Author: Sahag Darbinian

About 6,000 students of preschool institutions of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), about 19 thousand students of public education schools, about 6,800 students of universities have been deprived of one of the most vital rights of the 21st century, the right to education, because for a month the kindergartens, schools, and universities of Nagorno-Karabakh are closed and do not work. This was announced by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at Thursday’s Cabinet meeting of the government of Armenia. “The last time something like this happened was during the 44-day war [in 2020]. And in the situation when the cannons were not firing, the educational…

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The news agenda of the South Caucasus has been filled with the protests of Azerbaijani eco-activists on the Lachin–Khankendi road. On this road, which starts on the Azerbaijan–Armenia border and extends to the Azerbaijani city of Khankendi, civil protests have been organized since 12 December 2022. The protesters demand to eliminate the damage caused by the illegal exploitation of Azerbaijan’s natural resources to the environment and to stop illegal mining operations in Azerbaijan’s Karabakh Economic Region (KER), where Russian peacekeepers are temporarily located and where ethnic Armenians live. Lachin road, which is the internationally recognized territory of Azerbaijan, was left…

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Alternative road from Armenia to Khankendi In Baku the possibility of the existence of alternative roads from Armenia to Khankendi (Stepanakert) is being discussed. Political scientist Shahin Elkhanoglu claims that Karabakh Armenians continue to arm themselves through these roads. According to political observer Gadzhi Namazov, even if such roads exist, they are not at the level to carry heavy weapons. Azerbaijani journalist critical of Aliyev’s regime barred from entering GeorgiaWest or Russia? The South Caucasus’ choice“Azerbaijan organized the blockade of NK with the Russian Federation” – Armenian analystOn the 36th day of the protest of Azerbaijani activists on the Lachin…

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