ArmInfo. The mayor of the French city of Nice, Eric Ciotti, demanded the release of all Armenians held in Azerbaijani prisons.

ArmInfo. Armenia appealed to third countries to resolve the issue of the release of Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan, but it didn't work, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said, responding to a question from Radio Azatutyun about such a possibility.

ArmInfo. Even under conditions of colossal psychological pressure and complete isolation, Armenian prisoners of war held in a Baku prison are behaving with incredible dignity. This is stated in a message from Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) leader Gagik Tsarukyan from the Yerevan Kentron prison (better known as the NSS basements).

ArmInfo. In a report submitted to the Armenian side, the UN-sponsored Committee characterizes torture of Armenian prisoners of war held in Baku not so much as a systematic phenomenon, but rather as an endemic process. Siranush Sahakyan, a lawyer representing Armenian prisoners of war at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), announced this at a press conference in Yerevan on October 16.

ArmInfo. Former First Deputy Commander of the Defense Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (Artsakh), Major General David Manukyan, is celebrating his birthday in Azerbaijani prison for the fourth year in a row. He was born on October 15, 1965.

ArmInfo. Ishkhan Saghatelyan, a member of the Armenian parliament from the opposition “Armenia” faction and a member of the Supreme Council of the ARF “Dashnaktsutyun,” held a meeting with Yannis Maniatis, Deputy Chair of the Social Democratic political group of the European Parliament.

ArmInfo. Experts have begun analyzing the indictment and verdict against renowned philanthropist and former Artsakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan, who was sentenced to twenty years in prison by the Baku Military Court.

ArmInfo. The European Parliament adopted a resolution on political prisoners in Azerbaijan, co-sponsored by French MEP Marina Mezher. The MEP herself announced the adoption of the resolution. The document also mentions Armenians held in Baku.

ArmInfo. More than 100 American lawmakers, including 26 senators and 75 congressmen, have called on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to end US military aid to Azerbaijan.

ArmInfo. Members of the Armenian Parliament from the "Strong Armenia" faction, led by faction leader Narek Karapetyan, met with the parents of missing servicemen. During the meeting, one of the parents presented the main issues that concern them.

Arminfo. The issue of missing persons is equally important to both Armenia and Azerbaijan. Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Ararat Mirzoyan stated this on October 7 during a government hour in the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, responding to a question from Sonа Kazaryan, a member of the National Assembly representing the ruling Civil Contract faction.

ArmInfo. It's unlikely that an Azerbaijani soldier will be exchanged for an Armenian prisoner held in Baku.

ArmInfo. The Armenian authorities are unable to address the real security challenges facing the country. Anna Grigoryan, head of the opposition parliamentary faction of the Armenia bloc, stated this at a press conference on October 5, commenting on the incident in the Armenian village of Shaki, where an armed Azerbaijani serviceman infiltrated.

ArmInfo. Lilit Galstyan, Chair of the RA National Assembly Committee on Human Rights and Public Affairs, announced her intention to personally travel to Baku to meet with Armenian prisoners of war. She notified the OSCE PA leadership of this on her Facebook page.

ArmInfo. A group of French politicians issued an open letter calling for the release of Armenian prisoners held in Baku.

ArmInfo. Members of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun student union "Nikol Agbalyan" held a protest outside the building of the National Security Service (NSS) of Armenia following the incident in the village of Shaki in the Syunik region, when an Azerbaijani soldier with a machine gun entered a house in the village and wounded the homeowner in front of her children. The demonstrators demanded that the Azerbaijani criminal not be extradited to Baku as a "gesture of goodwill," but rather exchanged for Armenians held in Azerbaijan. They came to the NSS building with posters that read, "The state's function is to prevent, not to document!", "Are Armenia's borders open?", "The return of Armenian prisoners is a priority!", and "Your family could be next!".

ArmInfo. Artak Beglaryan, head of the Artsakh Union and former State Minister of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), handed over 1,254 letters addressed to Armenian prisoners of war held in Baku to the Armenian government.

ArmInfo. David Babayan, former head of the Artsakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), who is currently in Azerbaijani captivity, delivered another address in which he spoke about two important events that have occurred over the past 10-12 days in connection with the trials of Armenian prisoners of war. The audio message was transmitted to NEWS.am through David Babayan's family.

ArmInfo. Members of the Artsakh parliament, at a meeting with representatives of the Central Council, offices, and committees of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) "Hay Dat" (Hay Dat) discussed a strategy for advancing the Artsakh issue on international platforms.

ArmInfo. Azerbaijan intends to use the sentences against Armenian prisoners of war to initiate legal proceedings against Armenia. This was stated on September 28 at a press conference in Yerevan entitled "Three Years in Prison: Peace and Armenian Prisoners," by Taron Simonyan, an international law specialist and founding partner of the law firm ELL PARTNERSHIP.