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Turks chant "Pashinyan" during the Armenian Genocide march in Washington, D.c.. @REPUBLICPRESS

Aliyev Uses Religion to Hide His Dictatorship Tatev Hayrapetyan, an expert on Azerbaijan and a candidate of historical sciences for EVN Report https://evnreport.com/politics/aliyev-uses-religion-to-hide-his-dictatorship/ @REPUBLICPRESS

As We Remember the Armenian Genocide, the U.S. Should Reject Azerbaijan's Assault on Their Culture Co-founder and Executive Director of the Lemkin Institute, Historian Elisa von Joeden-Forgey’s OpEd for the 109th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/we-remember-armenian-genocide-us-should-reject-azerbaijans-assault-their-culture-opinion-1893266 @REPUBLICPRESS

The First lady seems to be very offended, seven people have been arrested The Investigative Committee of Armenia has opened a criminal case in connection with the incident that occurred on April 24 during the visit of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's wife Anna Hakobyan to the Tsitsernakaberd memorial complex, seven people were arrested, reports Panorama.am . @REPUBLICPRESS

Chile establishes April 24 as National Day of Commemoration of Armenian Genocide Victims The Chamber of Deputies of Chile approved a bill today, establishing April 24 of each year as the National Day of Commemoration of the Victims of the Armenian Genocide. @REPUBLICPRESS

Police detained 29 protesters during the day, the Interior Ministry said. The Interior Ministry said that 17 citizens were detained in Yerevan and 12 in Noyemberyan. @REPUBLICPRESS

Protesters blocked the interstate highway with Iran and the bypass road with Georgia in solidarity with the residents of Tavush Citizens blocked the Yerevan-Gyumri road, an alternative to the Armenia–Georgia highway, in support of Tavush residents. They are chanting "Nikol, traitor", reports Sputnik. Citizens also blocked the Yerevan-Sevan road on the Martuni section, reports Aysor. The Armenia-Iran interstate road on the Tigranashen section was also closed. @REPUBLICPRESS

Armenia has a positive attitude to the purchase of Azerbaijani gas Earlier Azerbaijani Aliyev did not rule out that Armenia could buy gas from Azerbaijan The Speaker of the National Assembly answered the RFL/RL Armenian service question: "I think this is a very good thing, I treat it very positively. I think we should discuss this issue, it seems that currently, part of the gas we use is not Azerbaijani. I am sure that under the agreement, a gas that comes to them from Russia, goes to Europe, and so on, and the same gas, by and large, comes to us. A very good option is to lay a gas pipeline not only from Azerbaijan but also from Iran and buy gas." When asked if there are any discussions at the moment, Simonyan replied: I will talk to my colleagues about this, I do not know what the reactions will be." @REPUBLICPRESS

Aliyev demands to change the Constitution of Armenia, remove Ararat from the coat of arms Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said that one of the preconditions for signing a peace treaty with Armenia is to amend the Constitution of Armenia. "When I say that they should change their Constitution, it is not arrogance or rudeness on my part, no, it is a prerequisite. They should change the national coat of arms, which depicts Mount Ararat. There are many mountains in Armenia, if they want, let them choose any of them. I know that both Azerbaijan and Turkey adhere to the well–established position that these two processes - the Turkish-Armenian rapprochement and the regulation of Azerbaijani-Armenian relations – should go in parallel. This is our position, as well as the position of the President of Turkey," Aliyev said speaking at the GOP international forum. @REPUBLICPRESS

US State Department report on Armenia: torture, arbitrary imprisonment, problems of judicial independence The US State Department has published an annual human rights report stating that reliable information has been received about torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment by the Armenian government, arbitrary arrests and detentions continue in the country, and there are serious problems with the independence of the judiciary, RFL/RL Armenian service reports. According to the authors of the report, the Pashinyan government has taken limited steps to investigate and punish alleged human rights violations by former and current government officials, as well as law enforcement agencies. The US State Department notes that impunity for old and new cases of abuse by law enforcement agencies in Armenia continues, and alleged criminals continue to hold their positions and even receive promotions. @REPUBLICPRESS