Armenia’s Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan yesterday met with his French counterpart Claire Hedon, the ombudsman’s office said in a statement. The statement says the parties discussed the obstacles that hinder the protection of human rights in our countries. Tatoyan, in particular, noted the need for the immediate return of the Armenian captives illegally detained in Azerbaijan, …

Today marks the 33-rd anniversary of the Spitak earthquake. The 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit on December 7, 1988 at 11:41 local time. The city of Spitak and 58 villages were completely destroyed by the earthquake, Leninakan (Gyumri) as well as Stepanavan, Kirovakan (Vanadzor) were partially destroyed, many buildings were damaged. The tremors were felt in Yerevan …

The UN International Court of Justice is set to deliver judgments in the claims of Armenia and Azerbaijan against each other. The countries accuse each other of violating the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) and take urgent measures, BBC’s Russian Service reported. Yerevan filed a lawsuit against Baku …

As of December 7 New cases – 240 Tests performed – 6,006 Deaths – 27 —————————————————– Total number of tests performed – 2,411,285 Total number of confirmed cases – 341,058 Total recovered – 322,406 Patients currently receiving treatment – 9,477 Total number of deaths – 7,718        

Ten Armenian captives captured on November 16, 2021 returned to Armenia on December 4. Among them was Tigran Hakobyan. After hearing the news of his capture, his family applied to the Vanadzor office of the Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly. According to HCA, they immediately filed an urgent complaint with the European Court of Human Rights, based …

Azerbaijan continues to obstruct the visit of the UNESCO mission to Artsakh. One year after the 44-day Artsakh war, the organization’s mission is still unable to visit Artsakh, UNESCO is still working in that direction, the Azerbaijani Report agency reported. “Currently we are working to organize that mission in Karabakh. We hope that it will …

The White House has released the US Anti-Corruption Strategy, posted on its website. “Corruption is a cancer within the body of societies—a disease that eats at public trust and the ability of governments to deliver for their citizens. The deleterious effects of corruption impact nearly all aspects of society. It exacerbates social, political, and economic …

Azerbaijan is interested in Turkish Hurkush training aircraft and TCG Anadolu ship, the head of the Turkish Defense Industry Department, Ismail Demir, said, Milliyet reported. “We plan to launch the TCG Anadolu landing craft in 2022. The project of deploying a drone on that ship is also being implemented. Azerbaijan is also interested in that …

Several European Union and NATO nations have expressed interest Turkish drones, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Saturday, stopping short of listing any countries. Çavuşoğlu made the remarks during a speech he delivered at a defence industry conference southern Antalya province, Airport Haber news site reported. The Turkish foreign minister said Ankara was in contacts with …

There are reasons to believe that COVID-19 patients infected with the new omicron variant of the coronavirus take it easier, the head of the technical group of the World Health Organization (WHO) Department of Emergency Diseases Maria Van Kerkhove has said, RIA Novosti reported. Earlier, the WHO had said that no deaths had been reported …