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- Both Armenia & Azerbaijan deliberately launched ‘indiscriminate attacks’ on civilians during Nagorno-Karabakh war - Amnesty report
During the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, both the Armenian and Azerbaijani militaries purposely attacked the local civilian population, and not just opposing armed forces.Jan 14, 2021 15:12Russia & Former Soviet Union - Armenian PM Pashinyan says ready to step down – if people vote him out in snap parliamentary electionArmenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who faces calls to resign from the opposition over what it says is a detrimental armistice with Azerbaijan, has proposed an extraordinary election next year.Dec 25, 2020 21:04Russia & Former Soviet Union
- US says Russian-brokered truce that prevented further bloodshed in Nagorno-Karabakh war was actually ‘destabilizing’ influenceA Moscow-brokered ceasefire may have prevented an absolute bloodbath in the Nagorno-Karabakh war, but the US State Department says Russian peacekeepers are a threat to the region.Dec 18, 2020 10:47Russia & Former Soviet Union
- Fighting returns to Nagorno-Karabakh as Azerbaijan claims some Armenian troops broke terms of armistice by remaining in regionNagorno-Karabakh is in danger of flaring up again after Azerbaijan claimed it had carried out an operation in the disputed region on Saturday. Baku claims Armenian soldiers remained in the area in violation of last month’s truce.Dec 13, 2020 17:19Russia & Former Soviet Union
- Protesters clash with police as they try to enter Armenian PM Pashinyan’s office in Yerevan, during cabinet meeting (VIDEO)A group of protesters tried to force their way into Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s office, on Thursday, engaging in scuffles with the police, amid rising tensions over Yerevan's handling of the Nagorno-Karabakh war.Dec 10, 2020 11:32Russia & Former Soviet Union
- Azerbaijan accused of ethnic cleansing as horrifying footage appears to show elderly Armenian man being beheaded by soldiersShocking video purporting to show Azerbaijani troops executing a civilian has gone viral online, with Armenia alleging that it’s just one of a series of war crimes committed during the recent Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.Dec 9, 2020 11:31Russia & Former Soviet Union
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