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Forbes includes Ruben Vardanyan, Eduardo Ernekian, Kim Kardashian in the list of the richest people in the world
.... In addition to his stake in Moderna, he also owns shares in more than a dozen publicly traded biotech companies in the US. Ruben Vardanyan - ranked 2,623rd, fortune $1.2 billion Known as the founder of the Russian stock market, Vardanyan co-founded ... ... business assets to a family trust. In February 2023, he resigned as state minister. Since September 2023, he has been under arrest in Azerbaijan.-0-
04/02/2025MFA: Azerbaijan uses staged trial of Armenians as instrument of political pressure on Armenia
..., 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. YEREVAN, February 28. /ARKA/. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia issued a ... ... detainees are being held illegally in Azerbaijan, in violation of the country’s obligations and international commitments. The arrest and prosecution of Armenian prisoners of war, hostages, and other detainees are gross violations of international humanitarian ...
02/28/2025ICRC representatives visited Armenians held in Baku in February and assessed their condition
... rights activists report that there are an additional 80 Armenian detainees. In Azerbaijan, former State Minister of Artsakh Ruben Vardanyan, former Presidents of the Republic Bako Sahakyan, Arkady Ghukasyan, and Arayik Harutyunyan, former Speaker of ... ... Commander of the Defense Army Levon Mnatsakanyan, and former Deputy Commander of the Artsakh Defense Army David Manukyan are under arrest.
02/26/2025Afeyan: We must avoid blatant injustice in Vardanyan's trial
... the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, billionaire, shared a post on his X page about the trial of former Artsakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan and the former military-political leadership of Artsakh. YEREVAN, January 17. /ARKA/. Noubar Afeyan, co-founder ... ... protocols and records of interrogations that never took place. I officially declare: I have given no testimony since the day of my arrest, except during the first interrogation, where I only stated my name and surname. Let me reiterate: all protocols bearing ...
01/17/2025Rally in support of Armenian prisoners in Baku held in front of the UN office in Yerevan
... start of the trial of 15 of the 23 detainees, including the renowned financier and philanthropist, former Artsakh state minister Ruben Vardanyan. “The efforts of all the organizers and participants of the rally are focused on the urgent cessation of the ... ... and civilians, but Armenian human rights activists claim that there are another 80 Armenian prisoners. The following are under arrest in Azerbaijan: former Artsakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan, former presidents Bako Sahakyan and Arkady Ghukasyan, former ...
01/17/2025Baku to use Artsakh leaders' "trials" for self-affirmation at Armenia's expense – former Ombudsman
Azerbaijani authorities will use the "trials" of Ruben Vardanyan, Bako Sahakyan, and other compatriots to assert themselves at the expense of the dignity of the Armenian people,... ... and civilians, but Armenian human rights activists claim that there are another 80 Armenian prisoners. The following are under arrest in Azerbaijan: former Artsakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan, former presidents Bako Sahakyan and Arkady Ghukasyan, former ...
01/17/2025Former Artsakh state minister calls Baku's offer on prisoners "bait"
... About the Armenian prisoners in Baku Azerbaijan officially confirms that it is holding only 33 Armenian prisoners of war and civilians, but Armenian human rights activists claim that there are another 80 Armenian prisoners. The following are under arrest in Azerbaijan: former Artsakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan, former presidents Bako Sahakyan and Arkady Ghukasyan, former Speaker of the Parliament David Ishkhanyan, former Foreign Minister David Babayan, former Deputy Commander of the Artsakh Defense Army David Manukyan. Among those arrested are ...
12/26/2024Armenia has not yet decided on participation in COP29 in Azerbaijan – Kostanyan
... civilians, but human rights activists in Armenia claim there are an additional 80 Armenian prisoners. Former Artsakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan, former Presidents of the Republic Bako Sahakyan, Arkady Ghukasyan, Arayik Harutyunyan, former Speaker of Parliament ... ... of the Defense Army Levon Mnatsakanyan, and former Deputy Commander of the Defense Army of Artsakh David Manukyan are under arrest in Azerbaijan." -0-
11/11/2024Noubar Afeyan talks about efforts to free Ruben Vardanyan and other Armenian prisoners in Baku
Sufficient efforts are being made to secure the release of Ruben Vardanyan and other Armenian prisoners held in Baku, said American businessman and philanthropist, co-founder and President ... ... Ishkhanyan, former Foreign Minister David Babayan, former Deputy Commander of the Artsakh Defense Army David Manukyan are under arrest in Azerbaijan. Among those arrested are former President Arayik Harutyunyan and former Commander of the Defense Army Levon ...
