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Artsakh & Azerbaijan Conflict Resource Page

On Sunday morning, September 27, 2020 Azerbaijan attacked the Artsakh Republic with heavy artillery fire at civilian and military targets.

 

Artsakh is a historically indigenous Armenian land located in the Southern Caucasus. Artsakh is a beacon of ancient Armenian culture dating back to before Christ and is home to a vibrant Armenian community today. There is Amaras monastery where Mesrop Mashtots, the creator of the Armenian alphabet, founded the first Armenian school in the 5th century. Shushi also had a print shop in 1827 which, before the Russion Revolution, hosted 21 newspapers and journals. When the Soviet Union gave Artsakh to Azerbaijan in the early 1920's, the Shushi Armenians were massacred and many of their cultural institutions were destroyed.  

 

Even after Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) was given to Azerbaijan by Joseph Stalin, Armenians have continued to live on their indigenous land. The Armenians in Artsakh, with the help of Armenia and the Armenian diaspora, were able to rebuild Shushi and Stepanakert since the 1994 ceasefire as Armenians fought to gain Artsakh independence from Azerbaijan. However, the 1994 ceasefire has constantly been thwarted by Azerbaijan with small attacks and skirmishes over many years. What has happened in the last few weeks has been the most severe attack since the 1990's. In the current struggle, Turkey is also involved and backing Azerbaijan assaults as the international community watches from the sidelines.

 

Below you will find several photos of modern-day Artsakh. This beautiful land and its people are under threat. Please access this resource page to learn how to support Artsakh and the Armenian people that are being affected, please refer to the complied list of resources found below.

Events at GCC
Armenia Fund and It Efforts to Collect Assistance Now
Armenian National Committee of America Advocacy Now
Academic/Scholarly/News Sources
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