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Ruben Vardanyan and the other political prisoners held in Baku have garnered significant support from across the world, including the US, across Europe, Asia and Oceania.

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Armenia

Armenia

3 492

USA

USA

1 561

Russia

Russia

1 490

France

France

664

Nagorno-Karabakh

Nagorno-Karabakh

448

Canada

Canada

379

UK

UK

295

Germany

Germany

240

Belgium

Belgium

88

Netherlands

Netherlands

83

Switzerland

Switzerland

79

Spain

Spain

77

Australia

Australia

71

Italy

Italy

67

EU

EU

64

Argentina

Argentina

54

Lebanon

Lebanon

52

Austria

Austria

50

Sweden

Sweden

44

Georgia

Georgia

42

Ukraine

Ukraine

39

Cyprus

Cyprus

31

Greece

Greece

29

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

26

Brazil

Brazil

23

Iran

Iran

23

Ireland

Ireland

23

Poland

Poland

22

Israel

Israel

17

UAE

UAE

17

Croatia

Croatia

15

Czech Republic

Czech Republic

14

UN

UN

14

Norway

Norway

13

Romania

Romania

13

Belarus

Belarus

12

Hungary

Hungary

11

Syria

Syria

11

Portugal

Portugal

10

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan

10

Bulgaria

Bulgaria

9

Finland

Finland

9

Estonia

Estonia

8

Japan

Japan

8

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

8

Other countries and territories

Other countries and territories

8

Singapore

Singapore

8

Denmark

Denmark

7

India

India

7

Kenya

Kenya

7

Latvia

Latvia

7

Mexico

Mexico

7

Serbia

Serbia

7

South Africa

South Africa

7

Costa Rica

Costa Rica

6

Egypt

Egypt

6

Turkey

Turkey

6

Kuwait

Kuwait

5

Montenegro

Montenegro

5

Slovakia

Slovakia

5

Slovenia

Slovenia

5

Ethiopia

Ethiopia

4

Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China

4

New Zealand

New Zealand

4

Thailand

Thailand

4

Yemen

Yemen

4

Afghanistan

Afghanistan

3

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

3

Chile

Chile

3

China

China

3

Jordan

Jordan

3

Lithuania

Lithuania

3

Somalia

Somalia

3

Vietnam

Vietnam

3

Albania

Albania

2

Algeria

Algeria

2

Bhutan

Bhutan

2

Burundi

Burundi

2

DR Congo

DR Congo

2

Malta

Malta

2

Morocco

Morocco

2

Pakistan

Pakistan

2

Philippines

Philippines

2

Qatar

Qatar

2

Rwanda

Rwanda

2

Sudan

Sudan

2

Venezuela

Venezuela

2

Andorra

Andorra

1

Belize

Belize

1

Bolivia

Bolivia

1

Central African Republic

Central African Republic

1

Colombia

Colombia

1

Cuba

Cuba

1

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

1

Gabon

Gabon

1

Gambia

Gambia

1

Ghana

Ghana

1

Gibraltar

Gibraltar

1

Haiti

Haiti

1

Indonesia

Indonesia

1

Iraq

Iraq

1

Kiribati

Kiribati

1

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan

1

Lao P.D.R.

Lao P.D.R.

1

Liberia

Liberia

1

Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein

1

Moldova

Moldova

1

Nepal

Nepal

1

Nigeria

Nigeria

1

North Macedonia

North Macedonia

1

Panama

Panama

1

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

1

Senegal

Senegal

1

Tanzania

Tanzania

1

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan

1

Uruguay

Uruguay

1

Vatican

Vatican

1

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Help Free Ruben Vardanyan

Ruben Vardanyan, philanthropist, humanitarian, and former State Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh has been arrested by the Azerbaijani government and is being illegally detained with other notable Armenians. It’s time for Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to release these Armenians immediately.

After implementing an illegal nine month-long blockade of fuel, medicine and food, on September 19th, Azerbaijan launched a bloody military offensive invading the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, resulting in hundreds of civilian deaths and thousands of military casualties. This invasion led to the forced displacement of virtually all of the 120,000 ethnic Armenians from the region. This is indisputably ethnic cleansing; much of the world agrees. Human rights groups have labeled the Azeri actions as a genocide.

As he sought to leave for Armenia, Ruben Vardanyan, leading Armenian philanthropist, humanitarian, and former State Minister, was illegally detained. His arrest is particularly concerning as his high-profile international support of Nagorno-Karabakh has made him a target of the Baku government. Ruben is among the latest residents of the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh arbitrarily arrested for political reasons and illegally detained. Others include three former presidents of the Republic, Arayik Harutyunyan, Bako Sahakyan, Arkadi Ghukasyan, and other former officials, David Babayan, Levon Mnatsakanyan, David Ishkanyan, and Davit Manukyan. Many other Armenians continue to be illegally imprisoned. The negligible information on the health and well-being of these individuals is deeply concerning

These individuals are being detained in clear violation of domestic and international law, including UN and European human rights conventions to which Azerbaijan is a party. The conditions of their detention are deeply concerning, including inadequate communications with their families, an absence of regular independent monitoring or consular access, and the denial of access to local and international lawyers. Azerbaijan must respect international legal standards and human rights on which peace and stability depend.

Every day matters for the lives of these prisoners. Any peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan must include their release.

We call on President Ilham Aliyev to release all these illegally detained individuals immediately.

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