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In light of the crisis in Artsakh, as 120K Armenians in Artsakh remain blockaded, the co-host of the Groong podcast Hovik Manucharyan talks to Arthur Khachikyan, International Relations expert from Stanford University.
It is part of Azerbaijan’s criminal policy of blocking Artsakh Armenians, isolating them from the outside world, another attempt to suppress the absolute legitimate right of self-determination of Artsakh Armenians in absolute violation of international rules.
The Azerbaijani “environmental activist leaders” who blocked the Artsakh-Armenia road are directly financed by the Azerbaijani government or organizations affiliated with the authorities.
The studies of the Center for Law and Justice “Tatoyan” Foundation show that the Azerbaijani media have full access to the scene of the incident, including through live broadcasting. Armenian mass media have no coverage, they are not even allowed to approach the place.
Evidence of this criminal policy will be sent to international organizations.
The international community shows unacceptable indifference. Activist from Artsakh
“The oil industry in Azerbaijan has caused a catastrophic environmental situation for decades. However, the people now protesting against Artsakh mines did not do anti-government demonstrations in their country and did not try to raise environmental issues. Moreover, Aliyev’s daughter Leyla coordinates environmental issues in Azerbaijan, and it is clear that this environmental topic is managed vertically from the top,” she said.
The lives of several critically-ill patients at the Stepanakert Republican Medical Center in Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) are in danger as their planned medevac to Armenia has become impossible because Azerbaijan has blocked the Lachin Corridor, the only road linking Nagorno Karabakh with Armenia and the rest of the world.
270 children have been left on the roads in the winter cold since yesterday: the “Tatoyan” Foundation demands immediate steps from the international community to unblock the only road connecting Artsakh to Armenia, unlawfully blocked by Azerbaijan.
