ArmInfo.  Azerbaijan must provide the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) with regular access to persons detained in connection with the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. This was stated by Giorgi Gogia, associate director of the Europe and Central Asia division at Human Rights Watch, addressing the issue of violations of the rights of Armenian prisoners held in Baku, in response to Ruben Vardanyan’s letter to Azerbaijan’s ombudsperson Sabina Aliyeva.

ArmInfo. A Polish TV channel's report on repressions in Azerbaijan and the dearmenization of Artsakh provoked a nervous reaction from the Azerbaijani  authorities. Polish Ambassador Pawel Radomski was summoned to the  Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.

ArmInfo.  The House Foreign Affairs Committee voted 44 to 7 on Wednesday, July 22, to call on Azerbaijan to immediately and unconditionally release all Armenian hostages, adopting an amendment to H.R. 9087, the House Foreign Service Act. The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA)-  backed amendment, led by Congressional Armenian Caucus Vice Chair  Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) with the support of Committee Chairman Brian  Mast (R-FL), builds on its favorable consideration by the Committee  on June 10.

ArmInfo.  Representatives Sherman,  McClintock, Chu, Friedman; ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian to  speak as House Foreign Affairs Committee Prepares to Vote on  Sherman-Mast Amendment

ArmInfo.The International Observatory for Democracy in Armenia (IODA) will conduct its second fact-finding mission to Armenia from May 22 to 26, 2026, with the participation of Executive and Advisory Board members.

ArmInfo. "Not since the worst excesses of Soviet rule has the Armenian Apostolic Church faced state-sponsored persecution of such depth and intensity," concludes a  new report released  today by Christian Solidarity International  (CSI).

ArmInfo. The EU is accused of breaking international law to swing elections, as  stated by lawyer and international human rights activist Robert Amsterdam on his Facebook page. 

ArmInfo.As European leaders gather i of prominent political prisoners in Armenia. "Not since the worst days of Soviet rule has the Armenian Apostolic Church faced state-sponsored persecution of suchn Yerevan for the first EU-Armenia summit, the human rights group is publishing a list depth and intensity,"  states a new report published today by Christian Solidarity  International (CSI).

ArmInfo. 34 years have passed since the massacre in the Armenian village of Maragha in the Martakert region of the Republic of Artsakh - an unprecedented war  crime committed by Azerbaijan, motivated by hatred towards Armenians,  with the aim of exterminating the Armenian population.

ArmInfo.The Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on the 36th anniversary of the pogroms of Armenians in Baku.

ArmInfo. On this day, 36 years ago, the Armenian massacres took place in Baku. On January 13, 1990, mass ethnic unrest erupted in the capital of Azerbaijan, accompanied by widespread violence against the Armenian population, including looting, murder, arson, and  property destruction.

ArmInfo. The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, has responded to the Human Rights Watch (HRW) report on the unlawful detention and criminal prosecution of lawyer and human rights defender Alexander Kochubaev.

ArmInfo. Falsification of evidence, manipulation of investigations and obstruction of justice are  integral parts of Azerbaijan's state policy, as noted in the ARF-D Hay Dat Bureau's Central Office's official statement.

ArmInfo. Armenian Ombudsman  Anahit Manasyan met with Lucy McKernan, Deputy Director for UN  at  Human Rights Watch office in Geneva.

ArmInfo. Armenian authorities continued to face significant challenges in providing social security to over 100,000 ethnic Armenians displaced from  Azerbaijan's Nagorno-Karabakh region. Insecurities over the still  unresolved conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan dominated public  discourse throughout the year, the 2024 Human Rights Watch report on  Armenia reads. 

ArmInfo. Human Rights Watch and a number of other human rights organizations have addressed a  joint letter containing an urgent call to confirm the suspension of Azerbaijan's PACE credentials at Winter session 2025. 

ArmInfo. More than twenty Armenian human rights non- governmental organizations (NGOs) and  individual human rights activists have issued a joint appeal to a number of international and human rights organizations and foreign ambassadors in Azerbaijan urging them to monitor the "trials" of Armenian prisoners of war and hostages, that began today, January 17, in Baku.

ArmInfo Luxembourg's Chamber of Deputies has adopted a resolution condemning the  Azerbaijani government's sanctions against the freedom of speech of  lawmakers and representatives of the civil society, Armenpress  reports. 

ArmInfo. Amid Aliyev-government repression and intimidation during the COP29  climate conference in Baku - with their personal safety on the line -  Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and  Congressional Armenian Caucus founding Co-Chair Frank Pallone (D-NJ)  championed the right of return of Artsakh's ethnically cleansed  Armenian population, and advocated for the Azerbaijan's immediate  release of Armenian hostages, reported the Armenian National  Committee of America (ANCA).

ArmInfo. Le Figaro newspaper published a collective appeal by about three dozen French figures representing various political circles, in which they condemn  France's participation in COP29 in Baku and demand the immediate and  unconditional release of Armenian hostages.