—will apply to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). “We are in the preparatory phase; the case will be filed in a few weeks,” Siranush Sahakian told RFE/RL’s…
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‘This Is a Politically Motivated Trial,’ Says Jailed Artsakh Leader
Artsakh’s former Parliament Speaker Davit Ishkhanyan, who is serving a life sentence in a Baku prison, issued a new message that circulated on Thursday through his family. Ishkhanyan is one of the former Artsakh leaders who was on trial in Azerbaijan on sham charges. They were given long sentences ranging from 20 years to life…