Tatoyan stresses serious threats Armenians faced in 2021January 5, 2022 - 13:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan on Wednesday, January 5 released a statement on serious threats to the rights and security of Armenia's population throughout 2021. Tatoyan, in particular, mentioned top officials who claimed that "Azerbaijani servicemen deployed near our villages and on the roads are in the territory of Azerbaijan and that Armenia can do nothing about it." According to him, the statements of said officials have legitimized the criminal actions of Azerbaijan against the population of Armenia and created new obstacles that will need to be overcome in the long run. "These high-ranking officials have made such statements [at least] in order to avoid or alleviate internal political grievances against themselves. In other words, these are classic examples of how the country's security and human rights can be harmed for political interests," Tatoyan wrote. The Ombudsman reminded that Azerbaijani soldiers have been carrying out atrocities against Armenians, adding, however, that the state has an obligation to protect people and that officials have no right to harm that process. 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 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |