Nagorno-Karabakh
Vardanyan faces 45 new charges in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan has also sent cases involving 15 other former Nagorno-Karabakh officials to court.
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Armenia
Nagorno-Karabakh Armenian found guilty of espionage
A former Nagorno-Karabakh official, detained on espionage charges following his move to Armenia months after the region’s surrender, has been sentenced to 18 years imprisonment. On Friday evening, the prosecutor’s office commented on the court’s decision to Armenpress, and said the office was planning to appeal it and instead seek life imprisonment. According to the charges, Sargis Galstyan was contacted by the intelligence services of a foreign country, [Azerbaijan] in November 2020 and ag
Armenia
US Congressperson Pallone claims Aliyev organised ‘violent protest’ to block his COP29 participation
On 19 November, US Congressperson Frank Pallone wrote on X that he had been effectively forced out of Azerbaijan by government-affiliated provocateurs acting to prevent his participation in the COP29 climate change conference in Baku. In his post, Pallone wrote that ‘Despite (Azerbaijani President Ilham) Aliyev organising a violent protest to prevent me, Senator (Ed) Markey and others from participating to COP29, I’ll continue to fight for Armenian’s territorial sovereignty, the release of Ar
Armenia
ICJ accepts jurisdiction over Azerbaijan v. Armenia cases, rejects objections against Armenia
The UN’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Tuesday that it had jurisdiction to proceed with the competing cases between Armenia and Azerbaijan, but rejected all of Azerbaijan’s claims against Armenia. The ICJ’s ruling on Tuesday stems from claims filed by both Armenia and Azerbaijan over alleged violations of international law. An actual decision by the ICJ on the merits of the case may take several more years. The ICJ ruled that it had jurisdiction to proceed with ruling on
Armenia
Jordan withdraws Oscars film entry about Nagorno-Karabakh after ‘pressure’ from Azerbaijan
Jordan has withdrawn a documentary about Nagorno-Karabakh as its official entry for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards, citing ‘diplomatic pressure’ from Azerbaijan. On Monday, Jordanian daily Al Ghad and its English-language service Jordan News, cited the Jordanian Royal Film Commission (RFC) as confirming that they had withdrawn their submission of the documentary My Sweet Land to the 2025 Oscars ‘due to diplomatic pressure’. In their statement, the RFC said that th
Armenia–Azerbaijan Conflict
UNESCO ‘concerned’ about destruction of Armenian heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh
A top UNESCO official has expressed concern about widespread reports of destruction of Armenian cultural heritage sites in Nagorno-Karabakh. On Wednesday, Armenpress quoted Krista Pikkat, The director of the UNESCO Culture and Emergencies Entity, as saying UNESCO had received reports ‘about the alleged destruction of different kinds and different cultural properties of different origin’ in Nagorno-Karabakh. ‘So that’s why UNESCO has been monitoring the situation with concern’, she added.
Donald Trump
Trump blames Harris for inaction during displacement of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has accused his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, of inaction as Nagorno-Karabakh’s Armenian population was displaced following Azerbaijan’s final assault on the region. ‘Kamala Harris did NOTHING as 120,000 Armenian Christians were horrifically persecuted and forcibly displaced in Artsakh’, wrote former US President Trump on his social media platform, Truth Social, on Wednesday. ‘When I am President, I will protect persecuted Christians, I
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