Liz Chater, a researcher of family history, recounts the life of Sir Paul Chater, an Armenian orphan in India who grew up to become a respected businessman and philanthropist who was responsible for the development of much of Hong Kong’s infrastructure.
By Hovhannes Nazaretyan, #CivilNetCheck In speeches at the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly earlier this month, Azerbaijani diplomats made several false statements, especially with regards to Baku’s attacks on Armenia on September 13 and 14. In his speech at the Security Council meeting on September 15, Azerbaijani representative Yashar Aliyev claimed Azerbaijan’s response to “Armenia’s provocations” were “limited and targeted as legitimate military objects.” At the General Assembly speech, Azerbaijan’s top diplomat, foreign minister Jeyhun Bayramov, insisted on the same point. “The armed forces of Azerbaijan demonstrated utmost restraint and professionalism, and limited to targeting exclusively fire […]
By Mark Dovich Three Armenian soldiers were killed in action Wednesday evening in the latest violation of the fragile ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan that came into effect two weeks ago. “As a result of Azerbaijan’s provocation, the Armenian side has three losses,” a spokesperson for Armenia’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday. Clashes began at 6 p.m. local time and ended by 10 p.m., according to Armenia’s Defense Ministry, which said that “units of the armed forces of Azerbaijan opened fire toward Armenian positions in the eastern direction of the border, using mortars and large-caliber weapons,” prompting “retaliatory actions” by Armenian […]
Armen Grigoryan, Armenia’s Security Council head, and Hikmet Hajiyev, a senior assistant to Azerbaijan’s president, met yesterday at the White with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. France, the United Kingdom, and the United States have separately called on Azerbaijani forces to return to their initial positions after launching a major attack on Armenia earlier this month. Former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan said during a press conference that it would be “absurd” to expect Russia or the Collective Security Treaty Organization to intervene militarily in the region.
Professor Ronald Grigor Suny spoke with CivilNet Editor-in-Chief Karen Harutyunyan, analyzing the current state of affairs in the Caucasus and around and comparing them with developments from a century ago. Ronald Grigor Suny is Professor of History and Political Science at the University of Michigan and Emeritus Professor of Political Science and History at the University of Chicago. He is the author of more than 20 books on Russia and the Soviet Union. 0:00 – In Ukraine, Russia’s rise – or demise? 6:18 – Can Armenia make do without Russia? 9:21 – Will Russia seek to reassert itself in the […]
By Mark Dovich France said Wednesday it would send a military delegation to Armenia “to assess the situation,” as the United States brokered a meeting between two senior officials from Yerevan and Baku, in the latest sign of deepening French and U.S. involvement in the South Caucasus. French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced the move after meeting with his Armenian counterpart, Suren Papikyan. “Hostilities must cease, and Azerbaijani forces must return to their initial positions,” Lecornu wrote on Twitter. The day before, French President Emmanuel Macron hosted Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Paris and spoke by phone with Azerbaijani […]
By Mark Dovich Former President Robert Kocharyan said at a press conference Wednesday he agrees with former President Levon Ter-Petrossian that Armenia’s “situation is grave,” but said he and his predecessor draw “different conclusions” on approaching peace talks with Azerbaijan. “I agree with the first president (Ter-Petrossian) that the situation is extremely complicated. It’s just that our conclusions are different,” Kocharyan said. “He believes that everything is so difficult that you need to accept the lesser of the evils. I think that everything is so difficult that you need to unite all your forces and, fighting, open new doors.” Kocharyan […]
Two years after the end of the 2020 Karabakh war, Armenia is still reeling from its defeat to Azerbaijan. The Armenian side lost over 4,000 people and swaths of territory. Two years have passed and the situation remains dire, with Azerbaijan committing regular violations of the ceasefire regime. The latest violation, an unprecedented assault on Armenia proper, left over 200 Armenian servicemen killed in action.Many Armenians went today to military cemeteries to pay their respects to fallen friends and family members.
Judge Gassia Akparian of the Orange County Superior Court talked to CivilNet about the Center for Truth and Justice, a U.S.-based nonprofit that works to collect evidence of Azerbaijani war crimes and atrocities. Judge Akparian explained how such evidence can then be used in the courts and argued it is high time Armenia started using legal channels to hold Azerbaijan accountable for human rights violations.
