Free Armenian Hostages: Demand your government recognize the 1915  Genocide, condemn the Artsakh ethnic cleansing, and press for the  immediate release of all Armenian hostages 

ArmInfo.The world must recognize the Armenian Genocide of 1915, condemn ethnic cleansing in Artsakh, and demand the immediate release of Armenian prisoners of war held in Baku, as noted in a statement issued by the Free Armenian Hostages initiative on the occasion of the 111th anniversary of the  Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire. 

The statement reads as follows: "Today marks 111 years since the  Ottoman Empire began the Armenian Genocide, systematically killing an  estimated 1.5 million Armenians through massacres and death marches.   This legacy of denial and erasure continued in 2023, when Azerbaijan  imposed a nine-month blockade on Artsakh, followed by a military  assault that ethnically cleansed over 120,000 indigenous Armenians  from their homes. Villages were emptied, churches desecrated, and  families fled with nothing. Azerbaijan still holds 19 Armenian  hostages, subjecting them to sham trials, torture, and unlawful  detention. Demand your government recognize the 1915 Genocide,  condemn the Artsakh ethnic cleansing, and press for the immediate  release of all Armenian hostages. Silence enables repetition."