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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Howard Amos in Yerevan, and agencies

Nagorno-Karabakh: thousands protest in Armenia in wake of ceasefire deal

Armenians protest in the capital against their government's handling of Azerbaijan’s offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Armenians protest in the capital against their government's handling of Azerbaijan’s offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photograph: Narek Aleksanyan/EPA

Protesters have clashed with riot police in Armenia’s capital after Azerbaijan claimed victory in a 24-hour offensive in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Several hundred demonstrators threw bottles and stones at police guarding government buildings and smashed windows in the city of Yerevan’s Republic Square on Wednesday night as they voiced anger at the government’s handling of the crisis, which has resulted in a ceasefire agreement that includes provisions for the local Armenian government to disband its military.

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