10/02/2024Azerbaijan did not provide security guarantees to the people of Artsakh – Samvel Shahramyanan
... is implementing a number of programs. Azerbaijan officially confirms that it is holding only 33 Armenian prisoners of war and civilians, but Armenian human rights activists claim that there are another 80 Armenian prisoners. The following are under arrest in Azerbaijan: former Artsakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan, former presidents Bako Sahakyan and Arkady Ghukasyan, former Speaker of the Parliament David Ishkhanyan, former Foreign Minister David Babayan, former Deputy Commander of the Artsakh Defense Army David Manukyan. Among those arrested are ...
09/27/2024Pashinyan expresses concern over issue of Armenian detainees held by Azerbaijan
... Armenian prisoners of war (POWs) and civilians. However, Armenian human rights activists assert that there are at least 80 more Armenian detainees. Among those detained in Azerbaijan are prominent figures, including former State Minister of Artsakh Ruben Vardanyan, former Presidents Bako Sahakyan and Arkadi Ghukasyan, former Parliament Speaker Davit Ishkhanyan, former Foreign Minister and ex-Presidential Aide Davit Babayan, and former Deputy Commander of the Artsakh Defense Army Davit Manukyan. Also under arrest are former President Arayik Harutyunyan and former Commander of the Artsakh Defense Army Levon Mnatsakanyan. On December 13 2023, a total of 32 Armenian prisoners returned from Azerbaijan to Armenia. Among them, 31 were servicemen of the Armenian ...
09/02/2024Canadian Foreign Minister: Ottawa to maintain pressure on Baku for release of Armenian prisoners
... there are still 80 Armenian prisoners unaccounted for. Among those detained in Azerbaijan are former Artsakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan, former Presidents Bako Sahakyan and Arkadi Ghukasyan, former Parliament Speaker David Ishkhanyan, former Foreign ... ... Manukyan. Additionally, former President Arayik Harutyunyan and former Defense Army Commander Levon Mnatsakanyan are also under arrest.
08/05/2024US State Department continues efforts regarding Armenian POWs in Azerbaijan
... claim there are an additional 80 Armenian detainees. Among those detained in Azerbaijan are former State Minister of Artsakh Ruben Vardanyan, ex-presidents of the Republic Bako Sahakyan and Arkadi Ghukasyan, former Parliament Speaker David Ishkhanyan,... ... ex-presidential aide of the NKR David Babayan, and former Deputy Commander of the Artsakh Defense Army David Manukyan. Also under arrest are ex-president Arayik Harutyunyan and former Defense Army Commander Levon Mnatsakanyan.
08/02/2024Russian Foreign Ministry: Whether Armenia, Azerbaijan discuss Ruben Vardanyan at negotiations is unknown
It is unknown whether Armenia and Azerbaijan discuss Ruben Vardanyan at their bilateral negotiations, Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, said at a ... ... Vardanyan, a former Russian oligarch and subsequently the State Minister of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, has been under arrest and kept in a jail in Baku since September 2023. He declared a hunger strike in April 2024, which he eventually ended. ...
06/19/2024Ameriabank sale not related to Ruben Vardanyan's arrest - Chairman of Central Bank of Armenia
The deal on the sale and change of Ameriabank's shareholders is not related to the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan by Azerbaijan, Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia Martin Galstein said at a press conference on Tuesday. YEREVAN, 11 June. /ARKA/. The deal on the sale and change of Ameriabank's shareholders is not related to the arrest of former ...
06/11/2024Former Nagorno-Karabakh state minister, businessman and philanthropist Ruben Vardanyan nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Former State Minister of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Ruben Vardanyan has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, the businessman's Yerevan office told Novosti-Armenia news agency.... ..., but remained in Artsakh capital Stepanakert throughout the entire period of Azerbaijan's blockade. Vardanyan was illegally arrested in September 2023 on charges of allegedly illegally crossing the Azerbaijani border, financing illegal armed formations ...
