Anti-Armenian Hate Crimes Rise in CaliforniaJanuary 7, 2021 — 01/07/2021 San Francisco (International Christian Concern) - According to a report from the San Francisco Examiner, hate crimes against the Armenian Christian community are on the rise. In the San...
Azerbaijan Responds to UNESCOJanuary 2, 2021 — 01/02/2021 Nagorno-Karabakh (International Christian Concern) – Multiple videos have circulated of Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev and his First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva visiting Nagorno-Karabakh (Armenian: Artsakh). This visit has drawn condemnation...
Turkey Ranks Second in Jailing of JournalistsDecember 29, 2020 — 12/29/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – According to the annual global survey published by the Committee to Protect Journalists, Turkey ranks second in the jailing of journalists, falling just behind...
ECtHR Requests Information on Armenian POWsDecember 27, 2020 — 12/27/2020 Nagorno-Karabakh (International Christian Concern) – The European Court of Human Rights granted the request by the Republic of Armenia on December 21st that the Government of Azerbaijan provide information...
Azerbaijan Increases Spending Following Nagorno-KarabakhDecember 25, 2020 — 12/25/2020 Azerbaijan (International Christian Concern) – According to the public details shared by Azerbaijan, their 2021 budget includes a 20.5% increase on defense and security spending. This increase follows their...
Azerbaijan Ignores UNESCO RequestDecember 23, 2020 — 12/23/2020 Nagorno-Karabakh (International Christian Concern) – UNESCO has released a statement that they have made proposals to organize a mission into Nagorno-Karabakh (Armenian: Artsakh), something which requires the agreement of...
Press and Religious Freedom Entangled in Nagorno-KarabakhDecember 19, 2020 — 12/19/2020 Nagorno-Karabakh (International Christian Concern) – Azerbaijani media outlets have published a number of articles reporting that over 12,000 Azerbaijanis will be resettled in Stepanakert. This city is located in...
Politicians Create Group for ‘Friendship and Solidarity’ with Artsakh in European ParliamentDecember 17, 2020 — 12/17/2020 Brussels (International Christian Concern) - This week, three members of the European Parliament (EP) initiated a “Group of Friendship and Solidarity with Nagorno-Karabakh” within the EP. François Alfonsi (France),...
Beheaded Armenian Christians IdentifiedDecember 16, 2020 — 12/16/2020 Nagorno-Karabakh (International Christian Concern) – Two elderly Armenian Christian men beheaded by Azerbaijani armed forces have been identified. They were residents in the villages of Madatashen and Azokh in...
Azerbaijan Arrests Four ServicemenDecember 15, 2020 — 12/15/2020 Azerbaijan (International Christian Concern) – Azerbaijan’s General Prosecutor has announced that four servicemen were arrested yesterday for insulting the bodies of Armenian servicemen and the desecration of Armenian gravestones....
Artsakh Conflict Sparks California Protests in Solidarity with ArmeniansDecember 14, 2020 — 12/14/2020 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) - Over the past several months, the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the Caucasus region has sparked protests among some California residents, condemning...
Azerbaijan Breaks Ceasefire Agreement in Nagorno-KarabakhDecember 13, 2020 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"] Turkey’s Genocide Comments Underscore Broken Ceasefire Agreement 12/13/2020 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on December 11, 2020, Azerbaijan broke...
Two Lebanese-Armenians MissingDecember 12, 2020 — 12/12/2020 Nagorno-Karabakh (International Christian Concern) – Two Lebanese-Armenian citizens disappeared in Shushi on November 10th and remain missing, reports the National Committee for the Justice of the Armenian Cause. They...
Turkey Flaunts Human Rights Violations During Baku VisitDecember 10, 2020 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"] Joint Turkish-Azeri Military Victory Parade Foreshadows More Atrocities Against Armenians 12/10/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on December 10,...
Turkish-backed Attacks Increase as Mercenaries Return HomeDecember 4, 2020 — 12/04/2020 Syria (International Christian Concern) – Media reports indicate that Turkish backed groups have increased attacks near Syria’s Ain al-Issa and the surrounding countryside. The timing of these reports also...
Azerbaijan Claims Final District in Nagorno-KarabakhDecember 2, 2020 — 12/02/2020 Nagorno-Karabakh (International Christian Concern) – Azerbaijani military trucks have entered the last of the three regions around the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh given up by Armenia. As part of the peace...
