Breaking
Resolution Calls for Sanctions against Azerbaijan and International Presence in Nagorno-Karabakh
Head of European Parliament calls Baku Unreliable Partner and Europe Should Stop Buying its Natural Gas’
1 Dead, 2 Wounded as a Result of Fire from Azerbaijani Armed Forces in Direction of a Food Vehicle
Despite Threats from Moscow, Armenian Lawmakers Ratify ICC’s Rome Statute
After Committing Genocide in Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan Refused to Participate in EU Peace Negotiations with Armenia
Ilham Aliyev again rejected peace by snubbing EU leaders and pulling out of a scheduled peace summit in Granada.
“It is a shame that Azerbaijan is not here and that Turkey, the main country that supports Azerbaijan, is not here,” Josep Borrell, the EU’s top diplomat, told reporters.
Armenia Requests ICJ Take Measures Against Azerbaijan to Preserve and Protect Rights Enshrined in the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
Calls on Azerbaijan to Release POWs and Others Kidnapped by Aliyev
Demands Azerbaijan Not Destroy Armenian Religious and Cultural Sites
ICJ schedules hearings on October 12.
U.S. Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Ben Cardin Calls for Support to Armenia, Halt of Security Assistance to Azerbaijan
‘We must stand in solidarity with the Armenian people, particularly as Azerbaijan and Turkey eye the potential Zangezur corridor.’
96 Senate and House Members Call on Biden Administration to Impose Global Magnitsky Sanctions on Azerbaijani Leaders
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner (D-RI-02), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12), and Frank Pallone (D-NJ-06) called for sanctions on individuals in the government of Azerbaijan who are associated with the military attacks against and brutal blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh in a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the Department of State and Treasury.
“After over nine months of trying to starve out the ethnic Armenian population in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Azerbaijani military launched a full-scale assault on the region on September 19, resulting in a ceasefire and the capitulation of the local government on September 20,” added the lawmakers. “This attack has exacerbated concerns about the worsening of the humanitarian crisis, and statements from the government of Azerbaijan about ‘re-integration’ raise the specter of ethnic cleansing and cultural genocide,” continued the members.
“America is a world leader on international human rights and must continue to serve as a mediating force and supporter of peace in the region,” concluded the members.
Peters Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Remove Executive Branch Waiver to Provide U.S. aid to Azerbaijan
Peters’ Armenian Protection Act would end U.S. assistance to the Azerbaijani government that is currently allowed under a waiver to Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act. Although the Freedom Support
Act generally prohibits most bilateral assistance to Azerbaijan, following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, waiver authority was added to Section 907 granting additional discretion to the President to provide aid to Azerbaijan.
Members of Congress Call on Blinken, Power to Prevent Another Azerbaijani Invasion of Armenia
“The opportunity to prevent further aggression by Azerbaijani forces and an all-out war in the South Caucasus is running out,” stated the U.S. Representatives in an October 4th letter addressed to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and USAID Administrator Samantha Power.
Rep. Eshoo, Former Speaker Pelosi Lead Bipartisan Congressional Call to Sanction Azerbaijan 75 U.S. Representatives Press President Biden to Hold Azerbaijan Accountable
Nagorno-Karabakh
Azerbaijan Reissues Nagorno-Karabakh Map with Street Named After Turkish Leader of 1915 Armenian Genocide
CNN Report: Armenia Refugee Crisis has Devastated Putin’s Reputation in Region
‘Michael says he lost 5 members of his family in the chaotic evacuation of Nagorno-Karabakh. ‘But no one seems to care,’ he told me. ‘When it comes to us, I think the world must be blind.’
UN Expert: Azerbaijan Must Respect and Protect the Lives of Ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh
Armenia Protests Arrests of Nagorno-Karabakh’s Leaders
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Nadia Murad on ‘Crime Against Humanity’ Taking Place in Nagorno-Karabakh
In written comments Nadia Murad said that ‘as with all forms of violence, prevention is better than intervention, and intervention is infinitely better than turning away.’
German FM: Children and Men are so Frightened in Nagorno- Karabakh for Their Lives that They See No Other Choice than to Leave and Cross into Armenia
Baerbock also noted that in order to ensure transparency on the ground Germany is working towards sending monitors as soon as possible.
HRW: Azerbaijan Must Commit to Respecting, Protecting, and Implementing the Right to Return of Ethnic Armenians from Nagorno- Karabakh
EU: Azerbaijan Bears the Responsibility to Ensure the Rights and Security of the Karabakh Armenians
Amnesty International: Azerbaijan Must Allow Safe Passage to those Fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh and Seeking Safety in Armenia, whilst Guaranteeing the Right of Ethnic Armenians to Return to Their Homes
Photos of the week
An abandoned car left by ethnic Armenians fleeing Nagorno-Karbakh lies on the side of a road near the Lachin Corridor.
Children share a meal in a house in the town of Goris that is accommodating five ethnic Armenian families who fled Nagorno- Karabakh.
UNHCR Seeking Urgent Support for Humanitarian Emergency in Armenia
‘UNHCR teams have been on the ground and at the border since day one when the first groups of refugees arrived exhausted, frightened and apprehensive about the future. They are anxious about what will happen to them now and worry about whether their children will be able to access education. Most arrived with very few belongings and require urgent emergency assistance, including blankets, bedding materials, medical and psychosocial support and shelter in the immediate term.’
World Food Programme Responds to Humanitarian Crisis as Thousands of People Flee into Armenia
OSCE Chairman-in-Office Calls for Increased International Support for Karabakh Armenians
Security
France Agrees to Deliver Military Equipment to Armenia
French FM Visits Armenia to Reaffirm Support Amid Nagorno-Karabakh Crisis
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said on a visit to Armenia that Paris agreed to deliver military equipment to the small South Caucasus nation.
Russia’s Lukoil Lends Azerbaijan’s State Oil Company $1.5 Billion
The deal will give Lukoil another customer in close proximity to Russian ports after most European refiners stopped importing its crude to comply with European Union sanctions imposed after Moscow launched what it calls a “special military operation” in Ukraine in 2022. Turkey has not imposed sanctions on Russia and continues to import Russian oil and gas.
Opinion
By Ruslan Javadov
Armenia and Israel, the Middle East’s last Judeo-Christian Nations
By Sam Brownback
If Armenia had the security backing of the world’s greatest power, the United States, it could begin to wean itself off its dependence on Iran. Similarly, the United States is the only nation influential enough to persuade Israel to lessen its dependence on Azerbaijan. It is a tragedy to see these two nations, sister nations, divided and torn apart by the existential threats of the region. The United States is the only nation capable of uniting the Middle East’s last two democratic Judeo-Christian nations.
Responsibility to Protect the Armenian Population of Nagorno- Karabakh
By Alfred de Zayas
As former UN Independent Expert, and because of the gravity of the Azeri offensive of September 2023, I have proposed to the President of the UN Human Rights Council, Ambassador Vaclav Balek, and to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk to convene a Special Session of the Human Rights Council to stop the egregious violations of human rights committed by Azerbaijan and provide immediate humanitarian assistance to the Armenian population, victim, among other things of an illegal siege and blockade which have caused deaths by hunger and a massive exodus toward Armenia.
By Dan Perry
I do not think the world wanted to appear so impotent. I don’t think the West wants governments to blatantly ignore the International Court of Justice. I don’t think the U.S. wants a world without rules. So why did the world ignore Ocampo? Does Azerbaijan’s natural gas and oil explain all? Read More Here