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Azerbaijani occupation forces destroyed cemeteries in five Artsakh villages
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Azerbaijani occupation forces destroyed cemeteries in five Artsakh villages

Friday, March 21 2025 14:39

ArmInfo. Azerbaijani occupation forces have destroyed cemeteries in five villages in Artsakh. As reported by the Research on Armenian Architecture Foundation, the Azerbaijani side has destroyed the cemeteries in the villages of Avetaranots, Jragatsner, Zardanashen, Madatashen and Sargsashen. "Satellite images from March 2025, show that most of the tombstones in these cemeteries disappeared in 2024. The extent of the damage is not clear from the photographs," the Foundation noted in a statement.

NGO representative: Over 100,000 Artsakh residents at risk of losing their homes due to termination of support programs Wednesday, March 19 2025 16:03 ArmInfo. Over 100,000 Artsakh residents are at risk of losing their homes and therefore oppose the new support program and the termination of the current "40+10" thousand drams support starting from April 1. This was stated by Vladimir Grigoryan, Vice President of the "Generation of Hayk" NGO, at a press conference in Yerevan on March 19, touching upon the government's new program for social support of low-income families. >>>
The Council of States of Switzerland adopts a motion urging the country`s authorities to establish a dedicated forum for dialogue between Artsakh and Azerbaijan Tuesday, March 18 2025 14:59 ArmInfo. The upper house of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland (the Council of States) adopted Motion No. 24.4259 titled "Peace Forum on Nagorno- Karabakh: Enabling the Return of Armenians." This was reported by Artsakh Ombudsman Gegham Stepanyan. >>>
Azerbaijan demolishes Artsakh government building Wednesday, March 12 2025 11:50 ArmInfo. Azerbaijan razed the Artsakh government building in occupied Stepanakert. Video footage of the destroyed building appeared on social networks. >>>
Artsakh parliament calls on Council of States of Switzerland to adopt resolution on peaceful conference on Karabbakh Tuesday, March 11 2025 11:31 ArmInfo. The Council of States of Switzerland will consider the issue of holding an international conference on March 18, dedicated to the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. This was reported by the Artsakh parliament. >>>
Committee for Protection of Fundamental Rights of People of Artsakh calls on international actors to step up efforts to release Armenian hostages Monday, March 10 2025 12:01 ArmInfo.The Committee for the Protection of the Fundamental Rights of the People of Artsakh has called on international actors, especially the OSCE Minsk Group Co- Chair countries, to take a leading role in ensuring the release of all Armenian hostages held in Baku. This is stated in a statement received by ArmInfo by the Committee for the Protection of the Fundamental Rights of the People of Artsakh, made following the meeting on March 8. >>>
Artsakh residents against housing programme of Armenia`s ministry of social affairs Friday, March 7 2025 13:49 ArmInfo. Artsakh residents have come out en masse against the new program of the Ministry of Social Labor of Armenia to support socially vulnerable families. >>>
Azerbaijan closing ICRC office in the country Wednesday, March 5 2025 18:37 ArmInfo.Azerbaijan is closing the office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the country. >>>
OSCE MG is not de facto working - Russian ambassador to Armenia Wednesday, March 5 2025 12:14 ArmInfo. The OSCE Minsk Group, mandated to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, is de facto not working. This was stated by Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin in an interview with 24News. >>>
Artsakh Ombudsman: Testimonies of Armenian PoWs obtained under torture in Baku have no legal force Tuesday, March 4 2025 19:02 ArmInfo.The testimonies obtained from Armenian prisoners of war during an illegal trial in Azerbaijan have no legal force, as they were obtained under torture, as stated by Artsakh Ombudsman Gegham Stepanyan during a protest held outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Swiss Embassy in Armenia. The protest was organized in connection with the alarming situation of Armenian prisoners of war and civilians in Baku. >>>
Mkhitarist Congregation calls for global attention to Armenian detainees in Baky Monday, March 3 2025 20:53 ArmInfo. A member of the Mkhitarist Order and rector of the Mkhitarist Seminary, Hamazasp Kechichian, is condemning the treatment of Armenian political prisoners in Azerbaijan and calling for global attention to their plight. "We have been following with concern the sham trials in the capital of our genocidal neighbor," Kechichian told The Armenian Report. >>>
