Region – CIVILNET
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More questions than answers as Lachin handover approaches
Region – CIVILNET By Mark Dovich The Karabakh authorities’ decision Friday to order the remaining Armenian residents of villages and towns located in the vital Lachin corridor to leave their homes by the end of the month has prompted widespread dismay and anger in both Karabakh and Armenia. But the evacuation order, coming just days after one of the gravest escalations in hostilities the region has seen since the end of the 2020 war, has raised more questions than it has provided answers. The Lachin corridor, a five-kilometer wide strip of land controlled by Russian peacekeepers that contains the only […]
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Did Armenia hide the fact that it would hand over
Region – CIVILNET As the Armenian side prepares to hand over the towns of Lachin, Sus and Aghavno to Azerbaijan on August 25, questions are raised as to whether the Armenian side withheld information from the public about handing over the Lachin corridor. Credits: Ruptly
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The Armenian government hides the fact it agreed to hand
Region – CIVILNET The photos below show the section of the road bypassing the city of Lachin in the Berdadzor region of Artsakh. I took the first photo on July 24, on my way to Karabakh, and the second on July 30, on my way back from Karabakh. The second photo shows that the road is already paved and ready for use. Let’s summarize what happened last week and why. On August 1, Azerbaijan breached the line of contact in the northwestern part of the Martakert region and in the south, in the direction of the Lachin Corridor. After three […]
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Fallout from Azerbaijan’s Karabakh incursions continues
Region – CIVILNET The fallout continues from Azerbaijan’s recent incursions into Armenian-controlled parts of Karabakh, which left two Armenian servicemen dead and 19 injured. The Artsakh Defence Army reported that, though the situation is now relatively calm, Azerbaijani forces did violate the ceasefire regime along some sections of the line of contact. Credits Ruptly
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Resetting the relationship between Armenia and the diaspora
Region – CIVILNET Tigrane Yegavian, an author and journalist, sat down with CivilNet to discuss the historical background of Armenia-diaspora relations and what opportunities were missed in the last few decades. Yegavian also talks about how the media, politics and the education system can help narrow the gap between Armenia and the diaspora.
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World powers call for restraint in Karabakh following major escalation
Region – CIVILNET By Mark Dovich Reaction to Wednesday’s major escalation in Karabakh continued pouring in from across the globe Thursday, with major powers calling for restraint and de-escalation in the region. Stéphane Dujarric, the spokesperson for United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, said in a daily briefing that “the Secretary-General is following with concern recent reports of tensions in and around the Nagorno-Karabakh region.” The UN “urges the sides to exercise restraint and address all outstanding issues through dialogue,” Dujarric added. Russia, which brokered the 2020 ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan and deployed peacekeepers to the region, “expresses extreme concern” […]
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Armenia ready to provide Azerbaijan passage to Nakhichevan, says Pashinyan
Region – CIVILNET The situation on the line of contact in Karabakh was relatively stable last night and this morning, according to the region’s authorities. Armenian defense officials also reported that a total of 19 servicemen were wounded in Azerbaijan’s incursions yesterday, in addition to two killed. Four sustained serious injuries, and one is in critical condition. Yesterday, Azerbaijani units used drones, grenade launchers and anti-aircraft weapons in the direction of Armenian positions near the villages of Verin Horatagh and Yeghtsahogh. Baku claimed its troops captured a number of strategic areas near those villages as a result. Credits: Ruptly
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The West should be careful what it wishes for in
Region – CIVILNET In the latest edition of Insights With Eric Hacopian, Eric discusses Azerbaijan’s recent incursions into Karabakh, and why Ilham Aliyev’s regime is acting the way it is. Eric also talks about the West’s and Russia’s roles in the latest developments, as well as bans on some diaspora community leaders from entering Armenia.