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Azerbaijan accused of crackdown on journalists in run-up to election
Sevinc Vaqifgizi is one of 13 independent journalists detained since snap presidential vote announcedIn late N…
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Armenia formally joins international criminal court in snub to Russia
Yerevan obligated to arrest Vladimir Putin if he enters Armenia after move Moscow calls ‘unfriendly step’Armen…
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People smugglers recruiting skippers from central Asia on Turkey to Italy route
Boat drivers from former Soviet republics often have very little experience and no idea what they are doing is…
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Azerbaijan close to peace agreement with Armenia, officials say
Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev has met Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan for bilateral talks in St PetersburgAze…
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Azerbaijan is acting in self-defence | Letter
A state using its revenue to defend its territorial integrity is, or at least should be, uncontroversial, writ…
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What Azeris lost in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict | Letters
Let’s not forget the Azeris who had to flee their homes earlier, says Alexis Rowell. And Gascia Ouzounian on w…
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European leaders tell Zelenskiy they will not waver in supporting Ukraine
EU president says 47-nation summit sends strong message to Putin amid US jitters over defence fundingRussia-Uk…
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Azerbaijan’s president snubs EU-hosted talks on Nagorno-Karabakh
Ilham Aliyev will not attend meeting with Armenian PM amid anger over French decision to supply military aid t…
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‘This is a forced migration’: the ethnic Armenians fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh
Tens of thousands have packed their lives into their vehicles and fled the disputed region for ArmeniaAnoush, …
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Armenia’s parliament defies Russia in vote to join international criminal court
Moscow condemns ‘extremely hostile’ decision that would oblige former ally to arrest Putin if he visitsArmenia…
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‘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 escapeNearly the entire ethni…
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‘Azerbaijan is hungry for land’: Armenians fear country will seek to grab more territory
After Baku’s success in Nagorno-Karabakh, it could attempt to encroach farther, locals believeThe beehives wer…
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Almost all ethnic Armenians have left Nagorno-Karabakh
Armenian government says 100,000 people have fled since Azerbaijan took control of breakaway regionAlmost all …
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Nagorno-Karabakh’s breakaway government says it will dissolve itself
President of Armenia’s unrecognised republic signs decree under which it will cease to exist by 1 January 2024…
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Former state minister of Nagorno-Karabakh arrested by Azerbaijan
Ruben Vardanyan detained as he tried to cross into Armenia in first high-profile arrest since Azerbaijani offe…