To help avert yet another war and uphold the principles of freedom and democracy, the U.S. government needs to mobilize regional support for Armenians’ right to self-defense and self-determination and advocate for the safe return of Artsakh Armenians to their historic homeland.
1/9 In the communication addressed to Azerbaijan the UN Special Rapporteur on cultural rights expressed concern on “ongoing pattern of destruction and appropriation of Armenian historically, culturally and religiously significant sites and objects,
The @UN Special Rapporteur on cultural rights is clear in his conclusion: The Aliyev regime has committed ETHNIC CLEANSING in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The communication manifests the to what extent @presidentaz undermines the international law and international legal order.
The findings of the UN SR:
- expresses concern towards the destruction and appropriation of #Armenian historically, culturally and religiously significant sites and objects,
- expresses concern towards reinterpretation of the history of #NagornoKarabakh to erase the traces of the presence of Armenians and of discriminatory narrative against and harassment of Armenians in the region, in flagrant violation of international #culturalrights and relevant @CIJ_ICJ Orders,
- expresses concern towards combined attacks to people, monuments and symbols, the falsification of the historical narrative and erasure of place names and the negative discourses about Armenians, which may amount to cultural cleansing,
- Sheds light on the acts of vandalism and destruction affecting religious and cultural sites, perpetrated by Azerbaijan, the examples involve the desacralization of many Armenian churches, conversion of Kanach Zham Church into a restaurant, destruction of cemeteries and cross-stones, removal of historical traces of Armenian writings and scriptures from the walls of Armenian churches and monasteries and many more,
Condemns the so-called “Albanization” narrative of Armenian monuments and history, referring to it as a falsification of history, a revisionism theory applied to the region
concludes with the following: “the crisis would therefore be a direct manifestation of discriminatory approach of #Azerbaijan towards #Armenians. Once the region is cleansed of ethnic Armenians, it is alleged that Azerbaijan has planned to further remove all physical indications of the presence of Armenians.
The communication is available via: 👇👇👇https://t.co/NklPygDsMx
1/2 On November 18, at around 9:50 a.m., a soldier of the N military unit of the MoD of the Republic of #Armenia, E. H. received a gunshot wound in the wake of the shot fired by the #Azerbaijan'i armed forces against the Armenian combat outposts near #Paruyr_Sevak.
Now this is what I call “unity and unanimity of a nation”! 🙃
Comments of Azerbaijanis under their MFA’s post regarding O’Brien’s statements. Different people unanimously saying the very same thing. Even the typos and mistakes are the same!
#Azerbotjan
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Breaking and very important .
This requires urgent and resolute intention.
Last night, a group of Israeli settlers attempted to take possession of a strategically located land in the Armenian Quarter of the Old City.
@ArenTMA Exactly! The sudden departure of Armenians somewhat lowered the Happiness ranking of Otherbaijanis but they still hope & pray that those who voluntarily left because of potential overdose of freedom will come back & live happily-ever-after under the rule of heavenly Otherbaijan.
Taras is either on Aliyev’s payroll or unaware of bigger & more realistic threats to Israel:
- 🇹🇷openly supports Hamas & threatens Israel, yet it’s “One Nation, Two States” with🇦🇿 which buys +60% of its arms from 🇮🇱. Also 🇹🇷has mil. bases in 🇦🇿.
P.S. Didn’t know 🇦🇲is 🇮🇱’s enemy.
@JosepBorrellF, is it ok for Azerbaijan to use a threatening language with the EU? It’s ok for them to commit ethnic cleansing, heinous war crimes, openly claim Armenia’s sovereign territories but it’s not ok for🇦🇲 to buy weapons to be able to defend itself. Mini🇹🇷 in the making.
The @LemkinInstitute condemns the 15-year prison sentence handed down to Mr. Vagif Khachatryan on 7 November 2023 by the Republic of #Azerbaijan. We exhort the international community to persuade the regime of President Aliyev into promptly releasing all Armenian persons under its jurisdiction and to refrain from providing any kind of assistance that could worsen the suffering of the victims of the #Artsakh genocide or embolden Azerbaijan to perpetrate any unlawful act of aggression.
To read our full statement, visit https://t.co/vEtasYb0hF