Three Years After Azerbaijan’s Attack Forced More Than 120,000 Armenians From Artsakh, No Known Armenian Civilian Community Remains
Three years ago, the world watched in horror as more than 120,000 Armenians were forced to flee Artsakh, their indigenous homeland, after months of blockade and Azerbaijan’s Sept. 19, 2023, military offensive. Endless lines of families escaping with children, elderly relatives and the few belongings they could carry evoked the haunting images of Armenians driven from their ancestral homes during the 1915 Armenian Genocide. Today, as we remember that horrific day, the emergenc
4 minutes ago
Pashinyan Receives Germany’s Hessian Peace Prize and $28,700 Award for South Caucasus Peace Efforts
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Germany’s Hessian Peace Prize on Friday for his approach to peace with Azerbaijan and efforts to promote stability in the South Caucasus. The award was presented during a ceremony at the Hessian State Parliament in Wiesbaden, Germany. The prize committee cited Pashinyan’s reliance on diplomacy, international mediation and political negotiations rather than military escalation. The Hessian State Parliament announced Pashinyan as
12 hours ago
Ruben Vardanyan Says Armenian Prisoners in Baku Are Being Denied Rights Guaranteed Under Azerbaijani Law
Ruben Vardanyan, the former state minister of Artsakh imprisoned in Azerbaijan, has appealed to the country’s human rights commissioner, alleging that Armenian prisoners held in Baku are being denied rights guaranteed under Azerbaijani law. Vardanyan addressed the Sept. 16 appeal to Human Rights Commissioner Sabina Aliyeva, who had previously expressed a willingness to assist with protecting the rights of convicted Armenian citizens. The statement was made public through Vard
13 hours ago
Bipartisan U.S. Lawmakers Demand Release of Armenian POWs and Right of Return to Artsakh
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers called on Azerbaijan to release Armenian prisoners held in Baku and allow Armenians displaced from Artsakh to return to their homes, bringing the unresolved humanitarian consequences of the 2023 exodus back into focus on Capitol Hill. A dozen members of Congress joined Armenian American advocates, clergy and human rights experts Tuesday for “Accountability | 2026 — Artsakh: Justice. Freedom. Right of Return,” a Capitol Hill program organiz
2 days ago
Armenian Karate Team Wins 16 Medals at Youth Martial Arts Festival in Russia
Armenian Kyokushin karate athletes won 16 medals, including two golds, at the All-Russian Youth Martial Arts Festival in Anapa, Russia, the Armenian Kyokushin Karate Federation said. Armenia sent 17 athletes to the competition, with all but one returning with a medal. The team finished with two gold, three silver and 11 bronze medals. Davit Baghdasaryan and Areg Avagyan won gold in their respective categories. Artur Kasemyan, Tigran Baghdasaryan and Hamlet Soghoyan took silve
2 days ago
Pashinyan Threatens ‘Toughest Measures’ Against Any Attempt to Maintain an Artsakh Government in Armenia
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan warned Wednesday that his government would use the “toughest measures” to stop any attempt to maintain a separate Artsakh government or parliament in Armenia, while also calling for the Artsakh representative office in Yerevan to be placed under state control. The warning came during a tense exchange in parliament over housing for Armenians displaced from Artsakh, where more than 100,000 ethnic Armenians fled to Armenia following Azerbaijan’s Se
2 days ago
Pashinyan Calls Efforts to Prove Gandzasar’s Armenian Identity to Azerbaijan “Pointless”
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan broke his public silence Wednesday over Azerbaijan’s claims about the Armenian heritage of Gandzasar, four days after a senior Azerbaijani official presented the medieval monastery to foreign diplomats as part of the heritage of Caucasian Albania. Pashinyan addressed the controversy after opposition lawmaker Lena Matevosyan of the Strong Armenia faction raised the issue during a question-and-answer session in parliament and urged him to “come to
3 days ago
New Armenian Law Could Block Citizens Living Abroad From Voting
Armenia’s Constitutional Court will review a new law that could prevent citizens who spend extended periods outside the country from voting in parliamentary elections and referendums. The case challenges legislation passed by the National Assembly on July 3 that requires citizens to have spent at least 366 days in Armenia during the previous two years to be eligible to vote. Under the new rules, an Armenian citizen who has been outside the country for more than half of that p
3 days ago
‘Dashnak Ideology Must Be Uprooted’: Ruling Party MP Sparks Outrage in Armenia’s Parliament
A ruling party lawmaker called for the Armenian Revolutionary Federation’s ideology to be “uprooted” from Armenian political thought during a heated debate in Armenia’s parliament, prompting opposition lawmakers to accuse him of using fascist rhetoric. “Dashnak ideology must be uprooted from Armenian political thought. Kristine Vardanyan must be the last Dashnak,” Civil Contract MP Arman Yeghoyan said from the parliament floor, referring to the Armenian Revolutionary Federati
3 days ago
Jerusalem Armenian Patriarchate Defends Gandzasar’s Armenian Identity, Accuses Baku of Rewriting History
The Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem on Monday condemned Azerbaijan’s portrayal of Gandzasar Monastery as non-Armenian, accusing Baku of rewriting the history of one of Nagorno-Karabakh’s most prominent Christian sites and criticizing foreign diplomats for taking part in a government-organized visit there. In a Sept. 15 statement, the Patriarchate also delivered a rare public rebuke of Armenia’s government, saying Yerevan has failed to respond forcefully to what it called t
3 days ago
.png)
.png)
