✓Armenian Defense officials stated that several Azerbaijani offensives have been thwarted.
✓The Russian foreign minister reports that 2,000 mercenaries are in Nagorno-Karabakh.
✓Shelling continues on the cities of Stepanakert and Shushi.
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French Public Figures Call for
In an opinion column, French politicians, artists, actors and intellectuals are demanding the French government act to push for the release of Armenian captives who are detained in Azerbaijan. An estimated 200 Armenians are still captive and according to the Human Rights Watch, they are facing abuse in custody. The report states that Armenian POWs are tortured by Azerbaijani authorities and described these incidents as “war crimes.” Actors Simon Abkarian, and Ariane Ascaride, Senator Valérie Boyer, Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, and philosopher Bernard Henri-Levy are among the signatories. Find the translation of the opinion column below: OPINION – Four […]
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Care Providers in Armenia Need
Nayiri Nahabedian is a member of the Glendale Unified School District Board of Education and a professor of social studies at California State University Los Angeles. She is currently in Armenia and had the chance to observe how psychologists, social workers and professors deal with the post-war situation in the country. Nayiri talks to CivilNet’s Ani Paitjan about the urgent need to support the work of care providers, or in her words, to heal the healers who themselves have gone through trauma.
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‘Our Legacies Anchor Us’: A
Rafi Baghdjian, in conversation with Lara Tcholakian, speaks about the role that his forefathers and historical narratives have played in his personal and professional development. He shares his thoughts about his Armenian identity and heritage, andabout the values he has developed as a leader in both the corporate and non-profit sectors, working in such organizations as the Shell Oil Company and the IDeA Foundation. Rafi Baghdjian is an executive with 35 years experience at Shell with assignments in the Netherlands, Japan, the UK, Oman, UAE and Qatar. In 2017, he moved to Armenia and was appointed CEO of the IDeA […]
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The Revival of a Forgotten
Time has almost erased the names of certain Armenian artists and intellectuals who dwelled in people’s memories. Shushanik Kurghinian is among them. The writer and poet, who was very famous during the Soviet era, lost her popularity after the fall of the communist regime. She was known as a fervent defender of socialism, the working classes, and women’s rights.
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Release of Armenian POWs Delayed
The release of Armenian POWs has been delayed once again. 9 bodies of fallen Armenian servicemen have been recovered from Karabakh. The PM’s Chief of Staff Arsen Torosyan announces plans to purchase 1 million doses of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine. Credits: Ruptly
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Parents Angry and Confused As
By Emilio Luciano Cricchio and Gevorg Tosunyan An airplane that was reportedly carrying Armenian POWs from Azerbaijan to Armenia landed empty on April 8, causing confusion and anger among families of the prisoners. They have been waiting for their loved ones’ return since the November 9 ceasefire agreement that ended the 2020 Karabakh War. Information about the release of the POWs began circulating on April 8 following a meeting in Yerevan between Armenian and Russian Prosecutor Generals Arthur Davtyan and Igor Krasnov about the prisoners. Later on, The Office of Armenia’s Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan announced that their return […]
