LIBERTAS* deeply regrets to announce the death of former Armenian prisoner of war Karlen Stepanyan, who passed away from cancer on 10 June. Together with its Armenian partners, the ARPI** NGO of Vanadzor and the Seda Ghazarian Mental Health Centre (INTRA***) in Yerevan, LIBERTAS mourns his loss after a long and difficult battle with illness. He was 52 years old. After being taken captive, he was abandoned by his wife. Ill and without resources, he survived for a time thanks to the modest...

European Parliament: 14 resolutions shelved by the European Commission On May 4, during the European Political Community Summit in Yerevan, in a highly inflammatory speech*, President Aliyev accused the European Parliament of adopting 14 resolutions “filled with insults and lies about Azerbaijan.” He portrayed the latest resolution**, dated April 30, as a “provocation” aimed at “dragging the region into war.” In this case, these “insults, lies, and provocations” refer to the European...

FREE ARMENIAN HOSTAGES! LIBERTAS’ APPEAL TO THE EUROPEAN POLITICAL COMMUNITY For the release of the 20 Armenian hostages, For the right of return for Armenians expelled from Artsakh Ladies and Gentlemen, Heads of State*, as you gather in Armenia to address the theme of Unity and Stability in Europe, the Armenian people welcoming you to their capital feel threatened by the warmongering policy of neighboring Azerbaijan, manifested in creeping aggression and a constant denial of their rights and...