ANCA welcomes bicameral congressional  resolutions condemning  ethnic  cleansing of Artsakh Armenians 

ArmInfo.  The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) welcomed the introduction of parallel Senate and House  resolutions  condemning Christian persecution, including Azerbaijan's ethnic cleansing of Armenians from Artsakh.   As reported by ANCA, Senator Josh Hawley introduced S.Res.327 in the  U.S. Senate, while Congressman Riley Moore introduced a House  companion resolution, H.Res.594, in the House, which currently has  nine co-sponsors.

"These bipartisan resolutions reflect and reinforce Congressional  recognition of the existential threats facing Armenian Christians -  particularly Azerbaijan's 2020-23 ethnic cleansing of Artsakh - a  crime armed and enabled by the United States," stated Aram Hamparian,  ANCA Executive Director. "We commend Senator Hawley, Representative  Moore, and their Congressional colleagues for prioritizing the  safety, dignity, and rights of Armenian and other at-risk Christian  communities across the greater Middle East."

The resolution text highlights specific cases of anti-Christian  violence and discrimination across the region, including three  countries where Armenian Christian populations continue to face  systemic persecution: "In Azerbaijan, Armenian Christians in  Nagorno-Karabakh face ethnic cleansing and cultural destruction." In  Turkey, the resolution notes that: "Christians have difficulty  procuring adequate worship spaces; missionaries are forced out of the  country on false charges of national security concerns; and foreign  national clergy face barriers to remaining in country." And in Syria,  the resolution warns: "The Christian minority continues to be at risk  of disappearing by attacks from militants and terrorists." S.Res.327  and H.Res.594 call on President Trump to prioritize the protection of  persecuted Christians as part of the United States' foreign policy  agenda. The resolutions urge the administration to engage Muslim-  majority nations diplomatically and utilize all available  tools-including trade and national security negotiations-to advance  religious freedom.

In addition to Rep. Moore, H.Res.594 has the following original  cosponsors: Representatives Greg Steube (R-FL), Michael Guest (R-MS),  Glen Grothman (R-WI), Addison McDowell (R-NC), Brandon Gill (R- TX),  Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Pat Harrigan (R-NC), and Warren Davidson  (R-OH).  According to the Open Doors World Watch List 2025, over 380  million Christians worldwide endure high levels of persecution and  discrimination, with many concentrated in Muslim-majority countries.  The report identifies religious repression ranging from violence and  imprisonment to forced conversions and cultural erasure-including in  Turkey, Syria, and Azerbaijan.

The ANCA continues to press for strong U.S. action to ensure  accountability for Azerbaijan's September 2023 assault on Artsakh,  which forcibly displaced over 120,000 Armenians, and to protect the  Armenian Christian heritage endangered under regimes hostile to  religious freedom.  According to the Open Doors World Watch List  2025, over 380 million Christians worldwide endure high levels of  persecution and discrimination, with many concentrated in  Muslim-majority countries. The report identifies religious repression  ranging from violence and imprisonment to forced conversions and  cultural erasure-including in Turkey, Syria, and Azerbaijan.  The  ANCA continues to press for strong U.S. action to ensure  accountability for Azerbaijan's September 2023 assault on Artsakh,  which forcibly displaced over 120,000 Armenians, and to protect the  Armenian Christian heritage endangered under regimes hostile to  religious freedom.