The only consolation for Armenia is that its two hostile neighbors, Azerbaijan and Turkey, have much lower scores. Both Azerbaijan and Turkey are ranked by Freedom House on its Freedom Score as “Not Free.” In terms of democratic rule, Azerbaijan is classified as a “Consolidated Authoritarian Regime,” while the report on Turkey is still pending.
Several newspapers announced earlier this month that a major complaint has been submitted to the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Turkey. A group of European legal experts compiled a massive file which included “witness testimonies giving details of torture, state sponsored kidnapping, and wrongful imprisonment” by the Turkish government of its 200,000 opponents.
The Lachin Corridor has been blocked by Azerbaijani fake “environmentalists”, the Russian peacekeepers are unable or unwilling to ensure the operation of the road, the Armenian authorities are not doing anything to open it, and they are just trying to “draw the attention of the international community”.
Today is day 72 of the total blockade of Artsakh. For 72 days, the 120K citizens of Artsakh have not had the ability to enter or exit their country. They are deprived of the ability to visit Armenia or to receive guests from Armenia. With very limited supplies, they are forced to ration food with the help of food stamps in order to survive. Children are deprived of the right of education, since the schools can’t be properly heated due to Azerbaijan also disrupting gas supplies from Armenia.
Arthur Khachikian holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from Stanford University. His dissertation and research focused on great power politics and intervention in the international system as well as international history.
The invention of a 21-year-old girl who is currently studying at Concordia University combining her studies with working at two aviation engineering companies in Montreal, aviation experts have already called a real discovery.
The Army is abandoned just like the entire state. Only by disposing of those who degrade and brought on purpose the state to defeat we can restore the former glory of our Army and our country’s full sovereignty.
Effective measures must be taken to restore movement in the Lachin corridor. Pierre-Alain Fridez
Choosing your dinner, keep in mind, that 120 thousand people in NK have nothing to choose.Mamijanyan
Is it possible to imagine Nagorno Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan. Armen Gevorgyan at PACE
