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Int’l community urged to ensure independent medical examination of Ruben Vardanyan, other Armenian prisoners
The CSO Network for Protection of Rights of Forcibly Displaced Persons from Artsakh on Friday issued a call to the international community regarding the immediate need for international intervention in the situation of Ruben Vardanyan and Armenian political detainees illegally held in Azerbaijan. The full text of the statement is provided below. “The CSO Network for
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MFA of Armenia Statement on the issue of the release of Armenian prisoners of war, hostages and other detained individuals held in Azerbaijan
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia continues to draw the attention of the international community, particularly of partners interested in peace in the region and valuing humanitarian principles, to the issue of the release of Armenian prisoners of war, hostages and other detained individuals held in Azerbaijan. It also highlights the
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Vardanyan is subjected to torture for being Armenian and for defending the people of Artsakh
On February 26, Azerbaijani media released videos from Ruben Vardanyan’s trial. The footage showed bruises and injuries on Vardanyan’s face. “In international humanitarian law, there is a principle stating that if a person enters a detention facility without injuries and in good health but later shows signs of harm, the state bears responsibility unless it
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“The activities of international courts will allow for the release of Armenian prisoners,” Siranush Sahakyan
“Armenia must be able to acquire legal leverage in the legal process, which can then be used for diplomatic and political purposes on platforms where Armenia is typically in a weaker position,” said Siranush Sahakyan, the head of the Center for International and Comparative Law, in response to questions from 1st News. In the human
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Vardanyan Becomes Sick During Sham Trial in Baku
Former Artsakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan on Tuesday, February 25, became ill in a military courtroom in Baku during his sham trial. Vardanyan last week announced that he was going on a hunger strike to protest what he called a “judicial farce.” Vardanyan’s sudden worsening condition prompted the court to halt the proceedings to provide
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Yerevan Criticizes Azeri “Trials” of Karabakh Leaders and Calls for Their Release
Armenia’s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan on Monday, 24 February, criticized for the first time the trials of former leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh jailed in Azerbaijan. When speaking during High-level Segment of the 58th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Mirzoyan said: “Moreover, as we speak, the mock trials against 23 Armenian individuals, who are
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The families of two hostages held in Baku have appealed to the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
Siranush Sahakyan, head of the Center for International and Comparative Law, answered questions on the “Srbazan Payqar” YouTube platform regarding the trials of Armenian prisoners, Armenia’s complaints against Azerbaijan at the ECHR, political influence on legal processes, and other related topics. The human rights advocate spoke about the judges presiding over the trials of Artsakh’s
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Azerbaijan is accountable for the lives of Armenian hostages
The sham trial of Armenian hostages, initially scheduled for February 24 in Baku, has been postponed to February 27, according to Azerbaijani media, which cited weather conditions as the reason. Earlier, they had reported that the trial would begin with the testimony of former Artsakh President Arkadi Ghukasyan. The case of former State Minister Ruben
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Send an OSCE PA monitoring mission to Baku to observe the judicial farce against Armenian captives – Lilit Galstyan
Lilit Galstyan, a member of the Armenian National Assembly and a member of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA) delegation, delivered a speech at the OSCE PA Winter Meeting in which she called on the OSCE PA to send a Monitoring Mission to Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, to observe the sham trials of Armenian POWs
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Ex-Karabakh official held by Azerbaijan declares second hunger strike amid terrorism trial
19 February 2025 (Reuters) – Ruben Vardanyan, a former top official in the ethnic Armenian administration of Nagorno-Karabakh which Azerbaijan retook in 2023, announced a second hunger strike on Wednesday in protest against his criminal trial in Baku. “Today, I have decided to protest by declaring a hunger strike against the judicial farce being carried