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Nagorno-Karabakh Republic

The PC(USA)’s Jinishian Memorial Program describes the displaced persons crisis unfolding in Armenia

Posted October 2nd, 2023

Up to 100,000 people have fled their homeland of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic) in fear of persecution and ethnic cleansing by the hands of Azerbaijan military and government rulers. Already starving from a 10-month blockade, those fleeing are forced to escape through rough, unsafe territory and attacks from Azerbaijan military personnel before arriving in Armenia.