Nerses Semerjian

[Nerses Semerjian @Hyesird]

.@repmgs 1,000 days is too long. Armenian prisoners are still in Azerbaijani captivity. Cosponsor the NDAA amendments from Reps. Bilirakis, Sherman, Amo & Pallone — and demand their unconditional release.

[ANCA @ANCA_DC]

BREAKING: Artsakh Center Stage at International Religious Freedom Summit

- Religious Freedom Advocates Spotlight Artsakh’s Right of Return, Armenia’s Security, and the Release of Armenian Hostages ahead of VP Vance’s Visit to the South Caucasus

https://t.co/7FB8HI7Isp

#IRFSummit2026

[Nerses Semerjian @Hyesird]

.@repmgs Please cosponsor the bipartisan ARMENIA Security Partnership Act to hold Azerbaijan accountable for aggression against Armenia, free Armenian hostages, and protect Armenian cultural heritage.

[Nerses Semerjian @Hyesird]

.@repmgs Azerbaijan ethnically cleansed 120,000 Armenian Christians from Artsakh. Don’t reward genocide. Oppose H.R.6534 and stop U.S. aid to this brutal regime. #StopAliyev #Defend907

[Nerses Semerjian @Hyesird]

https://t.co/pUYz0DD10M

[Nerses Semerjian @Hyesird]

.@repmgs Congress is calling for the release of Armenian POWs & return of Artsakh Armenians. #JusticeForArmenia

[Prince du Karabaque @hayqmets]

Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan performing the "Lord, have mercy" final prayer at Shushi's Holy Savior Cathedral during the 2020 war.

Today, he was arrested on false charges of "coup plotting."

Remember the intense demonization he received last year from Pashinyan's Western-funded agitprop? Remember how the same people who now pretend to criticize Pashinyan were all repeating the same lies about him?

But no worries, keep being a useful tool for Pashinyan, keep yelling about "formers," attacking Russia, and talking about "sovereignty."

[Hairenik Media @HairenikMedia]

🎥 Coming Soon: *Artsakh In Focus*

A powerful new series from Hairenik Media that brings the untold stories of Artsakh Armenians to light.
Their struggle continues — and the world needs to see it.
Stay tuned...

#ArtsakhInFocus #HairenikMedia #ComingSoon #ArtsakhStrong #DocumentingTruth

[Earth Hippy 🌎🕊️💚 @hippyygoat]

EVERYBODY IN ISRAEL HAS HEALTH CARE…

PEOPLE ARE SLEEPING ON THE STREETS OF AMERICA…

AIPAC makes sure it extracts billions of dollars for Netanyahu and Israel.

WAKE UP AMERICA. ISRAEL IS BLEEDING YOU DRY‼️

[The Armenian Report @armeniareport]

#UFC Faces Outrage for Holding Event in #Baku as #Azerbaijan Distracts World from #Genocide Against Armenians

Read full story on https://t.co/NbcN7rSVS3
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POWERED BY Navasartian Games @navasartian_western_usa

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[Zartonk Media @ZartonkMedia]

UFC Faces Backlash for Holding First-Ever Event in Baku as Armenian Groups Accuse Azerbaijan of Using Sports to Cover Up Ethnic Cleansing & Genocide
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As the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) prepares for its debut in Baku on June 21, Armenian voices around the world are calling out what they see as blatant “sports-washing” by the Azerbaijani regime — using high-profile international events to cover up its crimes against humanity. The timing, coming just months after Azerbaijan’s violent ethnic cleansing and illegal seizure of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and the forced displacement of its entire indigenous Armenian Christian population, has sparked a wave of condemnation from human rights groups, Armenian advocacy organizations, and members of the international community, reports the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) urges UFC to speak out against Azerbaijan’s war crimes and human rights abuses.

“The international community faces a stark choice: remain complicit in Azerbaijan’s propaganda campaign, or use these high-profile moments to shed light on the suffering that continues behind closed doors,” stated ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian.

“For many Armenians and human rights defenders, June 21st may not be remembered as a celebration of sport, but rather as a missed opportunity to hold a genocidal regime accountable. Azerbaijan may succeed in bringing the UFC to Baku — but it cannot punch its way out of the truth,” added Hamparian.

