カテゴリー: Azerbaijan
Separatist region’s mostly Armenian population has resisted Azerbaijani rule for more than a centuryAzerbaijan has said its armed forces have launched what it called “local anti-terrorist activities” in the Nagorno-Karabakh region to restore constituti…
Bombardment of blockaded region could reopen 2020 war in which land was taken from Armenian populationWhy is there dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh?Azerbaijan has launched attacks against the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, with bombing raids hitting th…
Caroline Cox of the Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust urges the government to fulfil its responsibility under international law I returned, heartbroken, on Sunday from Armenia, where I met Armenians suffering from forced displacement by Azerbaijan from the…
Son calls on UK to intervene in case of Gubad Ibadoghlu, critic of Azerbaijani government who was arrested there in JulyThe family of a UK-based Azerbaijani academic and prominent opposition figure have raised concerns over his health after he was deta…
Azerbaijan had restricted separatist region’s conduit to Armenian territory, forcing concession on Azeris’ own decades-old demandsAzerbaijan’s government and separatist Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh appeared to strike a deal reopening two disputed tran…
Residents of Armenian enclave believe Azerbaijan’s plan is clear: to starve them into submissionFor every meal, Hovig Asmaryan eats potatoes. “We fry them. And then we boil them,” he said. “It’s a healthy lifestyle for me and my family. We consume vege…
A resident of Nagorno-Karabakh filmed empty supermarket shelves as reports show it has become harder to access food, medicines and other essential supplies as an Azerbaijani blockade of the breakaway region drags into its ninth month.Karabakh is intern…
Rivals have accused each other of initiating fire which killed seven peopleSouth Caucasus rivals Armenia and Azerbaijan have accused each other of initiating a fatal clash around the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region which killed seven soldiers.The two…
Protests in Georgia last week were just the latest indication of how Putin’s disastrous invasion has damaged relations with former Eastern bloc nations• Russia-Ukraine war – latest updatesAs Georgian protesters marched on the country’s parliament again…
Damaging optics of ‘family’ photo at CSTO summit highlights fragility of Russia’s influence in wake of war in UkraineRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesArmenia has asked the French president, Emmanuel Macron, to chair peace talks with Azerbaijan i…
Moscow’s influence in the Caucasus and central Asia is being unravelled by its ‘special military operation’The rout of the Russian army in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region seems likely to be a turning point in Kyiv’s battle to kick Russian troops out of the co…
Armenia’s defence ministry has released footage purporting to show Azerbaijani troops advancing towards its border after fresh fighting broke out between the countries in the early hours of Tuesday. The Guardian cannot independently verify the defence …
Nearly 50 Armenian soldiers killed in deadliest violence since 2020 war over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh regionFighting has broken out between Armenia and Azerbaijan, republics in the Caucasus that have gone to war twice over the disputed region of Nagor…
Escalation of hostilities between south Caucasus countries prompts Russia and US to call for restraintFighting on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan has killed about 100 troops as attacks on both sides fed fears of broader hostilities breaking o…
Agreement with autocratic ruler to double supplies within five years comes as EU seeks to reduce reliance on Russian energyHuman rights groups have criticised an EU deal to ramp up gas supplies from Azerbaijan, as Europe scrambles to secure non-Russian…