HRD: Azeri police checkpoint, cameras on Armenian road are illegalSeptember 14, 2021 - 15:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan's cordoned off police checkpoint, the cameras installed on a road connecting Armenian communities to each other, as well as the presence of armed troops are illegal and bust be immediately removed, Armenian Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan said in a statement on Monday, September 13. On September 9, the Azerbaijani police set up a checkpoint on Goris-Kapan Highway, a week after blocking the road altogether. The ombudsman's fact-finding mission has now revealed gross human rights violations on that section of the road. 1. The Azerbaijani police have installed a total of 10 cameras, eight of which register the license plates on cars, the number of people inside the vehicles, as well as their faces, given that traffic significantly slows down because of the cordons erected on the street. 2. At lease four armed and masked Azerbaijani guards are on duty at all times, which terrifies commuters and drivers. 3. Roadblocks have been set up immediately next to the Azerbaijani police checkpoint, while their guards illegally stop and inspect Iranian trucks headed to Yerevan, also demanding and collecting money in the amount of $10-120. 4. Azerbaijani authorities have openly seized the building and adjacent land of Vorotan settlement where their servicemen are now stationed. Both the building and the land belong to an Armenian citizen which means the Azerbaijanis' presence there is illegal. The Human Rights Defender has detailed key international structures (UN, OSCE, Council of Europe) about the situation. Top stories 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. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. 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. |