Sep 21, 2023
Siobhan Nash-Marshal, a U.S. based human rights advocate said the destruction of an enclave of 120,000 Armenian Christians in the Nagorno-Karabakh region is imminent. “The impact of the recent attacks and subsequent disarmament will almost certainly result in the destruction of the people of Artsakh.”
The Azerbaijan government intends to gain full control over Nagorno-Karabakh (known as Artsakh to the Armenians). Ethnic Armenians will be forcibly removed.
Armenian Christians have inhabited this land for millennia.
"They will be forcibly removed, or worse,” Nash-Marshall said.
Though recognized as part of Azerbaijan, a Muslim country, Nagorno-Karabakh is made up almost entirely of Christian Armenians who claim self-sovereignty under the auspices what is known as the Republic of Artsakh.
On September 20, ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh agreed to lay down their arms following an Azerbaijan offensive on September 19. The attacks on the Armenians included missile strikes, rocket and mortar fire.
In one day, over 200 Armenian Christians were killed and many more injured. The attacks also forced over 10,000 people, including women, children, and elderly, to evacuate their homes.
Currently, 120,000 Armenians are facing a dire situation, with hundreds killed, wounded, and missing.
The risk of massive ethnic cleansing will increase as time goes by.
The Armenian people in Nagorno-Karabakh have been cut off from receiving supplies by an Azerbaijanian blockade. They are in urgent need of food, medicine, and doctors.
Since December 2022, the single road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia, known as the Lachin Corridor, has been blockaded.
Sources: Destruction of ethnic Armenians is imminent
Armenia - Azerbaijan war
Siobhan Nash-Marshal, a U.S. based human rights advocate said the destruction of an enclave of 120,000 Armenian Christians in the Nagorno-Karabakh region is imminent. “The impact of the recent attacks and subsequent disarmament will almost certainly result in the destruction of the people of Artsakh.”
The Azerbaijan government intends to gain full control over Nagorno-Karabakh (known as Artsakh to the Armenians). Ethnic Armenians will be forcibly removed.
Armenian Christians have inhabited this land for millennia.
"They will be forcibly removed, or worse,” Nash-Marshall said.
Though recognized as part of Azerbaijan, a Muslim country, Nagorno-Karabakh is made up almost entirely of Christian Armenians who claim self-sovereignty under the auspices what is known as the Republic of Artsakh.
On September 20, ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh agreed to lay down their arms following an Azerbaijan offensive on September 19. The attacks on the Armenians included missile strikes, rocket and mortar fire.
In one day, over 200 Armenian Christians were killed and many more injured. The attacks also forced over 10,000 people, including women, children, and elderly, to evacuate their homes.
Currently, 120,000 Armenians are facing a dire situation, with hundreds killed, wounded, and missing.
The risk of massive ethnic cleansing will increase as time goes by.
The Armenian people in Nagorno-Karabakh have been cut off from receiving supplies by an Azerbaijanian blockade. They are in urgent need of food, medicine, and doctors.
Since December 2022, the single road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia, known as the Lachin Corridor, has been blockaded.
Sources: Destruction of ethnic Armenians is imminent
Armenia - Azerbaijan war
