CivilNetCheck – CIVILNET CivilNet becomes Armenia’s first news organization to join International Fact-Checking Network Mar 13, 2023 #CivilNetCheck CivilNet is thrilled to announce that it has become Armenia’s first news organization to join the Poynter… 22 Dec Lachin corridor closed even for Russian peacekeepers 15 Dec Artsakh does not oppose mine checks by international specialists: Facts versus Azerbaijan’s propaganda 14 Dec Who really are Azerbaijan’s ‘environmental activists’ blockading Karabakh? 19 Nov How Azerbaijan’s President Lied About, Then Admitted to Starting the 2020 War Most banks in Armenia still accept Russia’s Mir cards, despite threat of US sanctions Nov 11, 2022 By Mark Dovich 15 of Armenia’s 17 banks still accept Russia’s Mir payment cards, CivilNet has found, despite sanctions… Fact-Checking Azerbaijan’s Often-Repeated Numbers Sep 30, 2022 By Hovhannes Nazaretyan, #CivilNetCheck At his UN General Assembly speech on September 24, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister… Civilian Targets in War: Fact-Checking Azerbaijani Diplomats at the UN Sep 29, 2022 By Hovhannes Nazaretyan, #CivilNetCheck In speeches at the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly earlier this… 07 Apr Azerbaijani Media Misquotes Director General of Int’l Commission on Missing Persons 02 Apr BBC Repeats Baseless Turkish and Azeri Claim that Syrian Mercenaries Transferred to Ukraine Through 31 Mar Armenia’s Defense Ministry Concealed Azerbaijani Advances Near Syunik Village 31 Mar Fake News Spreads on Alleged Armenian Involvement in the Ukraine War Mehriban Aliyeva says goodbye to UNESCO In the latest edition of Insights with Eric Hacopian, Eric talks about the recent passage of a resolution in the French Senate calling for sanctions against Azerbaijan. Eric also discusses the planned… Newsfeed US congresspeople call for end to military aid to Azerbaijan CivilNetCheck – CIVILNET Armenia has moved a step closer to ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court after the country’s Constitutional Court ruled today that the statute is compatible with Armenia’s constitution. 69 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from both parties have called for the United States to stop providing military aid to Azerbaijan and to send $150 million of aid to Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. Biden invites Pashinyan to Democracy Summit, Aliyev not invited CivilNetCheck – CIVILNET An Armenian soldier was killed yesterday afternoon by Azerbaijani forces near the village of Yeraskh on the Armenian border with the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhichevan, according to the Armenian Defense Ministry. During a cabinet meeting today, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan again warned of the risk of a new escalation with Azerbaijan, but expressed confidence that there will eventually be a peace treaty signed between the two countries. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he believes there is an opportunity to achieve an Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal. Credits: Ruptly A message for Washington’s Louis Bono CivilNetCheck – CIVILNET In this week’s episode of Insights with Eric Hacopian, Eric discusses the humanitarian consequences of Azerbaijan’s blockade of Artsakh, which has now stretched past its 100th day. Eric also gives his take on the Armenian government’s deal last month to restart operations at the Amulsar gold mine and gives some personal advice to Louis Bono, Washington’s new special envoy to the South Caucasus. Blinken phones Pashinyan, Aliyev as tensions spiral CivilNetCheck – CIVILNET U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken held separate phone calls with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. Azerbaijan again blocked the sole pipeline supplying the region’s natural gas, according to Nagorno-Karabakh’s InfoCenter. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said there are no negotiations underway on setting up checkpoints along the Lachin corridor, a key Azerbaijani demand. Armenia’s Defense Ministry said an Armenian soldier who had accidentally crossed into Azerbaijani-controlled territories had been found unharmed. Armenia’s ruling Civil Contract party will nominate Anahit Manasyan to serve as the country’s next human rights defender. Key moments from Azerbaijan’s 100-day-long blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh CivilNetCheck – CIVILNET As Azerbaijan’s blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh entered its 100th day Tuesday, CivilNet looks back at the key developments of the past three months that have led the region to a point of crisis. Credits: Ruptly Lavrov compares Karabakh to Kosovo and Donbas, stressing need for CivilNetCheck – CIVILNET There is no section of the 2020 Karabakh ceasefire statement that Azerbaijan has not violated, said Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan today prior to a press conference with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, in Moscow. Armenia is working to raise the issue of Azerbaijan’s non-compliance with the International Court of Justice’s ruling last month to unblock the Lachin corridor with the United Nations Security Council, according to Yeghishe Kirakosyan, Armenia’s representative to the court. Credits: Ruptly ‘We’re moving full force on this’: Armenia to set up CivilNetCheck – CIVILNET Late last year, Armenia’s Economy Ministry put forward a proposal to set up a dry port in Gyumri, envisaging the creation of a large industrial park and special economic zone in the city. Charle Malas, project lead and advisor to Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan, sat down with CivilNet’s Mark Dovich to discuss the dry port and what it could contribute to Armenia’s development. Business Week Armenia: Ukraine war migration to Armenia tops 100,000 CivilNetCheck – CIVILNET In this week’s edition of CivilNet’s business digest: Ukraine war migration to Armenia tops 100,000, Yerevan says Viva-MTS, Armenia’s biggest telecoms firm, may go up for sale Still no date for fresh tax breaks for Armenian tech companies Read more