04/08/2024CoE Secretary General says special representative sent to Armenia to assess needs of refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh
... Convention on Human Rights, because in the territory of the Council of Europe everyone has the right to enjoy all freedoms and rights," Buric said. When asked by Armenian PACE delegation member Armen Gevorgyan how the Council of Europe treats Baku's arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leaders, Pejcinovic-Buric said that this issue will also be on the agenda of the mission to Azerbaijan. The arrested Karabakh top officials are former state minister Ruben Vardanyan, ex-presidents Bako Sahakyan and Arkady Ghukasyan, ex-speaker of the parliament David Ishkhanyan, ex-foreign minister David Babayan, former deputy commander of the Defense Army David Manukyan, former president Arayk Harutyunyan and commander ...
10/11/2023Lawyer: Nagorno-Karabakh was never qualified as terrorist state in international registers
.... "The persons who headed Nagorno-Karabakh were not included in the list of international terrorists. Consequently, the arrests of top Nagorno-Karabakh political and military leadership by Azerbaijan are illegal, and the criminal cases opened against ... ... authorities when trying to leave the region and move to Armenia. The arrested Karabakh top officials are former state minister Ruben Vardanyan, ex-presidents Bako Sahakyan and Arkady Ghukasyan, ex-speaker of the parliament David Ishkhanyan, ex-foreign minister ...
10/09/2023Armenia will take all possible steps to protect Nagorno-Karabakh leaders illegally arrested by Azerbaijan - Foreign Ministry
... of Armenia will take all possible steps to protect the rights of illegally detained representatives of Nagorno-Karabakh in international, including judicial instances, the Armenian Foreign Ministry said in a statement today. On October 3, Azerbaijan arrested former Nagorno-Karabakh presidents Arkady Ghukasyan, Bako Sahakyan, Arayik Harutyunyan and incumbent parliament speaker David Ishkhanyan. Earlier, it arrested ex-state minister Ruben Vardanyan, ex-foreign minister David Babayan, as well as former defense minister Levon Mnatsakanyan and former deputy defense minister David Manukyan. "We strongly condemn Azerbaijan's detentions of Nagorno-Karabakh leaders Arkady Ghukasyan,...
10/04/2023Ruben Vardanyan's children call on world leaders to support their father's release
The children of Ruben Vardanyan, a businessman who headed the Nagorno-Karabakh government from November 2022 until February 2023 and arrested by Azerbaijan last month while trying to cross the border into Armenia and charged with financing terrorism, came up with a statement, which reads as follows: YEREVAN, October 2. /ARKA/. The children of Ruben Vardanyan, a businessman ...
10/02/2023Armenia applies to ECHR to protect ex-Nagorno-Karabakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan detained by Azerbaijan
... international legal issues, told Novosti-Armenia news agency. "The Armenian side demands that Baku provide information on Ruben Vardanyan's condition and whereabouts," Samvelyan said. Vardanyan, a billionaire businessman, who made his fortune in Russia, was detained when trying to cross into Armenia through the Lachin corridor along with other ethnic Armenians leaving the region following the September 19 Azerbaijani military attack. His arrest was confirmed by Azerbaijan's border service. Vardanyan renounced his Russian citizenship and moved to Nagorno-Karabakh ...
09/27/2023Azerbaijan detains former head of Nagorno-Karabakh government, billionaire Ruben Vardanyan
... region following the September 19 Azerbaijani military attack. YEREVAN, September 27. /ARKA/. Azerbaijan said Wednesday it had detained the former head of Nagorno-Karabakh’s government Ruben Vardanyan who tried to cross into Armenia through the Lachin corridor along with other ethnic Armenians leaving the region following the September 19 Azerbaijani military attack. The arrest of Ruben Vardanyan was confirmed by Azerbaijan's border service. Vardanyan, a billionaire businessman, who made his fortune in Russia, renounced his Russian citizenship and moved to Nagorno-Karabakh in 2022 and headed the regional government for several ...
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