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Armenia must ensure consular visits to Armenian captives in Azerbaijani prisons - human rights activist
Armenia is obligated to take all necessary measures to secure the possibility of consular visits to Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan, said Siranush Sahakyan, the head of the Center for International and Comparative Law and representative of Armenian prisoners' interests at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), in an interview with the Novosti-Armenia news agency.MFA: Azerbaijan uses staged trial of Armenians as instrument of political pressure on Armenia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia issued a statement in connection with the “trial” in Azerbaijan of Armenian prisoners of war, hostages, and detainees, as well as reports about torture and deteriorating health made public by their lawyers, including Ruben Vardanyan, who is on hunger strike.ICRC representatives visited Armenians held in Baku in February and assessed their condition
Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited Armenians held in Azerbaijan in February, Zara Amatuni, head of the public relations department of the ICRC delegation in Armenia, told Novosti-Armenia.Commission meeting on prisoners and missing persons held in Yerevan
A regular meeting of the interdepartmental commission on prisoners, hostages, and missing persons was held in Yerevan on Monday, headed by Armen Abazyan, Director of the National Security Service (NSS), the NSS press center reported.Armenian government extends social support for families of missing persons and hostages
During its regular session on Thursday, the Armenian government decided to extend social support to families of civilians who have gone missing as a result of hostilities, as well as those held hostage.Armenian FM tells Russian counterpart that all Armenian captives held in Azerbaijan must be returned
Armenian Foreign Minister Ara Ayvazyan at a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Thursday in Moscow stressed the need for the immediate return of all Armenian prisoners of war and hostages held by the Azerbaijani side in gross violation of obligations under the trilateral statement.Police department warns people against gathering near seized regiment territory
Armenia’s police department is warning people against gathering on Yerevan’s Khorenatsi Street in the immediate vicinity of the seized police regiment territory saying otherwise they put their lives at risk.Sefilian thinks hostage standoff in Yerevan should have peaceful outcome
Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed leader of the opposition Founding Parliament movement, thinks that the hostage crisis in Yerevan should have a peaceful outcome, without bloodshed, his attorney, Ara Zakaryan, told A1plus news resource.34 people injured this nigh in clashes with police near seized building remain in Yerevan hospitals
As many as 34 people injured this nigh in clashes with the police near seized police regiment building remain in Yerevan hospitals, the press office of the Armenian health ministry reported Thursday morning.News 1 - 20 of 33
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