Khankendi deserted after Azerbaijan defeats Armenian separatists Al Jazeera gains exclusive access to the largest city in Nagorno-Karabakh after tens of thousands of its resident fled. Al Jazeera · Oct 4, 2023
Azerbaijan’s president snubs EU-hosted talks on Nagorno-Karabakh Ilham Aliyev will not attend meeting with Armenian PM amid anger over French decision to supply military aid to Yerevan The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023
Paris agrees to deliver military equipment to Armenia On a visit to Armenia, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said Paris had agreed to deliver military equipment to Yerevan. Meanwhile, Armenia's parliament voted to join the International Criminal Court, to the dismay of Russia. Radio France Internationale · Oct 4, 2023
Who can Armenia count on? Yerevan angers Moscow and looks West French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna is in Armenia to examine the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, an enclave in Azerbaijan which until two weeks ago had a sizeable ethnic Armenian population. But now the enclave is almost empty, as more than 100,000 of its former residents have crossed the border and fled… France 24 · Oct 3, 2023
Azerbaijan arrests several former top separatist leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh Azerbaijani authorities have arrested several former separatist leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh after reclaiming control of the Armenian-populated breakaway region in a lightning military operation last month The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023
Hundreds of most vulnerable left in Nagorno-Karabakh after mass exodus Many of those left behind are the sick and elderly, with humanitarian groups trying to seek them out to provide help. Armenia is also struggling to house and support the 100,000 people who have fled into the country The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023
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 · Oct 3, 2023
Armenia parliament defies Russia by voting to join international criminal court It will mean Armenia must arrest Vladimir Putin if he sets foot in the country Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2023
Armenia’s parliament defies Russia in vote to join international criminal court Moscow criticises ‘inappropriate’ decision that would oblige former ally to arrest Putin if he visits The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2023
Armenian lawmakers vote to join ICC, straining ties with ally Russia Armenia’s parliament voted Tuesday to join the International Criminal Court, a move that further strains the country’s ties with its old ally Russia after the court issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin over events in Ukraine. France 24 · Oct 3, 2023
Armenia's parliament votes to join the International Criminal Court, straining ties with ally Russia The Armenian parliament has voted to join International Criminal Court, which earlier this year indicted Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes connected to the deportation of children from Ukraine The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023
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 · Oct 3, 2023
Israeli PM eyes visit to Turkey as rapprochement efforts continue Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to visit Turkey in October or November, according to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. This as rapprochement efforts accelerate. Radio France Internationale · Oct 3, 2023
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 · Oct 3, 2023
WEKU · Oct 3, 2023 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.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023 ‘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 Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023 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 · Oct 2, 2023 Armenian exodus from Nagorno-Karabakh ebbs as Azerbaijan moves to reaffirm control The last bus carrying ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh has left the region, completing a weeklong grueling exodus in which more than 80% of its residents have fled after Azerbaijan reclaimed the area in a lightning military operation
The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023 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 Hindu · Oct 2, 2023 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 Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023 ‘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
Al Jazeera · Oct 1, 2023 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.
The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023 Azerbaijan issues arrest warrant for former separatist Nagorno-Karabakh leader Azerbaijan's prosecutor general says the country has issued an arrest warrant for former Nagorno-Karabakh separatist leader Arayik Harutyunyan
Radio France Internationale · Oct 1, 2023 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.
The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023 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