ArmInfo. The Netherlands will provide financial assistance in the search for persons missing as a result of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen announced this on October 27 in Yerevan at a joint press conference with his Armenian counterpart, Ararat Mirzoyan.

ArmInfo. International law specialist and lawyer Siranush Sahakyan responded to the statement by Azerbaijan's Human Rights Commissioner, Sabina Aliyeva.

ArmInfo.  Azerbaijan must provide the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) with regular access to persons detained in connection with the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. This was stated by Giorgi Gogia, associate director of the Europe and Central Asia division at Human Rights Watch, addressing the issue of violations of the rights of Armenian prisoners held in Baku, in response to Ruben Vardanyan’s letter to Azerbaijan’s ombudsperson Sabina Aliyeva.

Arminfo.  Philanthropist and former Artsakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan called on Azerbaijan’s Human Rights Commissioner Sabina Aliyeva to meet with Armenian prisoners of war and respond to their appeals.

ArmInfo. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), as a neutral intermediary and humanitarian organization, was one of the first to come to the aid of residents of Armenia's border villages after the end of the active phase of hostilities in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. To prevent the outflow of the population and help them meet basic needs for a dignified life, the ICRC implemented a number of social and humanitarian programs: from helping to overcome the winter, to reclaiming degraded lands and assisting in the acquisition of fodder for livestock, to building medical facilities for emergency first aid. Against the backdrop of the established peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the ICRC is scaling back its programs this year, and in connection with this, the organization organized a press tour for journalists to clearly demonstrate the enormous work it has carried out in the border zone. An ArmInfo journalist also participated in the media tour.

ArmInfo. There are areas in the administrative territory of the Kapan community that have come under Azerbaijani control, and the demarcation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border could have begun from this area. This was stated by Deputy Head of the community, Gor Tadevosyan, in a conversation with journalists in Kapan, who visited the community to learn about the social and humanitarian programs implemented by the International Committee of the Red Cross in its border communities.

ArmInfo. Tattoos depicting crosses are being burned from the skin of Armenian prisoners held in Baku. Siranush Sahakyan, a human rights activist representing Armenian prisoners at the ECHR, stated this at a press conference in Yerevan on September 4.

ArmInfo. Families of missing persons, with the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), have established a pan-Armenian association  uniting families with relatives who went missing since the 1990s and following subsequent escalations, as reported by the press service of the ICRC Yerevan office.

ArmInfo.  Relatives of missing servicemen held a protest outside the Armenian government building.  They announced that they are giving the Armenian authorities exactly  one week to obtain at least some information about their relatives.  If they remain silent, they will take action independently, seek  other channels of communication to advance the issue, and even march  to the Hakari Bridge.

ArmInfo. Citizens of Azerbaijan and Armenia will be able to confidentially provide information about missing persons and burial sites.

ArmInfo. A regular meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages, and Missing Persons was held under the chairmanship of Andranik Simonyan, Director of the National Security Service of Armenia. This was reported by the press service of the National Security Service of Armenia.

ArmInfo. Veronika Zonabend, the wife of Ruben Vardanyan, has announced a new humanitarian initiative aimed at restoring contact between Armenian detainees held in Azerbaijan and their families. he full text is provided below:

ArmInfo. Both Armenia and Azerbaijan face issues related to missing persons, and these matters must be resolved through mutual cooperation, as stated by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan  during a press-briefing on June 11. He also noted that such cooperation not only institutionalizes peace  but also closes a painful chapter in the conflict.

ArmInfo.During a meeting in Yerevan, the Secretary of the Armenian Security Council, Armen Grigoryan, and the Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation in Armenia, Daphne Mare, discussed the  details of ongoing programs implemented within the framework of bilateral cooperation.

ArmInfo.  Relatives and representatives of Armenian detainees unlawfully held in Azerbaijan have sent a letter to Armenia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ararat  Mirzoyan; the Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of  the Swiss Confederation, Ignazio Cassis; and the President of the  International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric Egger,  requesting the activation of the Protecting Power mechanism within  the framework of international humanitarian law. This was reported by  the "Center for International and Comparative Law," headed by  Siranush Sahakyan, the representative of Armenian prisoners of war at  the European Court of Human Rights.

ArmInfo. Veronika Zonabend, the wife of former Artsakh state minister and philanthropist Ruben Vardanyan, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Azerbaijan, has addressed a letter to Mirjana Spoljaric-Egger, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), drawing attention to the legal status of Armenian  prisoners held in Azerbaijan.

ArmInfo.Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Robert Abisogomonyan and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Vice-President Gilles Carbonnier emphasized the importance of resolving all humanitarian issues at a meeting in Geneva in the context of post-conflict reconstruction and  reconciliation.

ArmInfo.  Speaker of the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) Parliament Ashot Danielyan sent an open letter to US Vice President J.D. Vance to draw attention to the grave humanitarian injustice and urgent political responsibility following Azerbaijan's violent seizure of Artsakh.

ArmInfo. Artsakh Ombudsman Gegham Stepanyan and head of the Artsakh Union NGO Artak Beglaryan addressed an open letter to US Vice President J.D. Vance, calling on him to raise the issue of the missing persons during his visit to Baku and demand the release of all Armenian prisoners of war.

ArmInfo. Armenian Deputy Defense Minister Arman Sargsyan discussed with Daphne Marais, Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Delegation in Armenia, issues related to the joint action plan between the Ministry of Defense and the ICRC Delegation in Armenia for 2025-2026.