Sona Petrossian

I'm just a soul, whose intentions in design are good :)
#MilesDavis forever & Ever

[Aurora Humanitarian Initiative @AuroraPrize_]

The recent arrest by the government of #Azerbaijan of philanthropist, businessman, Armenian citizen and co-founder of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, @RubenVardanyan_, is both outrageous and politically motivated. As members of the global #humanitarian and #humanrights community we call for his immediate release.

The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, to which Ruben has given so much, has for the past eight years honored and supported the work of those who fight for basic human rights, often at the risk of their own lives, all around the world. The irony is that Ruben now finds himself a victim of the same persecution as those he has sought to help as a human rights defender.

When Ruben moved to #NagornoKarabakh over a year ago, prior to the 10-month-long blockade of all food and basic necessities and recent bombings, he did so knowing that there were significant risks, but he was determined to help find a peaceful resolution to the conflict.

Detaining Ruben, a man who has spent the last 20 years dedicated to advancing the socio-economic development of the region, is unjust. This action deprives him of his basic rights much like the tens of thousands of Armenians of the region whose fundamental human rights are violated daily.

Ruben Vardanyan is being held captive because of his support for the people of Nagorno-Karabakh and their right to a democratic way of life. The Azerbaijani government must release him and demonstrate their respect for human rights – his and those of all Armenians of the region։ https://t.co/y8lgWU0ZG7

Fartuun Adan

2020 Aurora Prize Laureate; Founder, @ElmanPeaceHRC

@NoubarAfeyan

Co-Founder, Aurora Humanitarian Initiative; Founder and CEO, @FlagshipPioneer; Co-Founder and Chairman, @moderna_tx

@JamilaAfghani

2022 Aurora Prize Laureate; President, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (@WILPF) Afghanistan

Oscar Arias @oariascr

Honorary Member, Aurora Prize Selection Committee; Two-Time President of Costa Rica; Peace @NobelPrize Laureate

Marguerite Barankitse

2016 Aurora Prize Laureate; Founder, @Maison_Shalom

@CatenaTom

Chair, Aurora Humanitarian Initiative; 2017 Aurora Prize Laureate; Medical Director, Mother of Mercy Hospital

@Ara_Darzi

Chair, Aurora Prize Selection Committee; Co-Director, Institute of Global Health Innovation at @imperialcollege London

Mirza Dinnayi @MDinnayi

2019 Aurora Prize Laureate; Co-Founder and Director, Air Bridge Iraq

Shirin Ebadi

Honorary Member, Aurora Prize Selection Committee; Founder, Defenders of Human Rights Center; Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

@IlwadElman

2020 Aurora Prize Laureate; COO, Elman Peace And Human Rights Centre

Gareth Evans

Honorary Member, Aurora Prize Selection Committee; Former Foreign Minister of Australia; President Emeritus, International @CrisisGroup

@LeymahRGbowee

Aurora Prize Selection Committee; Founder and President, @GboweePeace Foundation Africa; Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

Hina Jilani

Honorary Member, Aurora Prize Selection Committee; Advocate, Supreme Court of Pakistan; Former @UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders

@DeleOlojede

Aurora Prize Selection Committee; Founder, @africainworld Festival; @PulitzerPrizes Winner

@PaulPolman

Aurora Prize Selection Committee; Business Leader, Climate and Equalities Campaigner; Former CEO of @Unilever

John Prendergast

Aurora Prize Selection Committee; Human Rights Activist

Louise Richardson

Aurora Prize Selection Committee; President, @CarnegieCorp of New York

Mary Robinson

Aurora Prize Selection Committee; Chair, @TheElders; Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; Former President of Ireland

Ernesto Zedillo

Aurora Prize Selection Committee; Director of the Center for the Study of Globalization at @Yale University; Former President of Mexico

[Sona Petrossian @petrossian_sona]

Ruben Vardanyan, Philanthropist, Impact Investor, Co-founder of @auroraprize_, was kidnapped and illegally detained by Az authorities at the #Lachincorridor. We urgently call upon the intl community to intervene and assist in securing his immediate release. #FreeRuben

[Sona Petrossian @petrossian_sona]

URGENT!!! Airlift is needed #Artsakh

[Kornelij @Kornelij]

Airlift for #Artsakh right now!

[Kornelij @Kornelij]

Armenians of #Artsakh / #Karabakh are running from #Azerbaijan atrocities. This is what ethnic cleansing looks like, in the modern way: recorded from drones, televised, in front of silent international community

[Sona Petrossian @petrossian_sona]

💔 heartbreak

[Lika Zakaryan @LikaZakaryan]

An old man in Stepanakert. Last hours.
Nobody wants to leave their homes…

[Sona Petrossian @petrossian_sona]

Starting Abel Sánchez, by Miguel de Unamuno: 130 https://t.co/tbCwu8n5V9

[Sona Petrossian @petrossian_sona]

On page 245 of 325 of The Elegance of the Hedgehog, by Muriel Barbery https://t.co/XAAQ6VIzU1

[Sona Petrossian @petrossian_sona]

On page 100 of 325 of The Elegance of the Hedgehog, by Muriel Barbery https://t.co/3QtsWsTfFH

[Sona Petrossian @petrossian_sona]

On page 52 of 325 of The Elegance of the Hedgehog, by Muriel Barbery https://t.co/7WdSV1yDsT

[Sona Petrossian @petrossian_sona]

#Armenia #standWithArmenia

[System Of A Down @systemofadown]

Please repost or retweet this message and use the hashtags #Armenia #StandWithArmenia

[Zohrab Mnatsakanyan @ZMnatsakanyan]

Somehow, conflicting information is not going in the direction of #Turkey...

[Arman Tatoyan @atatoyan]

Armenia must apply to International #Criminal #Court (#ICC), & do so by urgently recognizing its jurisdiction. Given the #aggression & mass crimes by 🇦🇿 against 🇦🇲, international criminal responsibility of 🇦🇿 President,leaders of special services & army will also be preventive!

[Sona Petrossian @petrossian_sona]

Finished with The Silent Patient, by Alex Michaelides https://t.co/ypXzqiqv1f

[Sona Petrossian @petrossian_sona]

@neversitdull @figma It doesn't work yet :(

[Sona Petrossian @petrossian_sona]

4 of 5 stars to Խաննա by Anna Davtian https://t.co/KkAFmK8uHI

[Anna A. Naghdalyan @naghdalyan]

#Armenia🇦🇲 is the winner of #EurovisionJunior!

#JESC2021

Congratulations to Maléna!!

[Սփյուռքն այսօր @armdiaspora_now]

📣Դեկտեմբերի 15-ին Փարիզի Պոմպիդու կենտրոնի Ժամանակակից արվեստի պետական թանգարանի` Musée National d’Art Moderne ցուցադրությունների սրահում տեղի կունենա Ս․ Փարաջանովի «Կիեւյան որմնանկարներ», «Հակոբ Հովնաթանյան» եւ «Արաբանախշեր Փիրոսմանիի թեմաներով» ցուցադրությունը։
#Փարաջանով

[Konstantin Adamov @XRayAdams]

In #Azerbaijan, it was decided to declare #Armenia|n cross-sculptures of the 17-19 centuries as #Albania|ns - I will not be silent anymore https://t.co/BQoxovB1oC

[Sona Petrossian @petrossian_sona]

On page 60 of 160 of Иностранка, by Sergei Dovlatov https://t.co/3d97z8F5Xf