During another puppet trial, the Azerbaijani prosecutor’s office demanded life imprisonment for a number of representatives of the military and political leadership of Artsakh. According to Azerbaijani media reports, the Azerbaijani prosecutor’s office demanded life imprisonment for former Artsakh President Araik Harutyunyan, former commander of the Artsakh Defence Army, Lieutenant General Levon Mnatsakanyan, former deputy […]
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‘I have serious suspicions that people were included in the list not without Armenia’s interference.’ Serzh Sargsyan on the capture of military and political leaders of Artsakh
Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan expressed serious doubts about the circumstances surrounding Azerbaijan’s capture of military leaders in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh), stating that he doubts that some elements of this list were compiled without Armenia’s involvement. When asked on the Imnemnimi AntiFake TV podcast whether Ilham Aliyev might one day demand that Nikol Pashinyan extradite him […]
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Azerbaijan is under increasing international pressure over the issue of Armenian Detainees in Baku: a petition condemning the silence has been created and is gaining more signatures
While the attention of the international community is gradually being diverted away from the South Caucasus, one issue remains of serious concern to human rights defenders. This is the fate of the Armenian prisoners of war illegally held in Azerbaijan, both civilians and former servicemen, who were captured in 2023 after the military operations conducted […]
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Armenian’s prisoners of war in Azerbaijan are regarded by the Baku authorities as political pawns
The fate of the Armenian prisoners of war and hostages remains unresolved. There is no clear path to a solution. There is none, because they are at the centre of a wider geopolitical conflict and are in the hands of a state that is not seeking justice, but to satisfy its political interests. Moreover, the […]