The sentences demanded in Baku against Arayik Harutyunyan, Davit Babayan and other leaders of Artsakh are not simple judicial decisions. They are blows aimed at the heart of our identity. They are an attempt to erase not only those who governed Artsakh, but an entire people who resisted, worked, dreamed and fought to live in freedom.

When they try to chain our leaders, what they really seek is to chain all of us. To make us afraid. To silence our voice. To stop us from demanding justice. But history has shown, time and time again, that the Armenian people do not know how to live on their knees.

Today, more than ever, we must remember that.

This is not a moment for resignation. It is a moment for unity, collective action and conscious mobilization. Not through violence, but through organization. Not through despair, but with clarity and moral strength.

The Armenian community — in Armenia, in the Caucasus, in South America, in Europe, in the Middle East, and in every corner of the diaspora — carries a historic responsibility: to support the detainees, to stand with their families, and to keep the truth of Artsakh alive.

Every act counts.
Every word matters.
Every presence strengthens us.

To organize is not optional: it is a moral duty. It is how we honor those who today face life sentences in trials without guarantees. It is how we resist the attempt to erase Artsakh from the map and from our memory.

Yes, the silence of the international community is painful. But Armenian silence would be unforgivable.
It is our turn to speak. To act. To demand. To be, once again, a united people in the face of injustice.

Artsakh did not fall: it was torn away.
Its leaders are not criminals: they are political hostages.
And our community has the strength — historical, moral and human — to prevent its story from being rewritten by those who seek to destroy it.

From these pages, I call upon our community to remain alert, committed and active. To transform indignation into organized energy. To raise our voice where others try to impose silence.

For Artsakh.
For our prisoners.
For our memory.
For our collective dignity.