Press release of the international conference in St. Petersburg on November 2-3, 2021

in Russian – https://aga-tribunal.info/release-2-11-2021/ On November 2-3, 2021, an international online conference “The UN responsibility for the protection of the cultural heritage of ancient peoples from cultural genocide” was held in St. Petersburg, Russia https://aga-tribunal.info/en/conf-2-11-2021-en/

Alexandr Manasyan. How Baku is hiding behind international law, pursuing a policy of culturicide and genocide

in Russian – https://aga-tribunal.info/a-manasyan-2-11-2021/ A report by Alexandr Manasyan at the international online conference “UN responsibility for the protection of the cultural heritage of ancient peoples from cultural genocide”, held in Saint Petersburg on November 2-3, 2001. About conference – https://aga-tribunal.info/conf-2-11-2021-en/ Translation from Russian by AGA-Tribunal.info.

A. Marsoobian. Genocide Denial and Its Consequences for Victims and Perpetrators

in Russian – https://aga-tribunal.info/marsoobian-16-9-2021/ A report by Armen T. Marsoobian at the International conference in Yerevan on September 16. 2021. Armen Marsoobian is professor of Philosophy, Southern Connecticut State University, First Vice President, International Association of Genocide Scholars.

Otto Luchterhandt. International legal foundations for the independence of the Republic of Artaskh

in Russian – An article by Professor Dr. iur. Otto Luchterhandt (Universität Hamburg, Fakultät für Rechtswissenschaft, Lüneburg, Germany), 30.9.2020. Source: https://dearjv.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Otto_Luchterhandt_EN.pdf

Speeches at the International Court of Justice in Hague on October 14, 2021

in Russian – https://aga-tribunal.info/hague-14-10-2021/ The International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, is holding public hearings over Armenia’s request to indicate provisional measures against Azerbaijan.

The Human Rights Defender of Armenia presented to the Pope the tortures committed against the Armenians

in Russian – https://aga-tribunal.info/rome-7-10-2021/ in Armenian – https://aga-tribunal.info/hy/rome-7-10-2021-hy/ Source: web site of the Human rights defender of the Rep. of Armenia.

The diplomats who took part in the shameful action in the temporarily occupied Shushi on July 10, will betray their own countries tomorrow

in Russian – https://aga-tribunal.info/shushi-10-7-2021-en in Armenian – https://aga-tribunal.info/shushi-10-7-2021-hy Azerbaijani authorities on July 10, 2021 organized the visit of staffers of foreign diplomatic missions accredited in Azerbaijan to the temporarily occupied territories of the Republic of Artsakh, including the city of Shоushi.

Concept on Cultural heritage in conflicts and crises

in Russian – https://aga-tribunal.info/eu-18-6-2021/ Council of the European Union on June 18, 2021 adopted a project (April 19, 2021) of a Concept on Cultural heritage in conflicts and crises. Later on June 21, 2021 it adopted also the Conclusions on EU Approach to Cultural Heritage in conflicts and crises.

EP Resolution “Prisoners of war in the aftermath of the most recent conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan”, May 20, 2021

in Russian – https://aga-tribunal.info/ep-res-20-5-2021/ On May 20, 2021 the European Parliament adopted a resolution on prisoners of war in the aftermath of the most recent conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan (2021/2693(RSP))

Allocution du Président des Etats-Unis Joseph Biden du 24 avril 2021

in English – https://aga-tribunal.info/en/wa-24-4-2021-en/ in Armenian – https://aga-tribunal.info/hy/wa-24-4-2021-hy/ in Russian – https://aga-tribunal.info/wa-24-4-2021/ in Turkish – https://aga-tribunal.info/en/wa-24-4-2021-tr/ Allocution du Président des Etats-Unis Joseph Biden du 24 avril 2021 et politique états-unienne concernant la question de la reconnaissance, de la condamnation du Génocide des arméniens et les compensations pour dommages subis

ABD Başkan Joe Biden’in 24 Nisan 2021 tarihindeki mesajı ve Ermeni Soykırımı’nın tanınması, kınanması ve tazminat konularıyla ilgili ABD politikası

in English – https://aga-tribunal.info/en/wa-24-4-2021-en/ in Armenian – https://aga-tribunal.info/hy/wa-24-4-2021-hy/ in Russian – https://aga-tribunal.info/wa-24-4-2021/ in French – https://aga-tribunal.info/wa-24-4-2021-fr/ ABD Başkan Joe Biden’in 24 Nisan 2021 tarihindeki mesajı ve Ermeni Soykırımı’nın tanınması, kınanması ve tazminat konularıyla ilgili ABD politikası

On Statement by President Joseph Biden of April 24, 2021 and US policy on recognizing, condemning and compensating for the Armenian Genocide

in Armenian – https://aga-tribunal.info/hy/wa-24-4-2021-hy/ in Russian – https://aga-tribunal.info/wa-24-4-2021/ in French – https://aga-tribunal.info/wa-24-4-2021-fr/ in Turkish – https://aga-tribunal.info/wa-24-4-2021-tr/ AGA-Tribunal.info added web links to the referenced documents. Statement by President Joseph Biden of April 24, 2021 and US policy on recognizing, condemning and compensating for the Armenian Genocide

Two-faced Janus as the patron God of International politics

The ancient Greeks and Romans had many different gods who patronized people in one sphere or another. This tradition continued. Today when people talk about art they remember Apollo (Phoebus according to ancient Roman mythology), in conversations about medicine they mention Asclepius (Aesculapius) and they recall Ares (Mars) when they talk about war. Athena (Minerva) is considered to be the patroness of wisdom and Themis (Justice) patronizes justice and so on.Regarding international politics there was no such certainty except that the figure of the god Hermes (Mercury) was considered to be helping to conduct various negotiations, besides patronizing merchants, liars […]

Protest against sabotage of the international level

in Russian – https://aga-tribunal.info/maragha-14-4-2021/ April 10, 2021 – Day of Remembrance for the victims of the massacre of the Armenian population in the village of Maragha committed by Azerbaijan. A number of public organizations, together with refugees from Maragha, held discussions these days. One of the discussions was over the Internet in St. Petersburg with participants from different cities. In particular, a critical open Appeal to the UN, EU and UNESCO was adopted.

The Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Artsakh remembers and condemns the Massacre of the Armenian Population of Maragha Settlement

in Armenian – https://aga-tribunal.info/mfa-10-4-2021-hy/ in Russian – https://aga-tribunal.info/mfa-10-4-2021/ Source: MFA of the Republic of Artsakh, April 10, 2021 Commentary from AGA-Tribunal.info: This Statement of the Artsakh Foreign Ministry about Maragha is the shortest in size in comparison with the previous ones. However, it is the first time that crimes are called genocide. The 2020 Statement referred to Azerbaijan’s (just) attempt to carry out genocidal acts in 2016. In the Statements of 2013, 2014 … 2018 and 2019, as well as in the general Statement of the Artsakh Foreign Ministry (as of April 10, 2021) on the massacre in Maragha http://www.nkr.am/en/maragha-massacre, […]

The topic of genocide does not accept manipulation. Especially during the terrorist and information war

in Russian – https://aga-tribunal.info/theriault-4-11-2021/ On November 4, 2020 “The Armenian Weekly” magazine published an open letter of Henry Theriault against dangerous, deceitful and anti-Armenian publication on the web site “Genocide Watch”. Later on this web site the rampant of Azerbaijani propaganda took on indecent proportions. AGA-Tribunal.info made a translation of that article into Russian. A link to this page was placed as a comment in “Armenian Weekly”.

V. Krivopuskov: Questions to Ilham Aliyev must be considered in the Hague Tribunal

in Russian – https://aga-tribunal.info/krivopuskov-30-3-2021/ March 30, 2021 Victor Krivopuskov published an article (in Russian) on the website of information agency REGNUM “Aliyev should be responsible for the casus belli of the Azerbaijan-Karabakh war-2020”. We give it below translated in English by AGA-Tribunal.info. Some publications of Viktor Krivopuskov are at – https://aga-tribunal.info/krivopuskov/

“Cultural” silence as approval of sacrilege

in Russian – https://aga-tribunal.info/25-3-2021/ March 25 in Russia is the State Day of cultural workers and custodians of cultural heritage. On the eve of this day, on the eve of Holy Week (in the Armenian Apostolic Church), another public blasphemy was committed in one of the territories occupied by Azerbaijan – successive acts of desecration were committed against the Christian church with dancing and wild cries on its dome with a downed cross, and, in the end, was committed destruction to the foundation of this church. All these acts by a group of vandals in the form of soldiers and […]

Online discussion on the cultural genocide from Azerbaijan

in Russian – https://aga-tribunal.info/z-23-3-2021/ On March 23, 2021, the public organization “Khachmeruk” (Crossroads) held a discussion on the topic of cultural genocide (culturicide) of the Armenian heritage of the Republic of Artsakh that is realizing by Azerbaijan. Like the previous one on February 24-25, it was held on the Zoom platform. The announcement was on Facebook and vkontakte.

The soft language of USCIRF’s report on Azerbaijan is a direct encouragement of the ongoing cultural genocide

in Russian – https://aga-tribunal.info/uscirf-18-3-2021/ Source: https://www.uscirf.gov/ March 18, 2021 The U.S. Commission on international religious freedom (USCIRF) every year issues reports about 29 countires. Among them there are 6 ex-Soviet countries: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, as wel as Turkey, another 14 countries from Asia, 6 from Africa, also Cuba and Nicaragua. USCIRF is an independent, bipartisan, U.S. federal government commission created by the 1998 International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) that monitors the universal right to freedom of religion or belief abroad.  USCIRF uses international standards to monitor religious freedom violations globally, and makes policy recommendations to the President, […]

Ara Aivazian: the attempts to resolve conflict by mass atrocities, use of force and the terrorist fighters should be unequivocally condemned.

in Armenian – https://aga-tribunal.info/mfa-16-3-2021-hy/ in Russian – https://aga-tribunal.info/mfa-16-3-2021/ Source: MFA of Armenia, March 16, 2021 Statement for press by Foreign Minister Ara Aivazian following a meeting with Ann Linde, the Foreign Minister of Sweden and OSCE Chairperson-in-Office

The message of His Holiness Karekin II on March 3, 2021

in Armenian – https://aga-tribunal.info/church-3-3-2021-hy/ in Russian – THE MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS, KAREKIN II, SUPREME PATRIARCH AND CATHOLICOS OF ALL ARMENIANS, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE SYMPOSIUM (March 3, 2021) Source: www.ArmenianChurch.org

Web conference “The Christian historical-cultural heritage of the peoples of the Armenian Highlands and the adjacent territories”

in Russian – https://aga-tribunal.info/conf-3-3-2021/ March 3-4, 2021 took place a web (via Zoom) conference “The Christian historical-cultural heritage of the peoples of the Armenian Highlands and the adjacent territories”.