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‘A complete lack of transparency’: Ruben Vardanyan’s son talks to CNN about his father’s detention


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CNN’s Christiane Amanpour speaks with David Vardanyan, son of Ruben Vardanyan, the former leader of the  Nagorno-Karabakh government who is currently being imprisoned by Azerbaijan.

“Since April 2 we had not heard his voice… Tragically, we found out he had been on a hunger strike since April 5,” David tells CNN.

After Azerbaijan took over Nagorno-Karabakh, former leader Ruben Vardanyan was arrested on terrorism charges along with other political leaders.

“Since April 2 we had not heard his voice… Tragically, we found out he had been on a hunger strike since April 5”. After Azerbaijan took over Nagorno-Karabakh, fmr. leader Ruben Vardanyan was arrested on terrorism charges and his son David alleges “a complete lack of… pic.twitter.com/2j1YWHgXVU

— Christiane Amanpour (@amanpour) April 23, 2024