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Sham Trials in Baku Seek to Delegitimize Artsakh’s Right to Self-Determination, Legal Expert Says
New Charges Brought Against Artsakh Leaders As the sham trials of Artsakh leaders continue in two separate military courts in Baku, a legal expert said that through these trials, Azerbaijan wants to prosecute, and thus delegitimize Artsakh’s right to self-determination. “These individuals are symbolic and subject to personal vendettas, but Azerbaijan’s ultimate goal is to
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Joint Appeal to End Azerbaijan’s Political Persecution of Armenian Humanitarian Ruben Vardanyan
To the International Community: As major Armenian diasporan organizations worldwide and NGOs working in the Republic of Armenia, we the undersigned, are writing to urge you to take immediate action to end Azerbaijan’s political persecution of Ruben Vardanyan, a globally-respected Armenian philanthropist and native of Armenia. Now 18 months into captivity, under wretched conditions and charged with committing crimes
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“Azerbaijan is Torturing Armenian Prisoners of War”: Legal Researcher and Lawyer Maria Gevorgyan
“Seeking justice in Azerbaijan is futile for individuals of Armenian descent.” Uzay Bulut Artsakh, for millennia home to a predominantly Armenian population, declared independence in 1991 from the Soviet Union. In September 2020, Azerbaijan—with the help of Turkey—launched a 44-day war against Artsakh, followed by a 10-month blockade and military assault in 2023, leading to the
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Trump vowed to protect Armenia’s Christians. He can start here.
Armenian Ruben Vardanyan is on trial in Azerbaijan. His crime? Helping others. With so much suffering in the world, individual cases can get lost. But I want to explain the plight of a man named Ruben Vardanyan, who is a political prisoner on trial in Azerbaijan and is facing a life sentence — and whose
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Catholicos Aram I Calls on President Trump to Advocate for Armenian Prisoners in Azerbaijan and Artsakh’s Right of Return
BREAKING: His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, has sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump, urging him to take action regarding the Armenian prisoners illegally held in Azerbaijan. In his letter, dated February 6, 2025, Aram I congratulated Trump on his inauguration and acknowledged his commitment to global peace.
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The Azerbaijani Translator Was Recused for Incorrectly Translating the 100s of Volumes of Ruben Vardanyan’s Case
The Baku Military Court of Azerbaijan on Thursday, February 6, 2025, continued the examination of the cases against Ruben Vardanyan and the other former Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) officials. Vardanyan’s case is being examined separately and will continue on February 10. The examination of the case of the other Artsakh figures will resume today, February 7. According
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Canada’s Foreign Minister Calls For the Unconditional Release of All Armenian Hostages
In a letter addressed to the Armenian National Committee of Canada (ANCC) —amidst the ongoing sham trials of Armenian POWs and former Artsakh leaders in Baku— Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly strongly denounces Azerbaijan’s aggressive rhetoric and calls for: • The unconditional release of all Armenian prisoners of war and arbitrarily detained ethnic
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PACE urges Azerbaijan to release former Nagorno-Karabakh leaders and other POWs
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has adopted a new resolution calling on Azerbaijan to release the detained Artsakh leadership and other Armenian prisoners of war held in Baku, according to a statement released by PACE. The relevant section of the resolution reads: “4.2 with respect to Azerbaijan, with reference to its
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Azerbaijan Continues to Illegally Hold, Torture Armenian Hostages
by Uzay BulutJanuary 24, 2025 Azerbaijan’s government authorities refuse to release the Armenian hostages whom they have illegally held and abused since they captured them in 2020 and 2023. On January 17, Azerbaijan began trials of 16 Armenian captives — including the former leaders of Artsakh (Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh) — in military courtrooms, to which international
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Human Rights Activists in Germany Call for International Observers in Baku Trial of Armenian POWs
by Muriel Mirak-Weissbach January 23, 2025 BERLIN — On January 17, the trials of 23 people illegally arrested by Azerbaijan as a result of the attack on Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) in September 2023 began in Baku. Several German human rights organizations have warned of a politically motivated show trial and are calling for observation by German embassy