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2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

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Armenian-Azerbaijani border. Photo: Armenian Public Radio.
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

Week of ceasefire violations in Nagorno-Karabakh as tensions mount

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Tensions in and around Nagorno-Karabakh and along the Armenia–Azerbaijan border are continuing to flare, with almost daily accusations of ceasefire violations. On both Tuesday and Thursday, the Russian Defence Ministry expressed concern about ceasefire violations in the Martuni Province in the east of Nagorno-Karabakh.  On Wednesday, Nagorno-Karabakh’s Interior Ministry reported that civilians working in vineyards in Martuni came under Azerbaijani fire. Also on Wednesday, the Azerbaijani M

Stepanakert. Photo: OC Media.
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

Nagorno-Karabakh left in the cold

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As tensions rise on the  Armenia-Azerbaijan border, the main pipeline supplying gas to Nagorno-Karabakh has reportedly been damaged. As a result, the majority of Nagorno-Karabakh’s population has found itself without heating.  The damaged section of the pipeline is in Azerbaijan-controlled territory. According to the spokesperson of Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry of Internal affairs Hunan Tadevosyan, Russian peacekeepers have reached an agreement with the Azerbaijani forces to allow the sappers of

Baku residents celebrate end of Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, 10 November, 2020. Photo: Toghrul Rahimli/Wikipedia commons.
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

Opinion | The ignored, the unwanted, and the unforgiven

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Victory Day was a showcase for the new dominant state narrative in Azerbaijan and its widespread popular adoption. The recent burst of violence between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as other incidents, have revealed this narrative’s fragility.  During a celebration on Victory Day, the new annual holiday meant to commemorate Azerbaijan’s victory in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War last year, a crowd in downtown Baku was filmed cheering as they burned Armenian flags. The gathering of such a lar

Unnamed sources claim Armenia and Azerbaijan close signing new agreement
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

Unnamed sources claim Armenia and Azerbaijan close signing new agreement

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Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia are reportedly close to signing a new agreement on the demarcation and delimitation of borders and the opening of transport links. According to Russian and Armenian news outlets, the agreement is set to be announced on the anniversary of the Russia-brokered ceasefire. Russian state-run RIA Novosti wrote on Saturday that the trilateral meeting will be held in the first ten days of November. According to an unnamed source ‘familiar with the matter’, at this meetin

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