02:47Protesters took to the streets of Yerevan on Saturday to demand their government act decisively on returning prisoners of war captured during the conflict with Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Demonstrators also expressed concerns about the bodies of Armenian soldiers which have not been returned to their relatives.
"The thing is, we have lots of prisoners of war, that are currently held in Azerbaijan. Videos of these soldiers, these proud Armenian soldiers who have been fighting for their motherland keep popping up and we see them being humiliated, being tortured, and we see that there is zero dignity from the Azerbaijani army, they are behaving in the most disrespectful way to our soldiers," said Narek Margaryan, a comedian and protester.
After six weeks of hostilities, Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a Russian-brokered deal to end the fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh region on November 9.
Though the joint statement does state the need to return bodies and prisoners of war to both Armenia and Azerbaijan, it contains no deadline for the process.
Armenia: Protesters demand government action on returning prisoners of war
Protesters took to the streets of Yerevan on Saturday to demand their government act decisively on returning prisoners of war captured during the conflict with Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Demonstrators also expressed concerns about the bodies of Armenian soldiers which have not been returned to their relatives.
"The thing is, we have lots of prisoners of war, that are currently held in Azerbaijan. Videos of these soldiers, these proud Armenian soldiers who have been fighting for their motherland keep popping up and we see them being humiliated, being tortured, and we see that there is zero dignity from the Azerbaijani army, they are behaving in the most disrespectful way to our soldiers," said Narek Margaryan, a comedian and protester.
After six weeks of hostilities, Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a Russian-brokered deal to end the fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh region on November 9.
Though the joint statement does state the need to return bodies and prisoners of war to both Armenia and Azerbaijan, it contains no deadline for the process.
Protesters took to the streets of Yerevan on Saturday to demand their government act decisively on returning prisoners of war captured during the conflict with Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Demonstrators also expressed concerns about the bodies of Armenian soldiers which have not been returned to their relatives.
"The thing is, we have lots of prisoners of war, that are currently held in Azerbaijan. Videos of these soldiers, these proud Armenian soldiers who have been fighting for their motherland keep popping up and we see them being humiliated, being tortured, and we see that there is zero dignity from the Azerbaijani army, they are behaving in the most disrespectful way to our soldiers," said Narek Margaryan, a comedian and protester.
After six weeks of hostilities, Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a Russian-brokered deal to end the fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh region on November 9.
Though the joint statement does state the need to return bodies and prisoners of war to both Armenia and Azerbaijan, it contains no deadline for the process.