Dr. Arthur Khachikian, Stanford PhD in Political Science had an interview with Arta Moeini, Research Director, Institute of Peace and Diplomacy and James W. Carden, editor and columnist at The American Conservative, former U.S. State Department adviser, and a senior advisor to the American Committee on the US-Russia Accord (ACURA).
Armenia is in mortal danger: defend your church: the promisis of Western help are fake. John Eibner
This is a travesty. It is ludicrous.
On February 17, the military court in Baku sentenced Ruben Vardanyan to 20 years of imprisonment. This verdict was not the product of an independent and impartial judicial process. It was the foreseeable outcome of proceedings driven by political considerations and fundamentally incompatible with the standards of a fair trial.
The verdict by a military court in Azerbaijan is devastating, though not unexpected. From the moment of his arbitrary detention 874 days ago, it became evident that the outcome of this process had been predetermined.
During 168TV’s program “Review,” we spoke with international relations expert, lecturer, and PhD, Ehsan Movahedian.
Armenians are one of the oldest peoples in the world, historically inhabiting our ancestral lands in the South Caucasus. We also practice one of the oldest Christian denominations in the world, dating to 301 AD when Armenia became the first state to adopt Christianity as its national religion. Since then, a vast majority – today nearly 97% – of Armenians are members of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
During his visit to Armenia, the U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance expressed his support for Nikol Pashinyan ahead of the upcoming elections in Armenia.
During a phone call with his family, Ruben Vardanyan conveyed the content of his final statement at the February 10 hearing. Refusing to participate in what he described as an imitation of justice, Vardanyan spoke about dignity, responsibility, and peace — all of which, he said, are only possible between equals. Below is the transcript of Ruben Vardanyan’s audio message.
