Today I joined my friend @RepDinaTitus in introducing the #Azerbaijan Sanction Review Act, which goes after 44 Azerbaijani officials directly responsible for the ethnic cleansing of #Artsakh ’s Armenian population this Sept. We will not let the people of Artsakh be forgotten.

I just introduced the Azerbaijan Sanctions Review Act to take action against 44 Azerbaijani officials following the ethnic cleansing of Armenians from Artsakh and the violent repression of political opposition.

The U.S. must take a strong stand against the genocide of Armenians.

'This is what ethnic cleansing looks like.'
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*Lay the groundwork for ethnic cleansing.*

Satellite imagery released on April 4 shows the complete destruction of the village of Karin Tak in #NagornoKarabakh .

#Azerbaijan #Armenia #Armenia nGenocide

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In 1997-1999 Heydar Aliyev destroyed most Armenian/Christian monuments in Nakhichevan, except Djulfa & lesser known sites (his son Ilham would finish the job in 2005-06). Shortly after US Ambassador Carey Cavanaugh gave Heydar a piece of a mosque under Armenian control, & more.

Do I have enough books to read for fun before my summer defense, Sophene?

Lying about the heritage of these churches is part of the process of destroying them.

It's about claiming ownership and starting the process of rewriting history before the structures are demolished.

In 2021 Azerbaijan's state-handled Christian religious leaders, joined by Sheikh ul-Islam, visited St. John the Baptist (Kanach Zham), built by Armenians in 1847, proclaimed it 'Russian,' prayed there, then praised Aliyev's tolerance.

2.5 years later Aliyev destroyed the church.

“A picture of a prayer session inside St. John the Baptist in Nagorno-Karabakh was [tweeted] by [an] Azerbaijani parliament member… in 2021 [as] an ‘atmosphere of ethnic & religious tolerance’… Today that church, built by Armenians… no longer exists.” rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-a…

Over a century later, we see the ethnic cleansing of Armenians continuing in Nagorno-Karabakh – a reminder that this fight is still not over.

I am proud to be a cosponsor of the Armenian Genocide Education Act, so that future generations may learn from this tragedy.

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Here’s my latest piece from the Boston Globe on why April 24 - Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day - is different this year for Armenians. #ArmenianGenocide bostonglobe.com/2024/04/23/opi…

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april 24 marks armenian genocide remembrance day

'Azerbaijan's aggressions violate not only international law but also a global value system that champions religious freedom.'—Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention for Newsweek Opinion

#ArmenianGenocide

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