The Latest Breaking News from Karabakh

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

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

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.

WEKU · Oct 3, 2023

'Silence is deafening': Armenian-Australians highlight Aust govt's inaction

More than 100,000 ethnic Armenians fled the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

The Canberra Times · 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 Guardian - 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

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