During the 2024 Aurora Prize award ceremony, Veronika Zonabend, the wife of Aurora Humanitarian Initiative co-founder Ruben Vardanyan, read Ruben Vardanyan's message from Baku prison.

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Armenian Political Prisoner, Ruben Vardanyan, Granted Permission to Speak With Family Who Plea for End to His Hunger Strike

April 25, 2024

Family members confirmed today that thanks to the growing international public and government awareness, illegally detained philanthropist,…

Aurora Humanitarian Initiative Co-Founder Noubar Afeyan Issues Global Call To Prevent A Second Armenian Genocide

Cambridge, Mass, April 24, 2024 – The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative today announced that co-founder Noubar Afeyan has issued a global call to action to prevent a…

STATEMENT FROM THE VARDANYAN FAMILY CONCERNING THE WELL BEING OF POLITICAL PRISONER RUBEN VARDANYAN

April 20th, 2024

Following the family’s urgent appeal to the international community regarding his hunger strike, Ruben Vardanyan was allowed to call his family for the first…

Global Humanitarian and Business Leader, Ruben Vardanyan, Demands Immediate and Unconditional Release of All Armenian Prisoners

Yerevan, Armenia, April 19, 2024 – The family of illegally detained philanthropist, Ruben Vardanyan, announced today that he entered into a hunger…

Over 150 global leaders today are demanding the immediate and unconditional release of Armenians being imprisoned in Baku, including Ruben Vardanyan.

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CALL FOR THE IMMEDIATE RELASE OF ALL ARMENIAN PRISONERS
Over 150 Global Humanitarian, Business and Political Leaders Demand Freedom of “Armenian Prisoners”

After implementing an illegal nine month-long blockade of fuel, medicine and food, on September 19th, Azerbaijan launched a…

STATEMENT BY THE CHILDREN OF RUBEN VARDANYAN
October 2, 2023.

As the four children of Ruben Vardanyan we respectfully call upon the world leaders, advocates for human rights, and the media to urgent help to free our father from illegal detention in Azerbaijan. We are concerned…

My husband, Ruben Vardanyan, the philanthropist, businessman, and former Minister of State of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) was arrested and detained by the Azerbaijani authorities at the border this morning as he tried to leave with thousands of Armenians.

Ruben has stood with the…

I expressed my disappointment to FRANCE 24 regarding the double standards of the international community. They pretend that 120,000 #Armenians , who were attacked, placed under blockade, killed, and subjected to massive hatred, can somehow be safe.

I highlighted the case of an…

In my exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, I emphasized the importance of the entire world recognizing the truly heroic fight carried out by the Artsakh #Armenians for their homeland and the people of #Artsakh / #NagornoKarbakh . My message conveyed immense respect and admiration for…

Today, the United Nations Security Council must go beyond mere calls for action. No more empty rhetoric; we need concrete steps. Currently, 120,000 Armenians are facing a dire situation, with hundreds killed, wounded, and missing. We urgently require a United Nations mission to be dispatched to…

The leadership of #Azerbaijan continuously demonstrates that violence against #Armenians is its main tool. How can we negotiate with a government that thinks this is building a road to coexistence? António Guterres

Today's air attack by #Azerbaijan on #Artsakh / #NagornoKarabakh again demonstrates why #Armenians cannot see a path to 'integration' into Azerbaijan. How to live under a government that chooses to bomb instead of talk? UN Human Rights

As #Azerbaijan bombs #Armenians in #Stepanakert , the choice for world leaders is clear: İlham Əliyev has chosen ethnic cleansing. The ppl of #NagornoKarabakh #Artsakh have chosen democracy. Which will UN Security Council support? #UNGA78 - moments like these are when you matter.

As of 9 pm, there are 138 wounded individuals in #Artsakh / #NagornoKarabakh , with 29 of them being civilians: 112 at the Stepanakert Medical Center, 11 children at the Children's Medical Center, and 15 at the Martakert district hospital. Currently, there is no communication with…

While the international community calls upon Azerbaijan to cease its military attacks against the Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces continue to use artillery and missile systems, UAVs, and combat aircraft.'

I am honored to stand with #Artsakh / #NagornoKarabakh during this most challenging moment in our history! #Armenians of Artsakh have once again demonstrated to the entire world that you cannot be broken, whether by a blockade or attempts at physical destruction. It is a great…

According to data collected by the office of the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Artsakh, Azerbaijan's military attack has resulted in 2 fatalities, including one child, and 26 wounded individuals, including 11 children, among the civilian population.

📽️: CIVILNET

Azerbaijan is targeting civilian buildings in #Stepanakert and other cities of #NagornoKarabakh , resulting in wounded children. Meanwhile, Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces their readiness to provide a corridor for people to leave. They couldn't force us to leave…