H.H. Catholicos Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, asked for people to join the prayer for Armenian hostages on 10 November. “We are convinced that such a global prayer held by the World Council of Churches will encourage the participation of Christian communities, diplomatic missions, media representatives, and all relevant international organizations,”…

We welcome the European Parliament’s resolution of October 24, 2024, on the “Situation in Azerbaijan, violation of human rights and international law, and relations with Armenia,” which exposes Azerbaijan’s appalling human rights record, disregard for international law and aggressive, militaristic posturing in the region and toward Armenia. We particularly welcome the European Parliament’s call for…

The presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan have validated a framework agreement on the delimitation of the long border between the two countries. The agreement signed on August 30 involves “regulations” for joint activities of Armenian and Azerbaijani government commissions dealing with the delimitation process. It does not specify which maps or other legal documents will…

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 24, ARMENPRESS. The “Geghard” Scientific Analytical Foundation has addressed concerns in an article regarding the fate of Artsakh’s cultural heritage, emphasizing the need for concrete and targeted actions by international organizations to prevent Azerbaijan’s policy of cultural destruction. The article reads as follows: Following the 44-day Artsakh War in 2020 and the complete…

WASHINGTON, DC – Republican Presidential Candidate Donald J. Trump condemned the Biden-Harris Administration’s inaction in the face of the persecution and forced displacement of Artsakh’s Armenian Christians, and pledged to “stop the violence and ethnic cleansing and […] restore PEACE between Armenia and Azerbaijan”, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA). “Kamala Harris did NOTHING…

On Thursday, Parliament denounced Azerbaijan’s poor human rights record and called on the EU to end its gas dependency on Baku. In a resolution adopted today, MEPs strongly condemn the Azerbaijan regime’s longstanding domestic and extraterritorial repression of activists, journalists, opposition leaders, and others, including EU nationals, which has noticeably intensified ahead of the upcoming…

The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan signaled no further progress towards a peace deal between the two nations after holding fresh talks in Istanbul on Friday. In a short statement, the Armenian Foreign Ministry said Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov “agreed to continue efforts to finalize and conclude the…

By Gevorg Tosunyan / Civilnet Armenia’s process for selecting a new judge for the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) raises concerns about transparency of the selection procedure. In August 2023 a commission was formed in Armenia to receive applications, conduct interviews, and select candidates. The country has presented three candidates to the Council of…

In a letter addressed to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Archbishop Vrtanes Abrahamyan, Primate of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, called for urgent action to address the ongoing crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh. The letter, sent ahead of the 29th session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), which is scheduled…