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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 · 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 Hindu · Oct 2, 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

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023

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 · Sep 30, 2023

Armenia says more than 100,000 people fled Nagorno-Karabakh

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says exodus amounts to ‘ethnic cleansing’, a claim Azerbaijan strongly rejects.

Al Jazeera · Sep 30, 2023

Nagorno-Karabakh almost empty as most of population flees to Armenia

More than 100,000 ethnic Armenians – almost the entire population – have left Nagorno-Karabakh since Azerbaijan attacked and ordered the breakaway region's militants to disarm, the Armenian government said on Saturday. Armenia is seeking aid from the European Union to help it cope with the influx of refugees.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 30, 2023

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 Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023

‘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

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2023

Nagorno-Karabakh: the world should have seen this crisis coming -- and it's not over yet

As a result of the Azerbaijani attack on the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh on September 19 and the forced exodus that followed it, this region will soon be empty of Armenians – for the first time in more than two millennia.

The Conversation · Sep 29, 2023

‘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’

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023