The Artsakh Union , a grassroots voice for the citizens of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), condemns the visit of U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mark Libby to the city of Shushi in Artsakh, which has been ethnically-cleansed of its indigenous Armenians & is currently under occupation…

The U.S. continues to aid & abet the genocidal policy of the Aliyev regime against the Artsakh people.
Ambassador Libby visited occupied Shushi, was 'extremely impressed how the city is developing', encouraging Aliyev to continue the crimes like distruction of churches, villages.

#Azerbaijan has initiated the construction of an unlawful edifice in the capital of #NagornoKarabakh , #Stepanakert . According to reports, the #Baku regime is erecting a military cemetery. Such constructions offend the honor and dignity of the local Armenian population and are…

I'm sure that other US officials are also involved in the corruption system of the Aliyev regime.
Are such significant crimes possible without orders from Aliyev?
Will Joe Biden punish Aliyev and Azerbaijan for illegally intervening in US policy, or will this also be tolerated?

The Aliyev genocidal & dictatorial regime is 'clearing out' our homes & stealing our properties in occupied Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh.
Those persons & organizations talking about our right to return should react [properly & stop further distructions & human rights violations.

Turkey ceased trade with Israel due to the crimes against the Palestinian ppl.
If Erdogan is honest, he should:
1. Apologize for the Armenian Genocides,
2. Urge Aliyev to stop the oil & armament trade with Israel,
3. Stop support for Azerbaijan's crimes against the Armenian ppl.

It's a necessary & comendable step by USCIRF, now it's the time for Department of State to designate Azerbaijan 'Country of Particular Concern' & #SanctionAzerbaijan & #SanctionAliyev .
The distruction of ancient Armenian religious & cultural heritage in Artsakh must be stopped urgently!

Important that USCIRF red-lists Azerbaijan for 'systematic, ongoing & egregious' violations of #ReligiousFreedom - calls on US to designate it a 'Country of Particular Concern' & fund the protection of holy sites in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Department of State must do it
uscirf.gov/sites/default/…

I had a press conference in France, as a result of which AFP News Agency also published a piece:
'Nagorno-Karabakh's former leader demands sanctions against Azerbaijan,'
this includes my words on the Artsakh genocide, release of hostages & Gabriel Attal 's statement.
lorientlejour.com/article/141162…

Sanctions are must both to punish the crimes and to prevent new ones by the Azerbaijani criminals.

Whether I was living in Beirut, Montreal or Boston, my family and I have always joined with other Armenians throughout the world in marking Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day on April 24. Today, the 109th anniversary of 1.5 million Armenians being driven from their homes and…

Thanks to Anne Hidalgo for the high appreciation & for the support to the Artsakh people & our hostages in Azerbaijan.

Artak Beglaryan and Raffi Kalfayan presented Azerbaijani crimes to the UN Committee against Torture in Geneva

Artsakh Union President Artak Beglaryan and International and Comparative Law Center representative Philippe Raffi Kalfayan, together with representatives of a number of…

On the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, we once again note that the 'never again' promise hasn't been kept by the intl community.
The Armenians of Artsakh have faced a new genocide, & other peoples are also facing genocide due to intl inaction & complicity.

Must watch!
Ruben Vardanyan's son explains to CNN the situation of his father's arbitrary detention by Azerbaijan & the hunger strike for 18 days.
'A complete lack of transparency': Son of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader on his father's detention
edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/2024…

Though I don't think that the main purpose of the 'consequences for such atrocities' should be preventing autocratic developments, however, it's important that Freedom House records the impunity of Azerbaijan & the necessity of consequences.
Crimes must be punished in any case.

Open letter to Ms Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC
Urgent appeal for assistance concerning Ruben Vardanyan’s health state
Distinguished President Spoljaric Egger,
We address you on behalf of thousands of people forcibly…

Last year on this day, the Azerbaijan's Aliyev genocidal&dictatorial regime installed an illegal checkpoint at the Lachin Corridor, exacerbating the blockade of the Artsakh ppl.
It was after intl impunity for crimes & Pashinyan's statement on recognizing Artsakh as a part of AZ.

Yet another crime perpetrated by the Aliyev genocidal & dictatorial regime in Artsakh & against the humanity.
All of those crimes are being aided & abetted by the intl community at least with their inaction.

The withdrawal of the Red Cross and Russian peacekeeping troops from Artsakh increases the possibility of new Azerbaijani crimes there. Artsakh Union

A few days ago, the representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross announced that their office was moved from…