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HISTORICAL FACTS: 3 | History Defined

Death of the Armenian dream in Nagorno-Karabakh was predictable but not inevitable

Thirty-five years ago, more than 100,000 Armenian protesters took to the streets to convince Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that Nagorno-Karabakh – an ethnically Armenian enclave stuck geographically in the neighboring republic of Soviet Azerbaijan – ought to be joined to Armenia.

The Conversation

France agrees to deliver military equipment to Armenia

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said on a visit to Armenia on Tuesday that Paris agreed to deliver military equipment to the small South Caucasus nation.

France 24

‘This is a forced migration’: the ethnic Armenians fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh

Tens of thousands have packed their lives into their vehicles and fled the disputed region for Armenia

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Kosovo accuses Serbia of being behind ‘terrorist attack’ against it and calls for ‘clear action’ from EU and west – Europe as it happened

Kosovo deputy prime minister says incident on 24 September was ‘open act of aggression’ and says it represents risk to entire region

The Guardian - UK

French FM visits Armenia to reaffirm support amid Nagorno-Karabakh crisis

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna is in Armenia to “reaffirm France’s support” for the country as an unprecedented influx of refugees flees the Nagorno-Karabakh region that was recently taken over by Azerbaijan.

Radio France Internationale

Azerbaijan moves to reaffirm control of Nagorno-Karabakh as the Armenian exodus slows

The Armenian government said Monday that over 100,000 of Nagorno-Karabakh's estimated 120,000 residents have crossed into Armenia.

WEKU

'Silence is deafening': Armenian-Australians highlight Aust govt's inaction

More than 100,000 ethnic Armenians fled the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

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‘It’s a ghost town’: UN arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh to find ethnic Armenians have fled

‘What is left for the UN to monitor?’ asks one refugee who crossed the border to escape

The Guardian - UK

Last bus of fleeing Armenians leaves Nagorno-Karabakh to bring end to exodus: ‘It’s a ghost town’

Images emerge of abandoned streets in wake of Azerbaijani forces taking control of the region

The Independent UK

Nagorno-Karabakh’s tragedy has echoes of Europe’s dark past. But a remedy lies in Europe too

As more than 100,000 people flee to avoid rule by Azerbaijan, it’s time for the EU to consider the prospect of membership for Armenia

The Guardian - UK

Azerbaijan issues warrant for former separatist leader as U.N. mission arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh

Ex-Nagorno-Karabakh leader Arayik Harutyunyan faces arrest warrant as UN mission visits region. Tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians flee due to fear of reprisals. UN mission is first in region in 3 decades. Protest in Athens, Greece, against dissolution of Nagorno-Karabakh.

The Hindu

‘We still don’t know if my brother made it’: Armenians fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh worry for missing relatives

In just a few days more than 100,000 people have fled the separatist enclave, fearing persecution as Azerbaijani forces closed in, Bel Trew writes

The Independent UK

UN team in Nagorno-Karabakh, a first in 30 years, as ethnic Armenians flee

The visit marks the first time in about three decades that the international body has gained access to the region.

Al Jazeera

UN mission arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh for first visit in 30 years

A United Nations mission arrived in Nagorno-Karabakh on Sunday, Azerbaijan said, after almost the entire ethnic-Armenian population fled since Baku recaptured the breakaway enclave.

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The Independent UK

Armenia grapples with multiple challenges after the fall of Nagorno-Karabakh

Armenia finds itself facing multiple challenges after being suddenly thrust into one of the worst political crises in its decades of independence following the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union

The Independent UK

A People lost: The end of Nagorno Karabakh’s fight for independence

From the mountainous border of Nagorno Karabakh, as more than 100,000 Armenians flee the breakaway enclave, Bel Trew reports on the people who believe the world has abandoned them

The Independent UK

Almost all of Nagorno-Karabakh's people have left, Armenia's government says

Armenia's government says an ethnic Armenian exodus has nearly emptied Nagorno-Karabakh of residents since Azerbaijan attacked and ordered the breakaway region’s militants to disarm

The Guardian - UK

‘Azerbaijan is hungry for land’: Armenians fear country will seek to grab more territory

After Baku’s success in Nagorno-Karabakh, it could attempt to encroach farther, locals believe

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The Independent UK

‘Centuries of history lost’: Armenians describe journey to safety after fall of Nagorno-Karabakh

‘All you can see is a sea of cars stretching to the horizon ... people cooking by the side of the road’

France 24

Moscow, Baku to decide future of Russian peacekeeping mission in Nagorno-Karabakh

The Kremlin said Monday that the future of its peacekeeping mission in Nagorno-Karabakh would be determined by Russia and Azerbaijan, which last week took control of the territory from Armenian separatists.

The Independent UK

More than 70% of Nagorno-Karabakh's population flees as separatist government says it will dissolve

Armenian officials say more than 70% of Nagorno-Karabakh's original population have fled the region for Armenia

WEKU

The fall of an enclave in Azerbaijan stuns the Armenian diaspora, shattering a dream

The swift fall of the ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh to Azerbaijani troops and exodus of much of its population has stunned the large Armenian diaspora around the world.

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Tens of thousands of Armenians flee in mass exodus from breakaway region of Azerbaijan

More than half the population of Nagorno-Karabakh has fled the breakaway region recently reclaimed by Azerbaijan, creating a mass exodus of ethnic Armenians.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Nagorno-Karabakh’s exodus: many have fled, but protection is still needed

Editorial: Ethnic Armenians are pouring out of the enclave. But the US and Europe must press Azerbaijan to respect the rights of those who remain

The Independent UK

Why this week's mass exodus from embattled Nagorno-Karabakh reflects decades of animosity

The exodus of about 70,000 ethnic Armenians this week from Nagorno-Karabakh in the southern Caucasus Mountains has been a vivid and shocking tableau of fear and misery

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