Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son saysApril 24, 2024 - 15:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - David Vardanyan, the son of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently incarcerated in Azerbaijan, has revealed that his father’s conditions for imprisonment have worsened since before he went on a hunger strike on April 5. David Vardanyan said in an interview with CNN on Tuesday, April 23 that Ruben Vardanyan called a relative several days before and revealed that he had been moved to a fully isolated cell. “Since April 2 we had not heard his voice… Tragically, we found out he had been on a hunger strike since April 5,” David tells CNN. After Azerbaijan took over Nagorno-Karabakh, former leader Ruben Vardanyan and other Karabakh leaders was arrested on terrorism charges. Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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. Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. |