A few days ago, the only synagogue in Armenia was set on fire in Yerevan. This is the second case of the burning of a Jewish house of worship in the world since the start of the war in the Gaza Strip and the first outside the Middle East. Earlier, a synagogue was set on […]
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The drama of refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh. ‘It was an ethnic cleansing’
The Armenian drama continues. Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh cannot hold back their tears, human rights experts say. “It was really an ethnic cleansing,” says young lawyer and human rights specialist Christina Petrosyan, speaking about the fall of Nagorno-Karabakh around September and October. The chairman of the non-governmental organization “Legal Culture” provides assistance to refugees who reached […]
The ally withdraws from Russia. Will Putin’s alliance fall apart?
Armenia may leave the alliance led by Russia. However, these are not Putin’s only problems. Due to the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia is confronted with the influx of thousands of refugees. However, the Armenians were left alone in this area: Russia abandoned Armenia in the conflict with Azerbaijan, supported by Turkey. This causes Yerevan to […]
The EU wanted to condemn Azerbaijan. Hungary blocked everything
Hungary blocked the European Union’s joint statement on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, which condemned Azerbaijan. On September 19 and 20, the Azerbaijani army, with the inaction of Russian peacekeepers, destroyed the main forces of the Karabakh Armenians and effectively forced them to surrender. Armenian forces began to lay down their weapons and abandon their fighting […]
“Powerlessness and bitterness”. Armenia lost the war in Nagorno-Karabakh
The Armenians lost another war over Nagorno-Karabakh. This time it didn’t even take 24 hours. As a result of the Azerbaijani aggression, which Baku described as an anti-terrorist operation, 200 people were killed, including 5 children, and more than 400 were injured. Much better armed Azerbaijani forces forced the Armenians to surrender and lay down […]
Russian soldiers died in Nagorno-Karabakh. They were shot at
A car carrying Russian peacekeepers was shot at in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Defense Ministry in Moscow said all were killed. The incident took place “during the return of the Russian peacekeeping contingent from an observation point in the area of the Janjatag settlement,” the Russian Ministry of Defense reported, quoted by RIA Novosti news agency. The […]
Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. Is a breakthrough coming?
The Azerbaijani armed forces launched “anti-terrorist operations” in Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday. A ceasefire is possible. Azerbaijani authorities announced in a statement on Tuesday that Armenia is systematically shelling Azerbaijani army positions. Azerbaijan’s security forces blamed sabotaging groups of Armenian separatists for the incidents. “Due to the existing situation, it was decided to carry out local […]
Ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh: why is it important?
Armenian separatists in Nagorno-Karabakh decided to lay down their weapons at the request of Azerbaijan after 24 hours of clashes. Hostilities ended today, September 20, 2023, at 13:00 local time (11:00 Italian time), and the Baku government confirmed the cessation of hostilities. The ceasefire proposal proposed by the command of the Russian peacekeepers envisages the […]
Ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh: why is it important?
Armenian separatists in Nagorno-Karabakh decided to lay down their weapons at the request of Azerbaijan after 24 hours of clashes. Hostilities ended today, September 20, 2023, at 13:00 local time (11:00 Italian time), and the Baku government confirmed the cessation of hostilities. The ceasefire proposal proposed by the command of the Russian peacekeepers envisages the […]
Azerbaijan, offensive to conquer Nagorno Karabakh: war with Armenia returns
Azerbaijan has launched a military operation to conquer the disputed region of Nagorno Karabakh, where most Armenians live. The announcement was made by the Baku Defense Minister: there is talk of an “anti-terrorism” operation to “restore constitutional order”, writes the Russian news agency Ria Novosti. Baku stressed that it informed the command of Russian peacekeepers […]