Topic: Human Rights

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[...]

By Robert Aydabirian Special to the Mirror-Spectator PARIS — Organized and hosted by the Sorbonne for the United Nations (SONU), Humanitas Prima and the Association de soutien à l’Artsakh (Association[...]

By Levon Zourabian Special to the Mirror-Spectator The following op-ed is a response to an op-ed by Hikmet Hajiyev – the advisor to the president of Azerbaijan – which Newsweek[...]

WASHINGTON — As Congressional leaders who oversee committees dedicated to climate change issues, Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) should have been able to attend the UN-sponsored COP29[...]

By Heghine Buniatian YEREVAN (Azatutyun.com) — The Armenian government’s bill for the mandatory installation of video surveillance systems with 24-hour police access throughout the capital, Yerevan, is unjustified and interferes[...]

YEREVAN (Azatutyun) — The Armenian government has granted asylum to a Belarusian citizen who has faced extradition to his home country since being arrested in Armenia in March. Vladimir Balandin,[...]

WASHINGTON — The Congressional Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, led by Co-Chairs Chris Smith (R-NJ) and James McGovern (D-MA), held a hearing on “Human Rights in Azerbaijan Since the Fall[...]

WASHINGTON/BAKU (Combined Sources) — A bicameral letter spearheaded by Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr (D-NJ) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) to Secretary of State Antony Blinken ahead of the 29th Conference[...]

By David Yaffe-Bellany and Emily Flitter NEW YORK (New York Times) — The US government has urged Nigeria to release an employee of the giant cryptocurrency exchange Binance who was[...]

YEREVAN (JAM News) — Since the beginning of the year, 31 cases of military deaths have been recorded in the Armenian army, 27 of which occurred in non-combat conditions. The[...]