Even after unimaginable barbarism in prison cells, Artsakh`s third president reaffirms Artsakh people`s will to and their right to self-determination - Hay Dat Monday, March 3 2025 11:25 ArmInfo. The Armenian Committee of Australia has posted the following message on its Facebook account: "Resilience. Courage. Determination. "While Azerbaijan may claim the "Artsakh issue" has been settled, the reality is far from different. >>>
Artsakh president Bako Sahakyan rejects charges Saturday, March 1 2025 12:15 ArmInfo. During the "trial" taking place in Baku, Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan stated that both at the stage of the preliminary investigation and now he insists that the Artsakh issue is not the subject of criminal and judicial discussion. This was written on his Facebook page by Tigran Abrahamyan, a member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia from the opposition faction With Honor. >>>
ARF: Sumgait massacres, 44-day Artsakh war and its occupation demonstrate Baku`s long-term strategic ambitions in the South Caucasus Friday, February 28 2025 21:46 ArmInfo.Azerbaijan's anti-Armenian policy, openly demonstrated in the staging of the trial in Baku, as well as during the negotiations on the so-called "peace" treaty, is aimed at the disintegration of Armenian statehood and the elimination of the Armenian political factor. This is noted in the statement of the ARF "Dashnaktsutyun" (ARF) on the occasion of the 37th anniversary of the massacres of Armenians in Sumgait. >>>
Artsakh Ombudsman: Azerbaijan must pay the ultimate price for holding Armenians in Baku prisons Friday, February 28 2025 16:56 ArmInfo. It is necessary to use all available platforms to increase international pressure on Azerbaijan so that this country pays the ultimate price for holding our compatriots in Baku prisons. This was stated on February 28 by Artsakh Ombudsman and human rights activist Gegham Stepanyan at the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex where memorial events are being held today to commemorate the 37th anniversary of the pogroms of Armenians in Sumgait. >>>
"Human Rights Protection Union of Refugees from Artsakh" NGO President: Restoring the rights of Artsakh refugees requires collective action Thursday, February 27 2025 15:24 ArmInfo.Joint efforts and actions are needed to restore justice and safeguard the rights of Artsakh refugees. Andranik Grigoryan, the organizer of the event and President of the "Human Rights Protection Union of Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh," made this statement during the conference "Artsakh: Refugees, Rights and Opportunities" held in Matenadaran. >>>
True organizers of Armenian massacres in Sumgait, Azerbaijani leadership, remained unpunished - Geghard foundation Thursday, February 27 2025 15:01 ArmInfo. Below is an article by the Geghard scientific and analytical foundation on the 37th anniversary of the Sumgait pogroms >>>
Ishkhan Saghatelyan: The restoration of the Armenia-Artsakh-Diaspora trinity is the only way to create a new quality Armenian state Wednesday, February 26 2025 20:24 ArmInfo.The restoration, reconciliation and renewal of Armenia, as well as the restoration of the Armenia-Artsakh-Diaspora trinity represent the vision that we offer for the formation of a new quality Armenian state. Representative of the Supreme Body Ishkhan Saghatelyan stated this in his speech while addressing the 35th General Congress of the ARF "Dashnaktsutyun" (ARF). >>>
Armen Rustamyan: ARF party will advocate for the collective return of Artsakh Armenians to their homeland Wednesday, February 26 2025 20:23 ArmInfo.The ARF party will promote the issue of the collective return of Artsakh Armenians to their homeland, as stated by Armen Rustamyan, the party representative and a member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia from the opposition faction "Armenia, " to journalists on February 26. >>>
ICRC representatives visited Armenians held in Azerbaijan Wednesday, February 26 2025 15:27 ArmInfo. In February, representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited Armenians held in Azerbaijan again, whose names have been confirmed by the authorities of the country. >>>
Monument Watch: Azerbaijanis loot houses in village of Tsamdzor in Nagorno-Karabakh Tuesday, February 25 2025 12:11 ArmInfo. The damage to houses in the village of Tsamdzor is a consequence of large-scale looting and deliberate damage to the property of Armenians in occupied Artsakh by Azerbaijanis. This is stated in the Monument Watch report, based on new satellite images that recorded the destruction in the village of Tsamdzor. >>>

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