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Azerbaijani Troops Forced Armenian POWs to Renounce Christianity, Says Armenian HRD

Armenian Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan, posted the following on his Facebook page today, claiming that Azerbaijani troops demanded that Armenian POWs renounce their Christian faith and convert to Islam.

The fact that Azerbaijan has developed a policy of hostility after the war is evidenced by new forms of torture against Armenian captives.

In one case, Azerbaijani servicemen demanded that an Armenian soldier renounce Christianity and convert to Islam. When the Armenian soldier refused to comply, his leg was burned, and was severely beaten and ridiculed. We have never recorded anything like this before.

In another case, a cross tattoo was noticed, and they burned that part of the body was burned with a lighter and he was severely beaten.

Crosses were either taken or destroyed from those having them. When our captives demanded the return of the crosses, they were severely beaten and ridiculed. They mocked their religion.

These cases are a direct consequence of the policy of state sanctioned anti-Armenianism and hostility by the Azerbaijani authorities towards the Armenians.

They prove that after the war this policy has only intensified and how deep its roots are.

Moreover, the accents have even changed. In addition to being ethnic, that is, being Armenian, they also include religious affiliation.

P.S. These cases were registered by a special report of the Human Rights Defender on the torture of prisoners in Azerbaijan.

I warn all those who think about denying this publication that there is credible objective evidence, which, however, I do not disclose in order not to target people. I am making this publication so that both we and the international community are aware of the real situation, what rights violations are taking place.

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Paul jegal
Armenians should tattoo cross on the foreheads of Azeri war prisoners.

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