The ANCA has launched a public petition urging UFC CEO Dana White to use the event as a platform to condemn Azerbaijan’s genocide of Armenian Christians. To sign the petition, visit https://t.co/lWRoHnWWcK.

In September 2023, Azerbaijan launched a military offensive against the ethnic Armenian population of Artsakh, resulting in the forced depopulation of the region in just days. Over 120,000 Armenians were driven from their homes, and Azerbaijani forces detained key political and military leaders of the former Artsakh government and civilians. Human rights watchdogs have described the operation as ethnic cleansing — even genocide — with grave violations of international law, including the destruction of religious and cultural heritage, arbitrary detention, and denial of humanitarian access.

Despite these atrocities, Azerbaijan has doubled down on its pursuit of global legitimacy by hosting international events. Its hosting of COP29, the UN’s major climate summit last year, raised global alarms among environmentalists and rights groups alike. In the lead-up to COP29, Azerbaijan intensified its crackdown on domestic dissent, arresting journalists, NGO workers, and political activists. A similar concern now looms over the UFC’s Baku card: that sport will be used as a distraction from repression rather than a platform for global unity.

Perhaps most telling is the conspicuous absence of any prominent Armenian fighters from the UFC lineup. Armenian UFC athletes such as Arman Tsarukyan and Edmen Shahbazyan are notably absent from the Baku card. In 2019, Armenian soccer star Henrikh Mkhitaryan declined to travel to Baku for the Europa League final, citing credible security risks.

The ANCA maintains that the UFC, by stepping into Baku, risks aligning itself with a regime that systematically violates human rights, censors press freedoms, and imprisons political opponents.

[ANCA @ANCA_DC]

STILL TIME:

Ask @danawhite to call out Azerbaijan's genocide of Christian Armenians before this Saturday's #UFCBaku.

Click https://t.co/aGXjBnixgY now.

[ANCA @ANCA_DC]

"This is not two genocides — it is one continuous genocide, begun 110 years ago and still ongoing." - ANCA Chair George Aghjayan delivers a powerful call to action at the AYF's April 24th White House rally to fight for our people, fight for our nation, and NEVER give up.

To the Trump Administration, the message was clear:

-- Enforce Section 907.
-- Stop military aid to Azerbaijan.
-- Bring our hostages home.
-- Return the Armenians of Artsakh to their rightful lands.
-- Speak truthfully about the Armenian Genocide

#ArmenianGenocide #Artsakh #JusticeForArmenians #Section907 #FightForArtsakh

[Nerses Semerjian @Hyesird]

RT @ANCA_DC: Post | Repost | Like | Comment

- End Ankara’s century+ obstruction of justice

- Reverse Azerbaijan’s 2023 genocide of Artsa…

[Nerses Semerjian @Hyesird]

https://t.co/Sd2ecSWdvI

[Nerses Semerjian @Hyesird]

.@realDonaldTrump - The Aliyev regime ethnically cleansed Artsakh, yet EXIM approved $339M to sell cargo jets to Azerbaijan — jets that will smuggle more arms to Baku. Reject this deal now! Don’t let U.S. dollars enable genocide. #EXIMfail

[Nerses Semerjian @Hyesird]

.@repmgs – Urge @SecRubio to ENFORCE #Section907 & end U.S. military aid to Azerbaijan. No more aid for a dictator who ethnically cleansed 120,000 Armenians from #Artsakh! Co-sign the bipartisan letter NOW! #StopAliyev #SanctionAzerbaijan

[Nerses Semerjian @Hyesird]

.@eximbankus | Attention @EXIMChair - The US must not finance the sale of cargo aircraft to Silk Way Airlines – a Baku-based firm implicated in the illegal shipment of lethal arms to genocidal Azerbaijan.

[ANCA @ANCA_DC]

Watch ANCA's Policy Briefing: The Future of Jerusalem's Armenian Quarter https://t.co/cDFOVTUCM9

[Gev Iskajyan @geviskajyan]

As an Armenian from California, we don’t claim you.

When my brothers and sisters in Artsakh were being ethnically cleansed, you didn’t say a word, so keep them to yourself now.