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Armenia voted in favour of a UN General Assembly resolution calling Russia an aggressor
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Azerbaijani troops mutilated an Armenian female soldier, filmed her dead body and shared the footage on social networks.
It’s naive to expect legal consequences for the war crimes in this region, but we can’t let atrocities like this go unnoticed.
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When Russia invaded Ukraine, I was really trying to explain how Armenia was not a Russian ally in that & how hard Armenia’s position was.
It was quite hard for people to understand why Armenia|ns couldn’t afford themselves to talk about the war openly.
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There appears to be a second video showing the mutilated body of an Armenian female nurse. Almost the same as the previous one — hands, legs cut, stripped.
This whole situation is sickening.
#WarCrime
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Erdogan: “We, as the Turkish nation, are the only people on earth who have not committed racism throughout history".
yeah, just genocides
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#Breaking
: Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to sign the peace deal by the end of the year. The border delimitation is also planned to finish by then — Armen Grigoryan, Secretary of the Security Council.
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Armenia presented a map at the Hague court showing the territories occupied by Azerbaijan in May and November 2021 and September 2022
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There’re some anti-Armenian mis/disinformation campaigns circulating on Twitter aimed at making an impression that Armenia [as a state] and its population support the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Most of these claims, in most cases, are baseless.
🧵
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I wish no other baby ever feel the way she feels now.
The last day of 2020 at
#Yerablur
cemetery.
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Secretary of Security Council Armen Grigoryan says Armenia does not have any hopes that the CSTO defence mechanisms will be activated.
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Protecting from whom?
Azerbaijani police officers protecting the Christian sites in Garabagh, including cathedral and church in Khankendi, Ganjasar Monastery in Kalbajar and Amaras Monastery in Khojavend.
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Armenia plans to increase its Defence Budget by 47% in 2023.
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An official video by ARM MOD reportedly shows the attempt of Azeri troops to cross the Armenia-Azerbaijan border.
The attempt failed according to MOD.
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The United States mediated the repatriation of 17 Armenian POWs.
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"They leave by choice"
It'd be an ethnic cleansing if they found a way out of Karabakh during the 9 months of forced starvation.
It’d be an ethnic cleansing if they managed to flee during Azerbaijan’s offensive.
It’s an ethnic cleansing now.
They didn’t choose to be homeless.
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64 people died on the road from Karabakh to Armenia during the ethnic cleansing of the region's Armenian population — Armenia's Investigative Committee.
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Armenians protesting in front of the Turkish embassy in London, demanding the recognition of the Armenian Genocide and a couple of guys came to show that they are happy about what happened.
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Snoop Dog expressed his support for Armenia and Artsakh/Karabakh as he's planning a concert in Yerevan later this month.
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CSTO fact-finding mission looking for facts about the Azerbaijani attack on Armenia
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A man killed himself after failing to get in touch with his conscript son & thought he is killed. Later, the son called the family.
This is a tragic summary of the mental health of our society since the 2020 war, but it also shows how vulnerable people r to information warfare.
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Samvel Antanyan who went missing since September 14 was found alive.
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Ukraine Security Council head says that escalations that could open second fronts for the Russian army [including Karabakh] can help Ukraine.
well, thanks
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Was talking to an experienced German journalist a few days ago, after explaining what happened between Armenia and Azerbaijan, he was like the ARM govt should, no matter how, organise a press conference with foreign journalists and make them cover the developments.
Yes, man, yes
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Someone questioned the video of mutilated Armenian woman; I said I could send it.
Now I'm receiving endless messages from mostly Azerbaijanis and Turks asking for the link. Sadly, they don’t ask for it because they need proof, but to watch.
What’s wrong with people.
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The gas supply to Nagorno-Karabakh was restored.
Fingers crossed for the opening of the corridor.
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Meduza got access to a Russian state document, instructing the local media to "blame Armenia and its Western partners" for Azerbaijan’s attack on Nagorno-Karabakh.
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The gas supply to Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh was restored.
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Thousands of protesters chanting "Miatsum" (unification) and "Artsakh" at Yerevan's Freedom Square as another rally takes place in Stepanakert
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The 🇦🇲 government is acting smart & fast [a rare thing] organizing the relocation of companies from 🇺🇦, 🇷🇺 and 🇧🇾. I only hope the state can keep helping those companies, their employees & everyone else suffering from the war settle in Armenia smoothly.
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#Breaking
: Azerbaijan has cut off the gas supply to Nagorno-Karabakh [the pipelines are passing through the AZE-controlled territories].
