Armenia Ombudsman held at gunpoint by Azeri soldierAugust 23, 2021 - 14:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An Azerbaijani serviceman held Armenia's Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan at gunpoint last week, Tatoyan said in a statement on Monday, August 23, expressing conviction that the presence of the Azerbaijani military on the roads of Syunik is a real threat to the residents of Armenia. "On our way back from Kapan in Syunik province (on the M2 Interstate road), we stopped for 1-2 minutes in areas where armed Azerbaijani servicemen are deployed. We were trying to understand what would happen if, for some objective reason, for example, a civilian car stops in that area because of a vehicle malfunction or some health reasons. We, of course, were in civilian cars," Tatoyan wrote.
"This photo illustrates one of the Azerbaijani locations; the section of the road between Shurnukh (Goris) and Davit Bek (Kapan). Once we stopped one of Azerbaijani armed serviceman noticed us, he entered his hut, immediately came back with his rifle and directed it upon us․" "After standing for 1-2 minutes in another place, the Azerbaijani armed servicemen started making restless movements, following us with binoculars, then they started whistling and clamoring. Tatoyan believes the experience is proof enough that the presence of the Azerbaijani servicemen on the roads between communities of Syunik is a violation of the right to life; right to free movement and other vital rights of the Armenian civilian population "These justifications with relevant evidence will be used for the concept of creating a security zone and will also be sent to the relevant international bodies," the HRD added. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |