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Legal experts ask ICC to probe Turkey’s crimes against humanity

March 21, 2023 Harut Sassounian 3

Several newspapers announced earlier this month that a major complaint has been submitted to the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Turkey. A group of European legal experts compiled a massive file which included “witness testimonies […]

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Truth is stranger than fiction: Israel’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan is an Armenian

March 13, 2023 Harut Sassounian 11

When I first heard that Israel’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan, George Deek, is an Armenian, I thought it couldn’t be true. However, I was astonished to find out that it is. As Mark Twain said: “Truth […]

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Israel’s Massive Supply of Sophisticated Weapons to Azerbaijan

March 8, 2023 Harut Sassounian 4

On March 5, the Israeli Haaretz newspaper published an astounding article titled, “92 Flights from Israeli Base Reveal Arms Exports to Azerbaijan.” The article reported that on March 2, Azerbaijan’s Silk Way Airlines’ cargo plane […]

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Artsakh President made a huge mistake by dismissing Vardanyan at Aliyev’s orders

February 27, 2023 Harut Sassounian 2

Artsakh President Arayik Harutyunyan made a huge mistake last week when he succumbed to the pressure of President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, dismissing State Minister Ruben Vardanyan, a billionaire businessman who had made his fortune […]

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Earthquake damage and corruption are intertwined in Erdogan’s Turkey

February 20, 2023 Harut Sassounian 1

With each passing day, the number of victims of the earthquake in Turkey is increasing. Our heart goes out to the nearly 50,000 dead and close to 200,000 injured as of now. The ancient city […]

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Aid from Armenia to Turkey generates heated debate among Armenians

February 13, 2023 Harut Sassounian 6

The Armenian government’s decision to send massive humanitarian aid and dozens of rescuers to Turkey following the powerful earthquake has generated much controversy among Armenians. The Turkish government is not a friend of Armenia or […]

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Israeli TV station airs propaganda on Azerbaijan-Israel military relations

February 6, 2023 Harut Sassounian 3

Israel’s international TV station, i24NEWS, aired on January 27 a program that sang the praises of Azerbaijan-Israel military relations and denigrated Armenia and Iran. Last week, we published part 1 of the program. Here is […]

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Israeli TV spews repulsive Azeri propaganda against Armenia and Iran

January 30, 2023 Harut Sassounian 7

On January 27, Israel’s international TV station, i24NEWS, aired a half-hour program full of falsehoods to glorify Azerbaijan’s relations with Israel and vilify Armenia, Iran and Russia. This scandalous program had nothing to do with […]

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Azeris shoot themselves in the foot by blocking the Lachin Corridor

January 23, 2023 Harut Sassounian 1

Right now, 120,000 Armenians in Artsakh are trying to survive in sub-zero temperatures without heat, food and medicines due to the blockade of the Lachin Corridor by Azeri eco-terrorists who are masquerading as environmentalists. However, […]

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How President Aliyev became the corrupt despot of Azerbaijan

January 17, 2023 Harut Sassounian 1

On January 13, journalist Fin Depencier wrote a lengthy exposé in the San Francisco-based Palladium Magazine, titled: “Ilham Aliyev and the Making of Azerbaijan.” The article starts with Ilham Aliyev’s early years in Moscow when […]

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