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Artsakh InfoCenter announces change in location for rally to draw  attention to fate of Armenians held in Baku

Artsakh InfoCenter announces change in location for rally to draw  attention to fate of Armenians held in Baku

ArmInfo.  The Artsakh Information Headquarters announced a change in the location of the rally in Yerevan to draw attention to the fate of Armenians held in Baku, initiated during the visit of US Vice President J.D. Vance.

In a statement published on its Facebook page, the Artsakh  Information Headquarters stated that the rally demanding the release  of Armenian prisoners illegally held in Baku will take place at 5:00  PM on Baghramyan Street 26, opposite the residence of the Armenian  president.

The exact number of Armenian prisoners of war and hostages held in  Azerbaijani prisons remains unknown. Experts estimate the number to  be several hundred. Today, Azerbaijani authorities confirm the  presence of 19 Armenians in their custody. Among those held in  Azerbaijani captivity are eight former and current members of the  military-political leadership of Artsakh. These include former  Artsakh presidents Arkady Ghukasyan, Bako Sahakyan, and Arayik  Harutyunyan; former Foreign Minister Davit Babayan; as well as  Parliament Speaker Davit Ishkhanyan; former Commander-in-Chief of the  Artsakh Defense Army, General Levon Mnatsakanyan; General David  Manukyan; and former State Minister Ruben Vardanyan.

Today, a Baku puppet court sentenced Arayik Harutyunyan, Davit  Babayan, Davit Ishkhanyan, Davit Manukyan, and Levon Mnatsakanyan to  life imprisonment on trumped-up charges, while Bako Sahakyan and  Arkady Ghukasyan were sentenced to 20 years in prison.

The so-called court sentenced the remaining Artsakh residents to up  to 15 years in prison. The verdict has not yet been announced for  philanthropist Ruben Vardanyan, whose case has been separated into  separate proceedings.  

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