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Judge Me Fairly’: Former Nagorno-Karabakh Leader on Trial in Azerbaijan
By Hrair Balian Hrair Balian, who has worked for more than three decades in international conflict resolution, writes that the presence of diplomatic observers could restrain unfair practices underway in the prosecution of political prisoners from the Central Asian region of Nagorno-Karabakh, which was overrun by Azerbaijani forces in 2023. Hrair Balian, former director of…
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Witnesses do not know Ruben Vardanyan, yet they still demand maximum punishment
Interview with Siranush Sahakyan, the lawyer representing the Armenian prisoners’ interests at the European Court of Human Rights. Ms. Sahakyan, it will soon be three months since the so-called “trials” of the leaders of Artsakh and other Armenian prisoners began. Although Azerbaijani media initially “threatened” that it would become a “Nuremberg trial,” we are now…
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CoE Human Rights Commissioner O’Flaherty highlights plight of Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan
By Xandie (Alexandra) Kuenning 8 April 2025 While addressing members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Monday, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O’Flaherty stated that the situation of Nagorno-Karabakh prisoners in Azerbaijan had to be ‘a matter of very high priority’. The statement came as part of a…
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Bipartisan Letter to Rubio and Waltz Urges U.S. Action to Free Armenian Captives and Safeguard Sovereignty amid Escalating Azerbaijani Threats
WASHINGTON, DC – A powerful bipartisan letter by twenty-five members of the Congressional Armenian Caucus called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Michael Waltz to secure the release of Armenian prisoners illegally held in Azerbaijan and strengthen U.S. policy safeguarding Armenia’s sovereignty and security as part of expanded engagement in the South…
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Human-rights lawyer says Trump administration poised to help Armenian Christian POWs
By Madalaine ElhabbalWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 3, 2025 A renowned international human rights lawyer is urging the Trump administration to fulfill its campaign promise and intervene on behalf of Armenian Christians as a recently negotiated peace agreement with Azerbaijan threatens to leave prisoners stranded. “Our request up front to the administration has been quite clear: [A]…
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US Capitol Hill Observance Highlights Calls for POW Release and the Right of Return for Artsakh Armenians
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressional leaders joined with Armenian Americans and allies from across the country on April 2nd for the annual Capitol Hill observance of the Armenian Genocide, issuing bipartisan calls for Azerbaijan’s immediate release of Armenian prisoners, the right of return for displaced Artsakh Armenians, and U.S. sanctions on both the Aliyev and Erdogan regimes…
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Armenian Church Catholicos asks German President to call for POWs release in Azerbaijan
Catholicos Karekin II met on April 1 with visiting President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Büdenbender at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. Karekin II presented the “great role of the Armenian Apostolic Church and Holy Etchmiadzin in shaping the national and Christian identity of the Armenian people, and its important mission…
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“UK has consistently called for the release of all the remaining prisoners of war”
Jessica Morden, Labour MP for Newport East and Chairperson of the All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPG) for Armenia, asked a question in the House of Commons on April 1st: “This is clearly a critical time for peace in the region. The offensive by Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh resulted in the forced displacement of up to 120,000 Armenians…
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UK All-Party Group (APPG) calls for release of 23 Armenian prisoners in Baku
The officers of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Armenia in the UK Parliament condemn the “continuing detention and trials of the 23 Armenian prisoners in Baku” and call on UK Government Ministers to “put pressure on Azerbaijan to help achieve their release”. In a letter signed by Jessica Morden MP, Chris Law MP, John…
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Concerns over Armenian POWs Conveyed to Relevant UN Bodies – Mane Tandilyan
The UN Resident Coordinator in Armenia, Françoise Jacob, has responded to a letter delivered to the UN office in Yerevan during a protest action regarding Armenian prisoners of war, announced Mane Tandilyan, co-founder of the Country to Live party, on Facebook. “We have received a response from UN Resident Coordinator Françoise Jacob regarding the letter…