Nagorno-Karabakh has been deprived of its sole route connecting it with the world for over 30 hours.
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So Azerbaijani FM Bayramov confirms that new escalation in NK is imminent — “The corridor is being used for other purposes, and this should be stopped. Azerbaijan will take the necessary steps for this”.
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ECHR gave Azerbaijan time until tomorrow at 16:00 CET to respond to Armenia’s request about interim measures; after the response, the court will make its decision.
Armenia asked the European Court of Human Rights to make Azerbaijan open the Lachin corridor.
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Half of the world thinks the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict is a religious conflict between Christians and Muslims. The other half does not know that Armenians are not Muslims.
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An Armenian court has granted asylum to a queer Chechen man, blocking his extradition to Russia.
Feels good, isn't it?
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Joseph Borrel says the EU suggested sending a mission to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border; Armenia agreed, but Azerbaijan did not.
He said they would not send EU troops without both countries’ consent.
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The police brutally detained the parents of fallen soldiers from Yerablur military cemetery before PM Pashinyan’s visit.
yeah, Happy Independence Day
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I moved to London two days before Azerbaijan's attack.
I haven’t seen the city yet and have no desire to go out and explore it. Being away from home has been extremely difficult these days and it is not getting any easier.
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Armenian MOD reports, that after a night break, Azerbaijan has restarted attacks on the Armenian positions using artillery and UAVs in the direction of Jermuk and Verin Shorja.
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Armenia is currently discussing the transfer of essential goods to the regions affected by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria […] We emphasize that no society should be left alone during natural disasters— FM Ararat Mirzoyan
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In 2016, my childhood friend’s tortured body was returned to Armenia with 17 other bodies & the head of the beheaded Yazidi soldier, Kyaram… My a bit too personal reflections on the most recent war crimes & the ones I’ll never get over
for
@OCMediaorg
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I may sound naive but I’m still hoping for a day when foreign officials won’t delete their posts about the Armenian Genocide shortly after publishing them.
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Can’t believe this is happening
#breaking
: Armenian FM Ararat Mirzoyan will visit Turkey.
Mirzoyan is planning to meet Armenian rescuers working in the earthquake-affected regions and meet his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ankara.
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It's been two days since the Azerbaijani troops tried to force the residents of the village of Khrmaort, Askeran region, NK, to leave the town. The head of the village said the soldiers use loudspeakers and speak in Armenian. A record of their announcement was spread in SM.
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Azerbaijan captured lands in Jermuk last September. Then Armenia said the troops would "retreat" on their own as they couldn’t receive supplies from Azerbaijan.
A year later, Azerbaijan built roads in Armenia and have well-connected military positions on Armenian soil.
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JUST IN:
@CIJ_ICJ
granted Armenia’s request for provisional measures against Azerbaijan ordering it to ensure the free movement through the Lachin corridor.
The request re supporting the protest and gas supply disruptions were not warranted
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when parents force you to go somewhere you didn't want to
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Armenia’s former Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan [
@atatoyan
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Coming back to Armenia from Tbilisi, the Georgian-Armenian driver refused to drive through the usual road via Tavush [near the Azerbaijani border] because ‘it can start any minute’.
😐
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ArmMFA: "[Russia] showed absolute indifference to the aggression against the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia, leaving Armenia’s official letter to support the Republic of Armenia on the basis of the bilateral legal framework unanswered."
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Ukrainian singer Max Barskih decided to cancel his concert in Baku after Azerbaijani attack on Armenia.
“Any country that allows aggression against another country, is not a platform for my concerts”.
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A protest against the Azerbaijani blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh is underway in Syunik, with the protesters marching towards the Lachin corridor.
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The head of Stepanakert’s Republican Medical Center published the names of those in critical condition who need to be taken to Yerevan for treatment but the closure of the only road made it impossible.
Don’t say that human rights are for everyone.
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#Breaking
: 68-year-old citizen of Nagorno-Karabakh, who was being transferred to Armenia with the ICRC, was detained by Azerbaijan and taken from the Lachin checkpoint to another place.
The ICRC representative is with the citizen and holds negotiations. No results yet.
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There was supposed to be a ceasefire but:
- Azeri troops are shooting & advancing towards Stepanakert.
- The city of Martakert is under total siege, people are unable to flee.
- There are reports of new killings of civilians in the villages that came under Azeri control.
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Armenia's humanitarian aid reached Turkey through the land border, which was closed for the past three decades.
