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Ethnic Armenian leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh agreed Thursday to end the territory’s self-governing status – a week after Azerbaijan took control of the region following decades of conflict, the Wall Street Journal reported. “The Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) ceases to exist,” according to a decree issued by...

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Need to Know

September 27, 2023

Despair in the Black Garden

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Another nightmare appears to be unfolding on the far edge of Europe. Thousands of ethnic Armenians over the past week have fled the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijani forces seized the territory, seeking refuge in the nearby republic of Armenia. Armenian officials, meanwhile, say Azerbaijan is “ethnic...

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The World Briefly

September 21, 2023

Déjà Vu

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Azerbaijan and Armenian forces agreed to a ceasefire Wednesday following two days of fighting in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, an area that has been the source of long-standing conflict between the two nations, the Associated Press reported. The ceasefire came after the Azerbaijani government launched an...

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The World Briefly

September 19, 2023

Opening Doors

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Humanitarian aid resumed in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh Monday, after Armenian-backed separatists reached an agreement with the Azerbaijani government following months of tensions and fears of renewed conflict, Radio Free Europe reported. Since last year, the Azerbaijani government has blocked the only road – known...

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March 10, 2023

He Said, She Said

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Talks between Azerbaijani officials and the ethnic Armenian community in Nagorno-Karabakh, an enclave that Azerbaijan recently seized from Armenia in a brief war in 2020, are “encouraging news,” the European Union’s special representative for the South Caucasus told Radio Free Europe recently. Even so, five people...

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The World Briefly

February 24, 2023

The Road to Peace

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The United Nation’s top court ordered the Azerbaijani government this week to remove its roadblock from the only route linking Armenia and the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region in Azerbaijan that has raised tensions between the neighboring countries, Al Jazeera reported. The case relates to the Lachin Corridor,...

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The World Briefly

September 14, 2022

Bubbling Over

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Clashes erupted along the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Tuesday, raising fears that the latest outbreak of hostilities could ignite another war between the neighboring south Caucasus countries, Sky News reported. Armenian officials said at least 49 of its soldiers were killed during the skirmishes,...

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The World Briefly

May 25, 2022

Of Peace and Claims

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Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to set up a border commission this week, a move aimed at ending a decades-long dispute over the ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, Al Jazeera reported Tuesday. The move followed a meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham...

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The World Briefly

May 06, 2022

No Winners

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Armenian authorities arrested dozens of protesters this week amid daily protests of thousands against a planned peace agreement with neighboring Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Radio Free Europe reported Thursday. Anti-government protests have been taking place since last month after Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian...

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