Ruben Vardanyan, a former top official in the ethnic Armenian administration of Nagorno-Karabakh and a billionaire former Russian tycoon, has been on a hunger strike since April 5th. He is currently held in a pre-trial detention center in Azerbaijan, where he is awaiting trial. Vardanyan initiated the hunger strike following repeated requests for a fair and transparent trial. He is also demanding the release of himself and other Armenian prisoners detained in the region after Azerbaijan's takeover.
A former Russian tycoon who once led separatist region launches a hunger strike in Azerbaijan jail https://t.co/UiXPxWOqYR
Former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, held in an Azeri prison, has been on hunger strike since Apr 5, his family says. He demands that all Armenians detained in the region after the Azeri takeover be freed. https://t.co/cCdoBsdvy4
Ex-Karabakh official held by Azerbaijan is on hunger strike https://t.co/M1rk7FaATy https://t.co/mEAAcpS79l
Former state minister of unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh and billionaire Ruben Vardanyan announced a hunger strike in an Azerbaijani pre-trial detention center Vardanyan went on hunger strike as early as April 5 after "repeated requests for a fair and transparent trial," his… https://t.co/kZjopAXzY9
"Ruben Vardanyan, a former top official in the ethnic Armenian administration of Nagorno-Karabakh, has been on hunger strike for...two weeks in Azerbaijan, where he is imprisoned and awaiting trial." His seeks release of himself & other Armenian prisoners. https://t.co/TqsPDG2K7a
⚠️ EX-KARABAKH OFFICIAL HELD BY AZERBAIJAN IS ON HUNGER STRIKE Full Story → https://t.co/UpIFs6T0bR Ruben Vardanyan, a former top official in the ethnic Armenian administration of Nagorno-Karabakh, has been on hunger strike for the past two weeks in Azerbaijan, where he is…