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According to Armenian tradition, if singles eat salted cookies tonight — prior to the feast of St. Sarkis — the love of their life will bring water to their dreams to quench their thirst.
Idk who’s delivering water, but I just ate a lot of chocolate; gotta need some too.
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Today marks the start of the 1990 Baku pogroms, and I remember Mr Slavik, who fled Baku in 1990, when staying became impossible & settled in Nagorno-Karabakh. I met him last year, sitting by a road looking at Shushi listening to an Azeri song about it on his soviet-era radio.
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Armenia applied to the International Court of Justice requesting provisional measures against Azerbaijan regarding the blockade of the Lachin corridor.
The total blockade of Karabakh/Artsakh left 120k Armenians without crucial food and medicine supplies for about 20 days now.
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No one is going to notice, but today is the 6th anniversary of 2016's Four Day war.
Over two hundred servicemen and civilians were killed from both sides.
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All three South Caucasian states sent rescuers and humanitarian aid to Turkey after the devastating earthquake. However, Armenia was the only one to offer aid to Syria. Georgia and Azerbaijan did not mention Syria in their official messages of support.
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The siege of Nagorno-Karabakh continues and with every passing day, it becomes harder and harder to control your emotions when talking about it, defeat the feeling of guilt, and live a normal life knowing there are people, your people, going through the unimaginable.
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We had 30 years of calls to consider Karabakh Armenians' opinions when negotiating the conflict resolution. The world failed.
Karabakh Armenians now demand a humanitarian corridor to be evacuated. That’s all that should be taken into account.
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Russian propagandists discuss sending "what's left of" the Karabakh Armenian army to fight against Ukraine
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Is it me or the Kremlin propagandists are admitting that their goal is a government change in Armenia.
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The best Independence celebration for Armenia would be a year without losses for that very independence.
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This is something new:
"Germany attaches importance to reaching a peaceful settlement from the point of view of the territorial integrity of 🇦🇲and 🇦🇿, as well as the right of self-determination of the citizens of Nagorno-Karabakh." — Olaf Scholz
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Huge rally underway in Stepanakert, demanding to open the Lachin corridor that has been closed for two weeks already.
Ru peacekeepers yesterday told the protesters marching towards Shushi that the road will be opened tomorrow.
video h/t
@SiranushSargsy1
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sadly there's a screenshot from her private messages saying she cried all the way to Armenia after the "positive" interview because of the fear and anxiety.
For an Armenian young lady to speak to 🇦🇿|i journalists at Lachin checkpoint at this tense moment in 🇦🇲🇦🇿 relations must have been a tough test. The fact she did it smiling says that chances for reconciliation & reintegration of ethnic Armenian residents of Garabagh do exist ⤵️
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Someone commented on my tweet saying that if the Armenian genocide was real, I wouldn’t be alive today.
Now I feel obliged to tell them that I wouldn’t have been born if the Armenian genocide wasn’t real.
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Over 2570, mostly women, children and elderly were displaced from their homes in Gegharkunik and Syunik.
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Polish and French Foreign Ministers discussed the possibility of sending
#OSCE
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The number of refugees is over 70 thousand.
About 60% of the region's population.
As of this morning, the number of refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh is 47,115.
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Armenian government started checking the state of bomb shelters across the country.
Better late than never
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The Turkish Ambassador to Uruguay was called to the MFA after Turkey's Foreign Minister Cavusoglu showed the "grey wolves" sign to Armenian protesters.
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🇩🇪MEP Martin Sonneborn to Von Der Layen: To detach us from a gas supplier who is waging a brutal war of aggression - Putin - you found one who wages a brutal war of aggression - Aliyev.
Our new best buddy 🇦🇿is still far behind 🇷🇺in terms of democracy, press & civil liberties.
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"The lack of delimitation and demarcation does not justify the invasion of the territory of another state," Emmanuel Macron said in a joint statement with Nikol Pashinyan
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“Our delegation has been very outspoken in saying that this was initiated by the Azeris and that there has to be recognition of that”
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The residents of Nagorno-Karabakh who are stuck in Yerevan (and others) are marching to Yerablur military cemetery where they’ll welcome the New Year.
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Dilijan.
The rest of Armenia does not know how to winter
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The domes of Shushi՚s Ghazanchetsots Church have been removed...
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The gas supply to Armenia from Russia will be cut until 4 May. Gazprom cites 'reparation works'.
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Yandex Taxi in Armenia has reduced the price for drives from Goris [where fleeing Karabakh Armenians stop] to Yerevan from 65$ to 0,7 $.
It's about a 4h drive, ~240km.
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