Armenian Prisoners

Armenia’s ruling Civil Contract party has established a parliamentary commission to investigate what it describes as a crisis in the Armenian Apostolic Church. All seven members were drawn from the ruling party. The European Parliament adopted a resolution urging Azerbaijan to release those detained on politically motivated grounds, including the 19 Armenian prisoners held in Baku. Hostages in Baku, Trump’s offer, and Pashinyan’s new cabinet.

By Siranush Adamyan Peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan cannot be lasting without the release of Armenian prisoners and protection of the rights of people displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh, speakers at a Geneva discussion said on Tuesday, urging international action three years after the region’s Armenian population fled.

Armenia’s state-funded TV Channel 1 triggered criticism for airing an entertainment concert on the sixth anniversary of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War. Armenia should place more focus on reducing its reliance on conscripts and increasing the share of seasoned servicemembers, Michael Kofman, senior fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, told CivilNet. Watch the full interview.