On March 31, 2026, Armenia rejected Azerbaijan’s latest fabricated claims that so-called “Armenian groups” committed “genocide” against Azerbaijanis in 1918, after Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement repeating the false accusation. The statement was...
I could not believe it. Armenians experienced a new genocide. In 2023 Azerbaijan removed the entire Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh from its ancestral homeland and, as in 1915, imprisoned its leaders. On September 22,...
March 12, 2026 The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention expresses grave concern over recent remarks by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in which he compared Armenian political detainees and prisoners of war to Nazi leaders...
We strongly condemn the unjust conviction and 20-year prison sentence imposed on Aurora Humanitarian Initiative Co-Founder Ruben Vardanyan. We call for Ruben’s immediate release and urge the international community to stand firm in defending...
STATEMENT Europe, February 17, 2026 We, the members of the “Europeans for Artsakh” movement, are following with deep concern and indignation the overt persecution carried out by the current authorities of the Republic of...
What did Ruben Vardanyan actually say during the farcical court proceedings in Baku? During a phone call with his family, Ruben Vardanyan conveyed the content of his final statement at the February 10 hearing....
Exactly 20 days ago, the latest group of Armenian hostages was released by Azerbaijan without any prior notice to families: Vicken Euljekjian (now age 46), Gevork Sujyan (age 36), Davit Davtyan (age 32) and...
In a significant development following the August 2025 Washington peace treaty, the European Commission has issued an official response to the formal inquiry regarding Azerbaijan’s unfulfilled human rights obligations. This push for accountability was...
More than 300 eligible nominators worldwide contacted ahead of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize deadline of 31 January 2026 25 January 2026 — A global civil society initiative advocating for the release of Armenian...
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that four captives held in Baku have been returned to Armenia on Wednesday. “Gevorg Sujyan, Davit Davtyan, Vicken Euljekjian and Vagif Khachatryan were handed over on the Hakari...
On March 31, 2026, Armenia rejected Azerbaijan’s latest fabricated claims that so-called “Armenian groups” committed “genocide” against Azerbaijanis in 1918, after Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement repeating the false accusation. The statement was accompanied by a call from Azerbaijan’s Ombudsman, Sabina Aliyeva, urging international organizations and the United...
I could not believe it. Armenians experienced a new genocide. In 2023 Azerbaijan removed the entire Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh from its ancestral homeland and, as in 1915, imprisoned its leaders. On September 22, 2023, the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide warned of “the risk of...
March 12, 2026 The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention expresses grave concern over recent remarks by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in which he compared Armenian political detainees and prisoners of war to Nazi leaders convicted at the Nuremberg trials. During a 13 February interview with France 24 TV channel,...
We strongly condemn the unjust conviction and 20-year prison sentence imposed on Aurora Humanitarian Initiative Co-Founder Ruben Vardanyan. We call for Ruben’s immediate release and urge the international community to stand firm in defending the principles of justice, human rights, and due process. The charges against Ruben, tied to...
STATEMENT Europe, February 17, 2026 We, the members of the “Europeans for Artsakh” movement, are following with deep concern and indignation the overt persecution carried out by the current authorities of the Republic of Armenia against the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church and His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and...
What did Ruben Vardanyan actually say during the farcical court proceedings in Baku? During a phone call with his family, Ruben Vardanyan conveyed the content of his final statement at the February 10 hearing. Refusing to participate in what he described as an imitation of justice, Vardanyan spoke about...
Exactly 20 days ago, the latest group of Armenian hostages was released by Azerbaijan without any prior notice to families: Vicken Euljekjian (now age 46), Gevork Sujyan (age 36), Davit Davtyan (age 32) and Vagif Khatchatryan (age 70). All four Armenians were not prisoners of war, but post-war hostages,...
In a significant development following the August 2025 Washington peace treaty, the European Commission has issued an official response to the formal inquiry regarding Azerbaijan’s unfulfilled human rights obligations. This push for accountability was spearheaded by a group of MEPs, including Thijs Reuten Nacho Sánchez Amor, Juan Fernando López...
More than 300 eligible nominators worldwide contacted ahead of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize deadline of 31 January 2026 25 January 2026 — A global civil society initiative advocating for the release of Armenian hostages and the protection of fundamental human rights has launched an international campaign urging eligible...
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that four captives held in Baku have been returned to Armenia on Wednesday. “Gevorg Sujyan, Davit Davtyan, Vicken Euljekjian and Vagif Khachatryan were handed over on the Hakari bridge and are now in Armenia. I will provide more information later,” he wrote on...
