Georgi Derlugian, a historical sociologist, in conversation with CivilNet’s Eric Hacopian, discusses the state of Armenia’s development one year after the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. Professor Derlugian speaks on the divisions in Armenian society, democratization in the country, and the issues the Armenian Armed Forces is facing.
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Ethnic Cleansing in Artsakh
Hosts Eric Hacopian and Patrick Elliott cover the ongoing humanitarian situation in Artsakh as well as the first convoys of displaced persons that arrived in Armenia. They also reveal the first of the confirmed massacres that have taken place in 4 villages. On September 19, almost three years to the day of the launch of the 2020 Karabakh war, Azerbaijan initiated a large-scale military attack along the contact line and into civilian areas of Artsakh.
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First displaced people from Karabakh arrive in Armenia en masse
As of early Monday afternoon, more than 4,800 displaced people from Nagorno-Karabakh have arrived in Armenia, even as the Nagorno-Karabakh government urged people to temporarily refrain from traveling to Armenia, citing the need to first evacuate people injured in last week’s fighting. “All citizens who wish to move from Artsakh to Armenia will have that opportunity,” Stepanakert said.
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USAID chief Samantha Power visits Armenia amid mass exodus of
By Mane Berikyan Senior Biden Administration officials, including U.S. Agency for International Development chief Samantha Power, arrived in Armenia for a historic visit on Monday. This marks the first-ever visit by a USAID chief to Armenia. Power will reportedly meet with top Armenian officials to “discuss measures to address the humanitarian crisis” in Nagorno-Karabakh. Read more: With ethnic cleansing underway, Armenians begin leaving Karabakh The other senior U.S. official visiting Armenia alongside Power is Acting Assistant Secretary of State Yuri Kim. In a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh earlier this month, Kim had […]
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With ethnic cleansing underway, Armenians begin leaving Karabakh
The first group of displaced Nagorno-Karabakh citizens has arrived in Syunik, Armenia on Sunday, CivilNet’s Armine Simonyan reports from the southern Armenian region. The group of about 40 people is being registered at a humanitarian station and a special needs assessment is being conducted for medical and housing care. Those displayed told CivilNet that no checks were carried out by Azerbaijan at the Lachin Corridor as they passed through the checkpoint. Syunik Governor Robert Ghukasyan told CivilNet that the region, which now borders Azerbaijan, has set up mobile medical centers as well as ambulances, ready to provide aid to the […]
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Protecting Human Rights in the Line of Fire: Nagorno-Karabakh and
In this conversation with CivilNet’s Patrick Elliott, UN human rights lawyer Sheila Paylan discusses how international human rights law and UN resolutions can help address the ongoing conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. Paylan explores the concrete steps the UN and international community can take to promote a peaceful and just resolution through political and diplomatic means in accordance with established international norms and principles.
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‘A bankruptcy of EU and US diplomacy’: What the Karabakh
Stefan Meister of the German Council on Foreign Relations, joins CivilNet to talk about the implications of Azerbaijan’s attack on Nagorno-Karabakh this week, and what it all means for the future of European involvement in the South Caucasus. He also discusses how the crisis unfolding in Nagorno-Karabakh sets a “dangerous precedent” that shows the “bankruptcy of EU and U.S. diplomacy” in the region.
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Hikmet Hajiyev distorts Nikol Pashinyan’s words
Ani Grigoryan, #CivilNetCheck Hikmet Hajiyev, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s foreign policy advisor said at a September 22 meeting with the International Committee of the Red Cross’s Baku office that Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said there were no civilian casualties in Nagorno-Karabakh. “As the Prime Minister of Armenia himself admitted, civilians were not harmed. In this regard, unverified and unserious statements by EU, French, and German officials remain incomprehensible,” Hajiyev wrote on X, formerly Twitter. However, Hajiyev is manipulating Pashinyan’s words. On September 21, Pashinyan posted a video message, referring to the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh and widespread disinformation about it. […]
