Blogger jailed in Azerbaijan will arrive in ArmeniaMarch 23, 2018 - 13:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Alexander Lapshin, a Russian-Israeli blogger who was imprisoned in Baku for visiting Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) and freed several months later, will arrive in Armenia, the blogger himself said in a Facebook post. “I'm flying to Yerevan for a tourism fair! I will present my own program "The paths of Lapshin in Baku", which covers my flight on the private plane of Mehriban Aliyeva (vice-president of Azerbaijan, the wife of the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev - Ed.), all inclusive relaxation in the Kurdakhany jail and the Baku Court on Grave Crimes. The price of the tour is negotiable,” the blogger joked. According to him, he will in fact visit Armenia to participate in the 5th international tourism fair, In Tour Expo 2018, where he is set to talk about travel. The exhibition will be held in the capital Yerevan on April 20-22. Lapshin was detained in Belarus at Azerbaijan's request for visiting Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) and extradited to Baku where he was jailed for several months before his release in September. While in jail, Azerbaijan officers tortured the blogger and even attempted to kill him, Lapshin says. After his release and extradition to Israel, Lapshin filed a lawsuit against Azerbaijan with the European Court of Human Rights. Related links: Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |