Arpi Achadjian

[Arpi Achadjian @AAchadjian]

Hey @UN will you really #StandUp4HumanRights by condemning Azerbaijan’s mistreatment of Armenian POWs or do you want to tell the world that you are a redundant international body who only cares about human rights on paper & not in practice #RecognizeArtsakh

[Arpi Achadjian @AAchadjian]

The @Guardian called the intentional erasure of Armenian historical cultural heritage in the territories under the control of Azerbaijan the worst cultural genocide of the 20th Century #StandUp4HumanRights #RecognizeArtsakh https://t.co/Mdv6RQZ3y9

[Arpi Achadjian @AAchadjian]

Just this month, @hrw reported on the inhumane treatment of Armenian POWs, who are subjected to physical abuse & humiliation in actions captured on video & shared online. @UN the time is well past due for you to #StandUp4HumanRights & #RecognizeArtsakh https://t.co/7qcCzBZE43

[Arpi Achadjian @AAchadjian]

@UN remember when you called for a global ceasefire for COVID-19 & Armenia signed but Azerbaijan didn’t? Well, not only did they invade Armenian lands, they are now brazenly gloating about it by circulating their POW torture videos. Time to #StandUp4HumanRights #RecognizeArtsakh

[Arpi Achadjian @AAchadjian]

Your silence is compliance @UN. How can you continue to be apathetic to the massive human rights crisis in Artsakh, when Azerbaijan’s abuse of Armenian POWs is now well-reported? #StandUp4HumanRights #RecognizeArtsakh

[Arpi Achadjian @AAchadjian]

Video evidence of horrific crimes against humanity has been circulating online since the end of the war, including beheadings & mutilations of Armenian POWs & civilians, yet the world is still silent. @UN today we demand you finally #StandUp4HumanRights & #RecognizeArtsakh

[Arpi Achadjian @AAchadjian]

The citizens of Artsakh voted to be independent from the USSR in a free and fair election. This has not been respected by Azerbaijan, an oppressive and hostile adversary. #RecognizeArtsakh

[Arpi Achadjian @AAchadjian]

Recent examples of ethnic cleansing include the pogroms committed against Armenians by Azeris in the late 80s and early 90s. We cannot be naive to presume history won’t repeat itself after the atrocities we have witnessed committed by Azerbaijan in recent weeks #RecognizeArtsakh

[Arpi Achadjian @AAchadjian]

The Independent Republic of Artsakh has followed principles of Montevideo Convention Article 3 where even without widespread recognition, the state has the right to defend its integrity & independence and to provide for its conservation & prosperity. #RecognizeArtsakh

[Arpi Achadjian @AAchadjian]

Artsakh meets all 4 criteria for statehood set out in Article 1 of the Montevideo Convention; a permanent population, a defined territory, government, capacity to enter into relations with other nations. #RecognizeArtsakh

[Arpi Achadjian @AAchadjian]

The Armenians of the South Caucasus have historically been subject to ethnic cleansing, dating as far back as the massacres against them by the Caucasian Tatars (who would later comprise the nation of Azerbaijan) massacres between 1905 and 1907. #RecognizeArtsakh

[Arpi Achadjian @AAchadjian]

The Armenian population of Nakhichevan, currently an autonomous republic inside Azerbaijan, was subject to policies of oppression & ethnic cleansing and now virtually no Armenians live there. We must #RecognizeArtsakh to ensure this doesn’t happen again to Armenians in Artsakh.

[Arpi Achadjian @AAchadjian]

With the handing over of 7/9 territories of Artsakh, Azeris have wasted no time in their destruction and vandalism of historic Armenian churches and monasteries, including Ghazanchetsots Cathedral in Shushi. World leaders must #RecognizeArtsakh and return these lands to #Artsakh

[Arpi Achadjian @AAchadjian]

Azeri government officials are already enacting their policies on cultural erasure and revisionist history, by trying to bizarrely attribute ancient Armenian churches and monuments to Caucasian Albanians. #RecognizeArtsakh

[Arpi Achadjian @AAchadjian]

Azerbaijan has long harbored anti-Armenian sentiment. Contrastingly, Artsakh’s President has emphatically stated that the war is not with the people of Azerbaijan, but with its govt #RecognizeArtsakh https://t.co/9Gvz1jevSp

[NK Committee Official @NK_Committee]

6/6 Our war is not against the people of #Azerbaijan. In fact, the people of Azerbaijan suffer from the irresponsible and reckless behavior of the Azerbaijani military-political leadership explicitly backed by #Turkey.

[Arpi Achadjian @AAchadjian]

Whilst playing for @Arsenal Armenian Footballer @HenrikhMkh missed the Europa League final held in Baku amid safety concerns based on the Armenophobic nature of Azerbaijan. It’s now evident this was a true threat. #RecognizeArtsakh https://t.co/UbLuaHXEyn

[Arpi Achadjian @AAchadjian]

The current Azerbaijani government bases its nation-building on the cultural genocide of Armenians, including destroying historically, religiously, and culturally significant artifacts and then denying their existence. #RecognizeArtsakh https://t.co/WG5RUYObSc

[Arpi Achadjian @AAchadjian]

The @Guardian called the intentional erasure of Armenian historical cultural heritage in the territories under the control of Azerbaijan the worst cultural genocide of the 20th Century #RecognizeArtsakh https://t.co/Mdv6RQHsGB

[Arpi Achadjian @AAchadjian]

In 2015, President Aliyev tweeted “Armenia is not even a colony, it’s not even worthy of being a servant.” If Artsakh is to remain under the control of Azerbaijan, rest assured all Armenians will be wiped from the region. #RecognizeArtsakh

[Arpi Achadjian @AAchadjian]

In 2004 Azerbaijan’s defence minister said “Within the next 25 years there will be no state of Armenia in the South Caucasus. These people have no right to live in this region.” #RecognizeArtsakh