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SYRIA There are 3 Armenian families in Afrin

January 27, 2018 By administrator

3 Armenian families in Afrin

At present, there are three Armenian families in Syria in Afrin, who are exposed to attack by the Turkish army, said Zarmig Chilaposhyan-Poghigian, editor of the Kirsasar periodical based in Aleppo.

According to her, the three families of Armenians live in Afrin and the day before, an Armenian was injured during the actions of Turkey

One of the shells fell in a house belonging to an Armenian family.

Before the military operations of many Armenians lived in Afrin, as well as in the nearby village of Azaz. Now they are gone, and the Armenian church and the house of culture have been destroyed.

In a Turkish air raid on Raco, an Armenian young man was killed. His family fled to Efrin a hundred years before the Armenian genocide.

One of the victims of the Turkish air attack on Raco district in Efrin canton on 24 January is Armenian Roşêr Koniş. As you know, a hundred years ago, his family fled the Armenian genocide in Efrin. His mother Semsa Koniş and sister Hanife Koniş were injured in the attack.

As Hartiyon Kivork, an acquaintance of the family, announced the ancestors of the family immigrated to Efrin then sure a hundred years ago: “And now they are bombed by the Turkish Air Force.”

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Armenian families freed from Islamic State in Syria’s Raqqa

August 11, 2017 By administrator

Armenian families freed Independent journalist Mesut Mohammed, who works in Syria’s Kurdish region, informed that the Syrian government army has freed several Armenian and Assyrian families in Raqqa, and who could not leave the town ever since the Islamic State took control there, according to Agos Armenian weekly of Istanbul.

One of these Armenian women, Saus Karapetyan, said the Islamic State militants had forced them to wear a head covering, but not to cover their face, to differ from Muslim women.

And the other Armenians said they were ridiculed and debased every so often, and forced to pay tremendous amounts of taxes.

Artak Zeynalyan: Families of beheaded soldiers by Azerbaijan apply to ECHR

April 25, 2016 By administrator

f571e17d73f47b_571e17d73f4b8.thumb A group of lawyers and human rights defenders applied to the European Court for Human Rights (ECHR) against Azerbaijan on behalf of the families of soldiers killed and then beheaded on the night of April 1-2, 2016 during the military operations on the Line of Contact between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan, informs lawyer Artak Zeynalyan.

According to him, they applied to the ECHR to recognize violations against them through inhuman treatment, disrespect of the private lives of the victims, as well as national discrimination.

“On April 9 and 15, 2016, the ECHR registered the complaints and notified the representatives of the plaintiffs. In their own initiative, the ECHR labeled these complaints anonymous restricting public access to decisions and other documents within the framework of these proceedings. In these circumstances, the plaintiffs and their representatives cannot provide full public access on the information. Any violations of the rules of the proceedings is considered an abuse of rights and can lead to cancelation of examination by the Court.

Considering the above mentioned, we ask the journalists and others to refrain from questions on the cases to the families of the victims and their representatives, as well as publication of unverified information to avoid harming the proceedings. We ensure that the representatives of the plaintiffs will provide necessary information in good faith and in accordance with the rules of the Court,” says Zeynalyan in a statement.

U.S. orders military families to leave parts of Turkey

March 29, 2016 By administrator

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II fighter jet lands at Incirlik airbase in the southern city of Adana, Turkey, December 10, 2015. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

(Reuters) The U.S. military said on Tuesday it has ordered the families of its personnel to leave parts of southern Turkey over “continued security concerns in the region.”

Families of personnel stationed in Adana – including at Incirlik air base, used heavily in the fight against Islamic State militants – Izmir, and Mugla have been ordered to leave, the statement from U.S. European Command said. The decision was authorized by U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter.

“We understand this is disruptive to our military families, but we must keep them safe and ensure the combat effectiveness of our forces to support our strong ally Turkey in the fight against terrorism,” General Philip M. Breedlove, commander of U.S. European Command, said in the statement.

12 Armenian families living abroad want to settle in Artsakh

July 9, 2015 By administrator

12 Armenian families who arrived in Nagorno Karabakh from Russia and Ukraine expressed wish to settle in the republic. The families currently spend their holidays in their fatherland, Artsakhpress reports.

Artsakh Compatriotic Union called on Armenians living abroad to visit NKR and spend at least one week there.

“More than 500 families have already arrived in Artsakh since the launch of the initiative. Those people once lived in Artsakh and now have relatives there or even possess houses,” member of Artsakh Compatriotic Union, MP Hamlet Harutyunyan said.

Nagorno Karabakh Republic was included in The Guardian’s list of best adventure holidays for 2015, while British travel agency Regent Holidays organizes tours to Karabakh through Yerevan.

Around 200 mainly Russia-based families arrived in Artsakh on June 20, in the framework of the initiative of president of Artsakh Compatriotic Union, Varuzhan Grigoryan.