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France 24
France 24
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Taline OUNDJIAN

Thousands of Armenians trapped in Nagorno-Karabakh face humanitarian crisis

Armenian protesters march to a Russian peacekeepers' checkpoint outside Stepanakert on December 27, 2022. © Ani Balayan, AFP

The Lachin corridor, the lifeline road connecting the self-proclaimed republic of Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia, has been blocked by Azerbaijiani protesters since December 12, trapping its 120,000 Armenian residents in an increasingly precarious situation. FRANCE 24’s Armenia correspondent Taline Oundjian reports.

For the past 40 days, Azerbaijani protesters wielding placards and flags have blocked the Lachin corridor, a 32-kilometre mountainous road that connects Armenia with the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the South Caucasus.

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