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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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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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Is the Armenian Government Prepared to Organize Visits for the Relatives of Prisoners to Baku?
By Ruzanna Stepanyan | Azatutyun.am The son of one of the 19 Armenian prisoners held in Baku, Madat Babayan, says he is ready to travel to Baku to see his father, whom he has not seen for three years. “Whoever wants can organize it — we just want to go and see him,” he said.
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Ruben Vardanyan Remains Defiant In Face Of Azerbaijani Life Sentence
Ruben Vardanyan, a prominent Armenian businessman and former Nagorno-Karabakh premier, has issued another defiant statement from an Azerbaijani prison as he faced a life sentence at the end of his trial in Baku. According to Vardanyan’s family in Armenia, he read out the statement to his elder son, David, in a phone call on Wednesday,
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Seven axioms of Ruben Vardanyan
Ruben Vardanyan is a co-founder of Noôdome, a philanthropist, and a social entrepreneur. He is also known as someone who brought the spirit of dreaming into the corporate world — someone who, in a constantly shifting world, doesn’t search for meaning — he shapes it. Since September 2023, Ruben has been held in detention in
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The power of kindness: a story that changed me. Audio message from the Baku isolation ward
In this address, Ruben Vardanyan shares a personal story that took place nearly 39 years ago in Azerbaijan – an experience that became one of the key lessons of his life. It is a story of selfless kindness from strangers, of sacrifice for another, and of the power of a genuine act that remains in
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Ruben Vardanyan Suspended Hunger Strike
Today is March 12th, twenty-three days into my hunger strike. I am in good shape. Don’t worry, everything is fine. I understand what I am doing, why, and I am very grateful to everyone for their support and… concerns. I want to address everyone and ask all of you — no matter how you feel
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Punished for helping his fellow Armenian Christians
As Ruben Vardanyan languishes in jail, the UK prioritises energy deals with the Azerbaijani government, writes Paul Polman IN THE shadow of Mount Ararat, one of the world’s oldest Christian nations faces an existential crisis. My journey from seminary studies to corporate boardrooms has shown me how tragically we’ve allowed economic pragmatism to overrule the Christian
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Defiant Vardanyan Appeals To Armenians From Azeri Jail
Ruben Vardanyan, a former Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) premier jailed in Azerbaijan, decried his ongoing “show” trial, paid tribute to Karabakh’s displaced population and urged Armenians not to fall into “despair” in an audio message publicized by his family on Friday, March 7. “I am in good shape, I feel strong, my health is fine, and I
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Ruben Vardanyan’s Health Drastically Deteriorates in Azerbaijani Detention as His Hunger Strike Reaches Day 15
Ruben Vardanyan remains in very critical condition as his hunger strike enters its 15th day, with his health rapidly failing in Azerbaijani detention. Yet, Azerbaijan continues to forcibly take him to court, raising alarm over his life-or-death situation, reports Zartonk Media. Despite the severity of his state—marked by a dramatic loss of weight and no