Azerbaijani forces fired on Armenian positions using artillery and armored vehicles on the Armenia-Azerbaijan state border in the southern Syunik region on November 16 from around 1pm, according to a statement released by the Armenian Defense Ministry. Later, parliament deputy Eduard Aghajanyan confirmed that 15 Armenian soldiers have been killed, 12 taken prisoner and four have been wounded.
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France to arm Armenia, foreign ministers confirm
By Mark Dovich France plans to sell weapons to Armenia, the two countries’ foreign ministers confirmed Tuesday. “France has given its consent to the conclusion of future contracts with Armenia that will allow for the delivery of military equipment to Armenia so that it can ensure its defense,” France’s Catherine Colonna said at a press conference in Yerevan alongside Armenia’s Ararat Mirzoyan. The exact type of arms that will be supplied was not immediately clear, nor was the timeline for the deliveries. Mirzoyan declined to answer reporters’ questions to that effect, saying only, “We are talking about supporting Armenia’s defense […]
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War Crimes in Karabakh: Will Aliyev See His Day in
Hon. Gassia Apkarian of the Center for Truth and Justice joins CivilNet to discuss the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh and efforts to achieve justice through legal means. Hon. Apkarian provides a sobering assessment of the “second genocide” committed against the Armenian people of Karabakh, as well as the continued risks facing the refugees. She outlines the obligations of international law to prevent ethnic cleansing and investigate allegations of war crimes. She also shares her vision for long-term solutions respecting self-determination and basic human rights for Armenians in their ancestral lands. For those with information regarding war crimes in Karabakh, […]
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UN arrives in Karabakh — but what’s the point?
By Mark Dovich Amid reports that nearly all of Nagorno-Karabakh’s Armenians have fled, a United Nations needs assessment mission reached the region on Sunday, marking the first time in about three decades the organization has had access to the region. The mission is meant to “assess the situation on the ground and identify the humanitarian needs for both people remaining and people that are on the move,” a UN spokesperson told reporters last week. But with Nagorno-Karabakh largely emptied of its Armenian population after more than 100,000 people fled from the region to Armenia in just the past week, the […]
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AND IN OTHER NEWS: World Reacts to Ethnic Cleansing in
In just a week’s time, Nagorno-Karabakh has gone from a wounded but still proud and vibrant land of over 100,000 residents, to one bloodied, broken, and almost completely devoid of its people. On social media, most can only watch in helpless horror the scenes of its population making the arduous journey to Armenia along a hopelessly clogged roadway, a massive explosion which killed or grievously wounding hundreds of those trying to flee, the ever-rising counter of the number of refugees crossing into Armenia, leaders such as Ruben Vardanyan being led in handcuffs by Azerbaijani police, and clips of bewildered people […]
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Armenian businesses rally to support Karabakh refugees: THIS WEEK IN
Armenia’s business community is rallying to support the tens of thousands of people displaced by Azerbaijan’s assault on Nagorno-Karabakh last week. In less than a week, more than 90,000 people – the majority of Nagorno-Karabakh’s population – have fled their homes and arrived in Armenia. Most of them are arriving with only whatever belongings they could wear on their backs or fit in a car. Almost all of them are malnutritioned after nearly ten months living under Azerbaijan’s blockade.
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“We waited to get out of the blockade, not from
Tens of thousands of people fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh continue to arrive in Goris, Armenia after a treacherous journey through the Lachin Corridor. Following a nearly ten-month blockade that left the region in famine, those who made it to Armenia say they were waiting for the opening of the corridor, but now they have lost both home and homeland. Azerbaijan’s attack last week on the region was the final push that led the population to the brink of ethnic cleansing.
