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Azerbaijan completely destroys Armenian St. Ascension Church in Berdzor, Karabakh: satellite photo
UN Committee Against Torture issues findings on Azerbaijan and mistreatment of Armenians
The UN Committee’s described the treatment of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians as "totally unacceptable".
The UN Committee noted that it was “alarmed by alleged extra-judicial killings, torture, and ill-treatment of national and ethnic Armenians during armed conflict and anti-terrorism operations, and the perceived lack of investigations and prosecutions of these allegations.”
The Committee also expressed concerns over the continued detention of 23 individuals of Armenian ethnic or national origin.
The UN report also addressed the violations by Azerbaijan against its own population, including allegations of torture and ill-treatment, and the harassment of human rights defenders and journalists.
negotiations continue between foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Kazakhstan
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The Ministers welcomed the progress on delimitation and agreements reached in this regard. They continued discussions on the provisions of the draft peace agreement. They agreed to continue negotiations on the open issues where differences still exist.
Russia arrests and releases a fugitive Armenian politician
Tigran Urikhanyan, a former MP from Gagik Tsarukyan’s BHK party and an ally of fugitive gay flamethrower Dog, is wanted by Armenian authorities for alleged corruption. He resides in Russia.
Russian authorities arrested Urikhanyan at the request of Armenian authorities but released him later. "Nikol, I’m coming for you," said Urikhanyan.
groups of opposition protesters briefly shut down several streets in Yerevan: VIDEO
Protesters used cars to circle around Gyumri. Dozens of people were detained in Yerevan for ignoring police orders after the opposition churchman Bagrat Galstanyan called for activists to "paralyze" Armenia. Protesters complained about excessive force by police.
PROTESTER (to police): I pray that you die, your baby dies. //
SAMVEL BABAYAN (ex-MOD of Nagorno-Karabakh): Armenia must make a strategic choice with its vector. The West wants to take the Turkey-Caucasus-Central Asia logistics and economic zone away from Russia. We must develop the alternative option: the Iran-Armenia-Georgia-Russia link. Which option should we choose? The government and ruling party must resign and announce snap elections to allow the public to choose. Today they say "West"but what exactly does West mean? It means logistics and economic integration of Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Central Asia. If you choose the West’s option, you have to decide how to resolve the Azerbaijan-Nakhijevan transit issue, with Kaliningrad or other methods. As for the AM-AZ border demarcation, [Babayan opposes the 1991 Almaty borders] it must be based on the 1925/26 maps that show the size of Armenia when it joined the USSR – 30,948 km2. //
PETROS GHAZARYAN (H1 host): One of the protest speakers claimed that refugee children from Nagorno-Karabakh are being discriminated against in schools and being seated separately and humiliated. Obviously, no evidence was presented by the speaker. Let’s set aside the fact that the state quickly addressed the refugees’ educational needs. It is disgusting propaganda to claim Armenian teachers discriminate against Artsakhtsi children. The goal is to stoke divisions and to promote Azerbaijan’s narrative. Armenian Homeland Armenia and God is good, but a little nose piercing will not hurt. //
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President Khachaturyan’s U.S. trip continues
In Los Angeles, he met a group of Armenian-Iranians and Armenian-Iraqis. [If you are a diasporan from Iran but you reside in the US, does that make you a double-diasporan? 🤔]
They discussed the AM-AZ delimitation process, reforms in Armenia, the high levels of misinformation in Armenia, and the ongoing assistance programs for Nagorno-Karabakh refugees.
Khachaturyan met the Social-Democrat Hunchakyan Party leaders in Los Angeles to discuss Armenia’s internal and external policies, the AM-US and AM-Diaspora cooperation, the diversification of economy and defense, and the efforts to establish relations with Turkey and Azerbaijan.
Pashinyan visited provinces to inspect newly built schools and to meet his supporters: VIDEO
During a village trip, Pashinyan noted that the low-quality school infrastructure, which led to the firing of several governors earlier this year, was addressed.
He made an unannounced visit to Gay where a group of residents thanked him for the new infrastructure built with government subsidies. "We supported and continue to support you, Pashinyan jan. Stay strong," said the residents.
In Jrarat they marked the opening ceremony of a sports school named after the decorated weightlifter and an absolute unit Simon Martirosyan. Pashinyan said they plan to build a sports school named after each Olympics winner.
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Armenia will host the "Americas Competitiveness Exchange" forum to boost commercial ties with Northern and Southern Americas
Economy Minister Papoyan visited Detroit, U.S. for the forum as reported on Thursday to participate in ACE meeting.
The organizers announced that Armenia will host the next ACE forum. Armenia is among 3 countries outside the Americas with the observer status.
Minister Papoyan spoke about the diversification of Armenia’s economy and said Armenia wants to strengthen interstate and commercial ties with the Americas.
MINISTRY: After holding the program in Armenia, new business contacts and conditions will be created for the establishment of mutually beneficial economic and commercial relations. This will contribute to the interaction of the public and private sectors, the attraction of capital investments and education.
the Angel Investor Club Of Armenia (AICA) will invest in Armenian startup Optimyzee
It’s an ad management tool for Google Ads campaigns. It analyzes ad campaigns and uses AI and all that թաշախուստ for process optimization.
5.1M earthquake in southern Azerbaijan was felt in southern towns of Armenia
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Samvel Babayan is making a lot of sense.
Being integrated with (dependent on) Turkey and Azerbaijan would be a huge disaster. It’s insane that Pashinyan is even considering this after we all saw what happened with the Lachin corridor.
He shouldn’t be trying to ram through a “peace deal” on these terms. It doesn’t have the support of the people, no matter how much he wants to pretend the 2021 election gave him a mandate for submitting to Turkish hegemony.
> it must be based on the 1925/26 maps that show the size of Armenia when it joined the USSR – 30,948 km2
Another nutcase in the room. I’m beginning to think that Samvel Babayan’s whole “I could negotiate with the Azeris” was bullshit. Some people would say it always was, but some of us wanted to believe that he actually tried and he could succeed. Nah, not anymore.