Vardanyan Ends Hunger Strike, Warns of Grave Looming Threats to Armenia

An editorial by Dorian de Meeûs....

Everything is legal: UN rejects Armenia’s claims in the Vardanyan case – Aze.Media

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan welcomed the opinion published on March 13, 2025, by the UN Human Rights Council’s Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (A/HRC/WGAD/2024/46), which dismissed Armenia’s claims regarding the case of Ruben Vardanyan. The Working Group confirmed that Vardanyan was not arrested for freedom of expression or political activity, as claimed by the Armenian side. Instead, his detention is related to charges un…

Vardanyan Ends Hunger Strike, Warns of Grave Looming Threats to Armenia

Former Artsakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan announced Thursday that he will be ending a hunger strike he started on February 19 to protest the “show trial,” in which he is currently facing more than 40 charges in a military court in Baku. Vardanyan, along with other Artsakh leaders and others were captured after Azerbaijan launched a deadly attack on Artsakh in September, 2023, resulting in the forced displacement of all of its Armenian popula…

BREAKING: Ruben Vardanyan Suspends Hunger Strike On Day 23, Warns Armenia Is Facing An Existential Crisis

On March 13, Ruben Vardanyan announced that he has suspended his hunger strike after 23 days, citing several key reasons behind his decision. The Armenian political prisoner, held in Baku, relayed the message through a phone call with his family, during which he recorded an audio statement—one to be released today and the other on Sunday.Vardanyan stated that his hunger strike was not merely a protest but an attempt to expose the injustice of th…

The image of Ruben Vardanyan, the former leader of the Nagorny Karabakh government, emaciated and weakened, upset the observers after it was broadcast this Tuesday by an Azerbaijani media. Captured during the capture of the enclave by Azerbaijan in 2023, the Russian-Armenian billionaire, who had taken over from the government of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh in 2022, faces a trial before a military court in Baku. Since 17 January, he a…