More than 70% of Nagorno-Karabakh's population flees as future uncertain for those who remain
More than 70% of the population of Nagorno-Karabakh has fled the ethnic Armenian enclave in Azerbaijan for neighbouring Armenia, the Armenian government said Friday, as the enclave's separatist government said it will dissolve itself by the end of the year after a three-decade bid for independence.
Residents started a blockade after authorities announced a border deal under which Baku will regain control of four formerly Azeri-populated villages in the area.
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An estimated two-thirds of Nagorno-Karabakh's population has already fled the former autonomous enclave in Azerbaijan. Refugees arriving in neighbouring Armenia told DW that they fear reprisals from..
The separatist government of Nagorno-Karabakh said Thursday it will dissolve itself and the unrecognised republic will cease to exist by year's end after a three-decade bid for independence, while..
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The Armenian government says that "66,500" people have arrived from Nagorno-Karabakh after the region fell under Azerbaijani control. The figure represents more than half of the territory's ethnic..