Armenia
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Eastern Europe
Churches to EU: Armenian people from Nagorno-Karabakh need help
The Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the World Council of Churches (WCC) knock on the door of the European Union. The churches are shocked about the Armenian exodus from Nagorno-Karabakh. On Thursday, the two groups sent a joint letter to Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the European Union…
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Northern Europe
Norwegian government does not recognise war crimes against Armenians as genocide
Between 1915 and 1920, the Turkish authorities killed up to 1.5 million Armenians, Armenian historians estimate. Turkey claims this number 'only' amounted to 300,000. In any case, the Norwegian government does not call the massacres genocide. The Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Anniken Huitfelt, visited Armenia in October. She then…
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Eastern Europe
German pastor fears “cultural genocide” Armenia
In the parts of Nagorno-Karabakh occupied by Azerbaijan, there is a risk of destruction of Armenian cultural assets. The head of the Christian relief organization CSI Germany fears this. In early February, the Azerbaijani government announced the establishment of a working group to remove “fictitious” historical traces of Armenians from…
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Eastern Europe
Worries about plans for destruction Christian heritage in Armenia
Azerbaijan recently announced that “Armenian forgeries” will be removed from churches in Nagorno-Karabakh. The message has raised alarm bells in Armenia. Azerbaijan considers destroying the Christian heritage in the region in the long term, Kathpress reports. Churches urgently request the West to take action. During a conflict with Azerbaijan last…