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Reacting to the sentencing to lengthy prison terms of seven media workers in the “Abzas Media case” in Azerbaijan, Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Director, said:
Read more “Seven journalists sentenced in latest shocking crackdown on free speech”
The resolution of humanitarian issues, such as the return of Armenian prisoners of war from Azerbaijan, could become a precondition for signing a peace document in the event of Yerevan’s constructive approach to negotiations with Baku. This opinion was expressed in an interview with Sputnik Armenia by the representative of Armenian prisoners of war in the European Court of Human Rights, lawyer Siranush Sahakyan.
Read more “Who can help with the return of captured Armenians from Baku”
Azerbaijan is driving itself into ecstasy by demanding that everyone unconditionally acknowledge not only the current state of affairs, but also forget what preceded it, said State Duma deputy and director of the CIS Institute Konstantin Zatulin, in a commentary for Svobodnaya Pressa, touching on the interview of presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky with the RT channel.
Read more “Armenians lived in Nagorno-Karabakh much earlier than Azerbaijanis appeared”
The conversations with people in Syunik are based on concerns related to security issues, said Secretary of the NA faction “I have the honor” Tigran Abrahamyan.
Read more “In Syunik, people see that Azerbaijan continues to shoot, threaten and make territorial claims”
The journalist Ulviyya Ali, who was detained on the night of May 7, has been given a detention measure for a period of 1 month and 29 days.
Read more “Ulviyya Ali placed under pre-trial detention”
The 2025 U.S. International Religious Freedom Report examines Azerbaijan’s continued destruction of Armenian monuments in Nagorno-Karabakh, according to monumentwatch.org, a website that monitors Artsakh’s cultural heritage.
Read more “Azerbaijan deliberately destroys Armenian monuments in Artsakh”
110 years ago, the world witnessed one of the most tragic pages in human history – the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey. This tragedy not only took the lives of two million innocent people, but also left a deep mark on the souls of the survivors, shaping their identity and desire for justice.
Read more “Genocide is a crime with no statute of limitations.”
On April 20, at around 02:30, units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces opened fire in the direction of the village of Khoznavar in the Syunik region of Armenia, as a result of which a solar water heater installed on the roof of one of the residential buildings was damaged, the press service of the RA Ministry of Defense reports.
Read more “Azerbaijani Armed Forces units opened fire in the direction of the village of Khoznavar in the Syunik region”
Armenia will risk another war with Azerbaijan unless it enacts a new constitution demanded by Baku, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Wednesday.
Read more “Aliyev Warns Of ‘New Military Confrontation’ With Armenia”
Overall, relations between Armenia and Iran continue to develop in a rather positive direction, and there are no visible disagreements between the parties. This opinion was expressed by Iranologist Armen Vardanyan.
Read more “Aliyev may well provoke a local escalation”