by Journalists for Human Rights | Nov 25, 2024 | Editor's Choice
Naira Aghajanyan, a native of Stepanakert, has worked in cultural centers for 33 years, and for the last 10 years she was the director of the H. Tumanyan Republican Children’s Library of Artsakh. The library met modern standards, had 13 employees, and all the...
by Ani Gevorgyan | Nov 25, 2024 | Editor's Choice
Maria Gharibyan, a 62-year-old resident of the village of Karmir Shuka in the Martuni region of Artsakh, was a teacher for 39 years. Another year, and she was supposed to retire and enjoy her well-earned rest, but the most terrible thing happened to her family. On the...
by Narek Kirakosyan | Nov 25, 2024 | Army, Editor's Choice
A week after seeing her soldier son in high spirits, the mother heard about his death. 21-year-old Vahe Harutyunyan had been in the army for two months and seven days. He was serving in the Vardenis military unit. “I visited him on September 29. That day, he was very...
by Narek Kirakosyan | Nov 25, 2024 | Editor's Choice
Mrs. Naira takes out a passport from her small purse, with burnt edges and completely covered in ash. The coat of arms of Armenia and the inscription “Republic of Armenia” on the front page are faintly visible on the blue passport. “They handed it to me like this:...
by Narek Kirakosyan | Nov 25, 2024 | Editor's Choice
Gohar Arakelyan’s grandson and granddaughter’s husband were killed hours apart on September 19, fighting against the Azerbaijani attack. The other two grandchildren also took part in the battles. The losses in Mrs. Gohar’s family do not end there....
by Ani Gevorgyan | Nov 20, 2024 | Editor's Choice
44-year-old Aramis Petrosyan is from Karin Tak village of Shushi region of Artsakh. He keeps old photos of the village in his phone, the village that Azerbaijan has leveled to the ground today. Petrosyan is a sheet metal worker: he has been engaged in the construction...