Topic: Political Prisoners
Dear compatriots, As we all well know, one of the most outrageous humanitarian tragedies and injustices that to this date continues to be perpetrated against Armenians is the continuing detention[...]
By Arshaluys Barseghyan YEREVAN —Several demonstrations have taken place in Yerevan since 28 February, calling on the government and international organizations to pressure Azerbaijan to release Armenian prisoners — including[...]
According to pro-government media outlet Caliber, the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have been told “they must[...]
NEW YORK — Bishop Mesrop Parsamyan, Primate of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America, sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump on February 27 asking for[...]
YEREVAN (Panorama.am) — Armenian-American businessman and philanthropist Noubar Afeyan has urged Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the Armenian people to raise their voice against the torture inflicted on his friend[...]
GENEVA (Panorama.am) — On Monday, March 3, at the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk called for the immediate release[...]
Businessman and philanthropist Ruben Vardanyan’s American lawyer, Jared Genser, released a statement on March 4, outlining steps the Armenian leadership can take to help secure the release of Armenian political[...]
By Naira Bulghadarain and Robert Zargarian YEREVAN (Azatutyun) — Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan insisted over the weekend that his government is doing its best behind the scenes to try to[...]
To the International Community: As major Armenian diasporan organizations worldwide and NGOs working in the Republic of Armenia, we the undersigned, are writing to urge you to take immediate action[...]
By Gayane Saribekian YEREVAN (Azatuyun) — A representative of Armenia’s political leadership on Monday, January 20, defended its failure to condemn or react otherwise to the trials of eight former[...]