Exactly six months ago, on September 19, 2023, after nine months of a blockade having plunged its inhabitants (including 30,000 children) into a situation of near-starvation, Azerbaijan conquered the autonomous republic of Arstakh in 24 hours. Nagorno-Karabakh. A week later, the territory occupied mainly by Armenians continuously for more than 2,500 years, was emptied of its entire population: to this day, there remain 10 to 11 Armenians in the country... which numbered 150,000 before "the war of the 44 days” (September 27-November 9, 2020).
At the end of a forced exodus via the Lachin corridor, called “the road to hell”, the Artsakhiotes found refuge in the Republic of Armenia. For most of them, the situation remains tragic. Although the welcome by their Armenian brothers was warm and the government's help real, they struggle to find work, pay their rents, and treat their trauma. Exiled, they continue to dream of their homeland and hope to return there...
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