Events in support of Artsakh to be held in more than 50 cities of Europe on January 27-28

The movement ‘Europeans for Artsakh’ organizes a series of events in support of Artsakh Armenians. The events will be held in over 50 cities of 14 European countries on January 27-28, including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

European citizens will mobilize through various protests and gatherings to call on their leaders and EU officials to:

1. Clearly and unequivocally condemn Azerbaijan’s ethnic cleansing and genocidal policy towards the indigenous Armenian population of Artsakh;
2. Impose individual targeted sanctions against the military and political leadership of Azerbaijan involved in the unlawful blockade of the Lachin corridor, ceasefire violations, the September 19-20 attack, and the ethnic cleansing of the indigenous Armenian population of Artsakh;
3. Utilize all available leverage to compel Azerbaijan to immediately and unconditionally release all Armenian captives, civilian hostages, and prisoners of war held since September 27, 2020, as well as the political and military leadership of Artsakh abducted since the end of September 2023;
4. Contribute to the establishment of tangible international security guarantees, enabling the indigenous Armenian population of Artsakh to exercise their inalienable right to return to their homeland, along with providing Artsakh with an internationally guaranteed status of self-governance supporting this right;
5. Apply effective pressure on Azerbaijan to exclude any form of aggression towards the Republic of Armenia and any action endangering Armenia’s sovereignty;
6. Provide Armenia with adequate assistance to manage the influx of forcibly displaced Armenian population from Artsakh.

The ‘Europeans for Artsakh’ is a pan-European collaborative platform/movement bringing together representative bodies of the Armenian community in 15 European countries. The first initiative of the ‘Europeans for Artsakh’ was a letter addressed to the leadership of the European Council, the European Commission and the European Parliament, as well as to the leaders of the member states of the Council of Europe in support of the Armenian population of Artsakh, which was co-signed by over 500 European associations.

The mission of the platform is to mobilize citizens, fostering support for the fundamental rights of the indigenous Armenian population of Artsakh while raising awareness on this issue across political, social, and cultural spheres in Europe.