The family of illegally detained philanthropist, Ruben Vardanyan, announced today that he entered into a hunger strike to demand the immediate and unconditional release of himself and the other Armenian prisoners illegally held in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku. The hunger strike began on April 5, 2024, following repeated requests by Vardanyan and counsel to provide a fair and transparent trial in a timely manner in line with international legal standards. Tellingly, since his hunger strike began, his famil...
This week, Azerbaijan failed to respect the clearly circumscribed limits of the preliminary objections phase. It disregarded the legal standards clearly established in the Court’s jurisprudence, and it distorted Armenia’s factual evidence. But Azerbaijan’s tactic has failed. Its stance is not conducive to the good administration of justice, Yeghishe Kirakosyan, Armenia's representative for International Legal Matters, announced this during the second round of hearings in the International Court of Justice in ...
Between December 28, 2023 and April 4, 2024, St. John the Baptist church (S. Hovhannes Mkrtich), a 177 year old landmark in Shushi was destroyed, Azerbaijan’s most egregious violation yet of a December 2021 ICJ order, the Caucasus Heritage Watch reports. Built by Armenians in 1847, the church, also known as Kanach Zham (Green Chapel), was damaged amidst the 2020 war. In the aftermath of the war, the Baku diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church laid claim to the building and pledged restoration. Neverthe...
The G7 countries will discuss the situation related to the alleged attack of Israel on the territory of Iran at the meeting of foreign ministers in Italy on Friday. This was announced Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Melanie Joly. "I have been briefed by Global Affairs Canada officials about the overnight explosions in Iran. We are monitoring the situation closely. We will address the situation with the Foreign Ministers at the G7 session this morning in Italy," Joly wrote on X—formerly Twitter. Hostin...
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received the Head of the Department for Continental Europe of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic, the French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Brice Roquefeuil. The parties discussed agenda issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation, as well as the steps being taken towards the implementation of joint programs in the economy, infrastructure development, humanitarian spheres, the PM's office said. The interlocuto...
We must not wait another century to hold Azerbaijan accountable ethnic cleansing in Nagorno Karabakh, Member of Congress Anna Eshoo said at the congressional Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide. Congresswoman, in particular, said: Mr. Speaker, as the only Member of Congress of Armenian-Assyrian descent, I rise to commemorate Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, which will be observed next week by the Armenian community in the United States and around the world. On this solemn occasion, we remember t...