LA Armenians are blocking off Sunset Blvd in front of CNN to demand proper coverage of the pre-planned war waged on Armenia and Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabagh) by Azerbaijan and Turkey. Here is Armen and I dancing յարխուշտա // yarkhushta, a martial dance, today with @lernazang
In 2021 you condescendingly dismissed as overblown Armenian concerns that Azerbaijan would eventually undertake aggression against the Republic of Armenia. No apology, no self reflection.
Stop opining on this.
Everything I could say about Azerbaijan's attacks on Armenia proper I said back in 2020. This was never about territorial integrity, but about the total destruction of Armenia.
THIS is how we will modernize this state food code:
Today, @SenGonzalez33 introduced legislation to fix the outdated state food code that is failing our communities and hindering sidewalk food vendors’ ability to access needed permits. 🧵
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Lernazang is taking over Artsakh Ave on 4/30 @ 4pm. A free, outdoor concert of azgagrakan dance & music as we commemorate the Armenian Genocide throughout the month of April. Knowing & practicing our heritage is an act of resistance. See you there ❤️🇦🇲
A 19 year old Armenian serviceman was just killed @liz_cookman. Perhaps it’s time to admit nationalisms are not made equal and in reality have everything to do with systemic power. If you can’t actually do analysis, maybe stay out of it? Humility is a powerful thing
This kind of lazy moral equivalence costs lives. Only one side is characterized by a pervasive hate of the other from the state level down to ordinary people, only one side rewards axe murderers, only one side opened a hate park, and only one side invaded after a ceasefire, Liz
We've corroborated at least one area of combat today through geolocation of an #Armenia MoD video, #Azerbaijan armoured vehicles were targeted withing Armenian territory along the new border.
No details available at the moment.
Azerbaijan has launched a large-scale attack in this area (map⬇️). This is the narrowest part of #Armenia. #Azerbaijan wants to break through Armenian defense, reach the interstate route, then join Nakhichevan.
This & war in #Artsakh in 2020, were not something out of blue.
Incoming developments on the ground in Yerevan are clearly indicating these are not border clashes, but rather a massive military operation targeting the entire southern region of Armenia. The clashes from yesterday appear to have been designed to frame today's escalation.
Critical to note is that this multipronged assault by Azerbaijan is separate from issues pertaining to Nagorno-Karabakh. This is a direct attack upon a sovereign country, and a clear violation of every conceivable international law.
The Pandora Papers have implicated figures in Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia in a global network of tax havens. Those named include Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.
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