ArmInfo. An international women's humanitarian delegation will be ready to depart for Baku as soon as access to Armenian prisoners and security conditions for its participants can be agreed upon. This was stated in a statement by Veronika Zonabend, the wife of philanthropist Ruben Vardanyan, who is currently held captive in Azerbaijan.

ArmInfo. Issues related to the release of Armenians held in Azerbaijan and the clarification of the fate of missing persons must be considered in the context of strengthening and institutionalizing peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan. This was stated by RA Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Ararat Mirzoyan on November 5 during budget hearings in the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo. The issue of prisoners is a permanent part of our agenda. Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Ararat Mirzoyan stated this during government hour on October 28.

ArmInfo. The Armenian Chamber of Advocates, together with the National Council of Bar Associations of France, held a conference entitled "Criminalization of Legal Practice: When Advocacy Becomes Political."

ArmInfo. The Armenian National Committee International (ANC-International) has published a new special report titled "Justice, Azerbaijani Style: The Prosecution, Trial, and Conviction of Ruben Vardanyan."

ArmInfo. The Netherlands will provide financial assistance in the search for persons missing as a result of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen announced this on October 27 in Yerevan at a joint press conference with his Armenian counterpart, Ararat Mirzoyan.

ArmInfo. In Artashat, at the Church of St. John the Theologian, the spiritual pastor of the church, Priest Ter Yervand Babayan, addressed those present and touched upon the activities of the current mayor of Artashat, Karlen Mkrtchyan, who heads the Civil Contract party's electoral list in the local government elections. This was reported by the press service of the Akanates observation mission.

ArmInfo. The mayor of the French city of Nice, Eric Ciotti, demanded the release of all Armenians held in Azerbaijani prisons.

ArmInfo. Armenia appealed to third countries to resolve the issue of the release of Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan, but it didn't work, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said, responding to a question from Radio Azatutyun about such a possibility.

ArmInfo. Even under conditions of colossal psychological pressure and complete isolation, Armenian prisoners of war held in a Baku prison are behaving with incredible dignity. This is stated in a message from Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) leader Gagik Tsarukyan from the Yerevan Kentron prison (better known as the NSS basements).

ArmInfo. The house arrest of Fatherland Party Secretary General Khachik Galstyan has been extended for three months. This was announced on his Facebook page by lawyer Arsen Babayan, who published a message from Galstyan from house arrest.

ArmInfo. In a report submitted to the Armenian side, the UN-sponsored Committee characterizes torture of Armenian prisoners of war held in Baku not so much as a systematic phenomenon, but rather as an endemic process. Siranush Sahakyan, a lawyer representing Armenian prisoners of war at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), announced this at a press conference in Yerevan on October 16.

ArmInfo. Former First Deputy Commander of the Defense Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (Artsakh), Major General David Manukyan, is celebrating his birthday in Azerbaijani prison for the fourth year in a row. He was born on October 15, 1965.

ArmInfo. Ishkhan Saghatelyan, a member of the Armenian parliament from the opposition “Armenia” faction and a member of the Supreme Council of the ARF “Dashnaktsutyun,” held a meeting with Yannis Maniatis, Deputy Chair of the Social Democratic political group of the European Parliament.

ArmInfo. Experts have begun analyzing the indictment and verdict against renowned philanthropist and former Artsakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan, who was sentenced to twenty years in prison by the Baku Military Court.

ArmInfo. By 2029, the updated child protection system will be operational throughout Armenia. Deputy Minister of Labor and Welfare Roza Babayan announced this at a public discussion in Yerevan on October 9, presenting ongoing reforms in this area.

ArmInfo. The European Parliament adopted a resolution on political prisoners in Azerbaijan, co-sponsored by French MEP Marina Mezher. The MEP herself announced the adoption of the resolution. The document also mentions Armenians held in Baku.

ArmInfo. More than 100 American lawmakers, including 26 senators and 75 congressmen, have called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to end US military aid to Azerbaijan.

ArmInfo. It's unlikely that an Azerbaijani soldier will be exchanged for an Armenian prisoner held in Baku.

ArmInfo. A delegation led by Hayk Babayan, Deputy Chief of Police and Commander of the Police Guard of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia, paid a working visit to Paris, where they learned about the activities of the French police and the National Gendarmerie in the field of crisis management and maintaining public order, as well as the mechanisms used and the experience of special units.