Azerbaijan

During a phone conversation with his family, Ruben Vardanyan conveyed the content of his final statement at his trial in Baku, on February 10. Refusing to participate in an imitation[...]

YEREVAN (Azatutyun) — Ruben Vardanyan, a prominent Armenian businessman and former Nagorno-Karabakh premier captured by Azerbaijan in 2023, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Tuesday, February 17, at[...]

The historical visit of US Vice President James D. Vance to Armenia and Azerbaijan should be neither underestimated nor overestimated. While this is the highest-level visit of any American official[...]

BAKU  (Reuters) — Azerbaijan issued a strong protest to Russia on Friday, February 6, after a Russian lawmaker condemned the sentencing of 13 ethnic Armenians who had held senior positions[...]

At Stake Is Trump’s Desire to Cement Peace in the South Caucasus, and the Commitment They Made to Protect Christian Communities On September 19, 2023, Azerbaijani dictator Ilham Aliyev ordered[...]

By Ruzanna Stepanian YEREVAN (Azatutyun) — Five former leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh were sentenced to life imprisonment and two others received 20-year jail terms on Thursday, February 5, at the end[...]

YEREVAN (PanARMENIAN.Net) — The French National Assembly will soon consider a resolution calling for the immediate release of the political leaders of the Republic of Artsakh currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.[...]

BAKU (JAMNews) — The Higher Regional Court in Munich (Oberlandesgericht) has found former German Bundestag lawmaker Axel Fischer guilty of accepting bribes worth tens of thousands of euros from the[...]

YEREVAN (PanARMENIAN.Net) — The health of Vicken Euljekjian, recently returned from Azerbaijani captivity, has deteriorated, while his family faces severe social hardship, his wife Linda Euljekjian said on February 3.[...]

YEREVAN (Zartonk) — The world-renowned religious freedom organization Christian Solidarity International (CSI) sent a fact-finding mission to Armenia the first week of February to investigate persecution of the Armenian Apostolic[...]