Around the World

Learn about the agreements and persecutions against Armenians happening around the world here.

• The House of Representatives recently introduced H.R. 1165, a resolution to "Condemning Azerbaijan's military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh and denouncing Turkish interference in the conflict"

• The Senate recently introduced two resolutions:

  • S.Res.754 "A resolution requesting information on the Government of Azerbaijan's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961."

  • S.Res. 755 "A resolution requesting information on the Government of Turkey's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961."

• What is the Trump Administration doing?

  • US State Department brokered the third ceasefire

  • Trump claims the cease fire is holding, even after it was violated

    • "It's holding. The ceasefire is holding. Okay? We'll see you over at the event." (President Donald Trump)

  • Trump has stakes in Turkey. He said in an interview with Breitbart News Daily (2015), "I have a little conflict of interest ’cause I have a major, major building in Istanbul. It’s a tremendously successful job."

    • Read about it here: https://time.com/4746348/donald-trump-turkey-conflict-interest/

• Violence at Armenian protests

  • In Fresno, Armenian protesters were attacked with a knife (three Armenians stabbed and hospitalized)

    • Read about it here: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-10-29/armenian-rally-fresno-stabbing-arrest

• Vandalism of Krouzian-Zekarian Vasbouragan school with “profane and racist graffiti” (CBSN Bay Area)

  • Read about it here: https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/07/24/armenian-school-in-san-francisco-vandalized-with-hateful-graffiti/

• St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Apostolic Church (and Vasbourgan Hall), "became a shell of a building after unknown arsonists set it on fire" (KQED.org).

  • The church's library contained "a priceless, out of print book by authors killed in the 1915 Genocide" and wedding/baptism records (KQED.org).

  • Read about it here: https://www.kqed.org/arts/13886652/shaken-by-three-suspected-hate-crimes-sfs-armenian-community-gathers-hope

• Russia brokered the first cease-fire

• They then agreed to assist Armenia should the fighting reach the motherland (more on this below)

  • Read about it here: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/10/31/russia-pledges-help-to-yerevan-if-fighting-reaches-armenia-a71920

• Russia brokered the "stop the war" agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and sent peacekeepers to patrol both Artsakh and Armenia.

• Germany allocated 2 million euros "to the International Committee of the Red Cross for civilians in the region". (@thearmenianreport)

• Local German-Armenians were sent threats from a Turkish ultra-nationalist organization (The Grey Wolves) that read: "The Grey Wolves will find you, the filthy children of Armenia, we will find you, and your children will stand by your grave until they reach their own grve. We support our brothers in Azerbaijan and will not allow the infidel dogs of Armenia to live peacefully in Germany. We know where you and your children live day and night. The Grey Wolves are not far from you!"

• The UK allocated 1.3 million pounds "as humanitarian aid to victims of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh following an appeal by the International Committee of the Red Cross." (@thearmenianreport)