Armenian Political Prisoner Ruben Vardanyan Begins Hunger Strike to Protest Rigged Trial in Azerbaijan

"Yesterday, I decided to protest by declaring a hunger strike against the judicial farce being carried out against me. This is my response to the blatant violations of Azerbaijani procedural law and international law. What is happening in the courtroom cannot be called a trial—this is a political show, in which my right to a fair hearing is being deliberately disregarded. "Yesterday, I decided to protest by declaring a hunger strike against the judicial farce being carried out against me...

BAKU, Azerbaijan, 19/02/2025 (informazione.news - comunicati stampa - varie)

"Ruben's so-called trial is nothing but a political spectacle. He has been denied access to critical case materials, blocked from mounting a proper legal defense, and subjected to egregious due process abuses in flagrant violation of international law," said Vardanyan's international legal counsel, Jared Genser .

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