New footage of Azerbaijan using banned phosphorous weapons that contain elements of chemical weapons. This is a gross violation of international humanitarian law and the Geneva Convention. #StopAzerbaijainiAggression#StopTerrorismAgainstArmenianPeople
New evidence of using phosphorus munitions with clear chemical elements by #Azerbaijani military in #Artsakh/#Karabakh - against forests & most importantly civilians - civilians are hiding in forests during these days, causing mass destructions #DontBeBlind#terrorism#WarCrimes
Ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh is already a fact.
Armenians were forcibly displaced but they could not take with them the cultural heritage. Many churches, belonging to the early medieval period, are at risk.
.@CNN's @mchancecnn reports from Armenia on Azerbaijan's ethnic cleansing of 120K+ Artsakh Armenians - sharing their harrowing stories of survival - in this powerful piece in @jaketapper's @TheLeadCNN
Watch & take action: https://t.co/OO4v4JVWWY
#120000Reasons
The man in the video presents himself as a resident of Baluja village in the Askeran region. Aygestan/Baluja is my ancestral village, and I had many relatives/neighbors there. I sent this video to them, and everyone says there was no such person in the village.
STATEMENT BY THE CHILDREN OF RUBEN VARDANYAN
October 2, 2023.
As the four children of Ruben Vardanyan we respectfully call upon the world leaders, advocates for human rights, and the media to urgent help to free our father from illegal detention in Azerbaijan. We are concerned about his health and arbitrary treatment and have not been able to communicate with him since his capture. We fear for his wellbeing and risk to his life.
Over a year ago, our father made the difficult decision to live with the people of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) exactly because he wanted to protect their safety and their rights. He felt so strongly about it that he left everything behind and lived in hardship alongside them under blockade, siege and war.
After the last aggression by the Azerbaijani government on September 19, resulting in mass forced displacement and humanitarian disaster, he was specially singled out and detained.
We do not want him to become yet another victim of the political tension in the region, especially as his mission has always been to reduce this exact same tension and find a peaceful solution to a long-term conflict.
Our father is a humanitarian and has never been involved in any military activities. He co-founded the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, one of the biggest humanitarian foundations, exactly to promote peace and human rights around the world. For this same reason he invested heavily in education and cultural preservation for the region over the past decades, including the restoration of churches and a mosque in Shushi. As an active and visible Armenian humanitarian leader he now finds himself victim of a long-term political conflict and an opaque justice system.
We are extremely worried for his health and we fear for his safety.
We are encouraged by the support of many who have reached out but cannot rest until our father and other Armenian prisoners are released. With every day that goes by the risk that he might never join our family again increases exponentially.
As his children we call upon you to stand for the rights of our father, and all wrongfully detained Armenians and to call for his urgent, safe, and unconditional release. No people should be detained or prosecuted for their beliefs, religion, or nationality. We pray for our father's safe return to us and urgently ask for your help.
#freeRuben
#FreeArmenianPows
#freeRubenVardanyan
First you starve them for over 9months, then attack, kill and make them homeless, then record them receiving food from your hands.
Indeed, mainstream media will cover Azeri perspective.
BUT
All Armenians want in Nagorno-Karabakh now is not your food but humanitarian corridor.
President Biden (@POTUS), remember your words at the December 13, 1995 Bosnia Mission Resolution Debate in the U.S. Senate!
In the face of Azerbaijan’s full-scale military assault on Artsakh / Nagorno-Karabakh, the United States must promptly and effectively #SanctionAzerbaijan and hold members of the Aliyev regime wholly accountable.
This is how we achieve #NeverAgain.
Today, the @UN Security Council must go beyond mere calls for action. No more empty rhetoric; we need concrete steps. Currently, 120,000 Armenians are facing a dire situation, with hundreds killed, wounded, and missing. We urgently require a @UN mission to be dispatched to #Artsakh/ #NagornoKarabakh. Our people need access to essential provisions such as food, medicine, doctors, and psychologists. We need to see a commitment from the international community, not its indifference. The Russian PK forces are severely limited, and even they have come under fire when attempting to help people.
If the international community continues to issue only statements and requests, the risk of massive ethnic cleansing will inevitably increase. We implore you to show that words carry weight and that aggression and the use of force cannot lead to lasting peace. Dictators must be held accountable for the suffering they inflict upon humanity, and hatred directed at any ethnic group, in this case, #Armenians, is unacceptable. It is imperative that you take action now!
#Aliyev’s dictatorial regime aims to “have #NagornoKarabakh with no single Armenian left”, continues ethnic cleansings feeling its impunity. Dear international actors & especially @UN, it’s time to speak up, don’t be a partner in crime with your indifference. #SanctionAliev #UNPeaceKeepersForArtsakh
I warned a few days ago that Aliyev will start the war game again
#Terrorist#Aliyev started genocide against Armenians🇦🇲 and Azerbaijan🇦🇿youngs. As a result of Russian peacekeeping contingent blowing up Azerbaijani police cars, Aliyev started a war game. Yes, Putin created an opportunity for Terrorist Aliyev to start an urgent war. The 30-year #Karabag #War game of the Aliyev family with Putin is not over.
I repeat . A contingent of Russian peacekeepers blew up Azerbaijani policemen.
📢 🆘Armenians living in America and Europe should request international organizations to impose sanctions against Aliyev and Putin.
We are sharing our recent Op-Ed again for background information. Sadly, the potential for genocide of Armenians Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh is worse now because of full-scale attacks by Azerbaijan on the civilian population after months of blockade & starvation. We appeal to the US government & international community to intervene immediately to prevent a humanitarian disaster. Follow the links @ArmenianUCLA@esrailian for more information on the crisis & to learn how you can help
120,000 civilians including 30,000 children in Nagorno Karabakh are under military attack.
Azerbaijan has restarted war against Nagorno Karabakh, shelling civilians and civilian infrastructure after 9 months of deliberate blockade, famine and denial of humanitarian access.
As experts have said - this is Genocide.
I call on my fans, the world of sports and media colleagues to react and help spread the voice for restoring peace.
Children are NOT a target, and yet 1 child has already been killed and 11 injured. @UNICEF@unicefarmenia #NagornoKarabakh
Now you can be a witness how Armenians who lived for thousands of years in #Artsakh / #Karabakh are forced to leave their homeland. #Azerbaijan is finishing its genocidal plan while the international community is "deeply concerned".
Now you can see how history is happening
Naturally, Azerbaijan is committing another war crime by killing peaceful and unprotected people in addition to blockade and starvation. This is already military ethnic cleansing in action. All this must be condemned and stopped with all its consequences. @POTUS@SecBlinken@EmmanuelMacron@eucopresident@JosepBorrellF@ToivoKlaar
There are multiple casualties and injuries among civilians including children. According to the data collected at this moment there are at least 2 causalities including one child and 11 injuries including 8 children caused by Azerbaijan’s attacks.
"Baku may believe it can impose its will on the region, but Nagorno-Karabakh's people continue to reject Azerbaijani rule," write Timothy Jemal and Nerses Kopalyan. https://t.co/GdJLGJB0d4