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Azerbaijan issues warrant for former separatist leader as UN mission arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh

Almost all the enclave’s ethnic Armenian population of 120,000 people have now fled to Armenia as Azerbaijan cements political control of the region. ADVERTISEMENT Azerbaijan’s prosecutor general issued an arrest warrant for ex-Nagorno-Karabakh leader Arayik Harutyunyan Sunday as the first United Nations mission to visit the region in three decades arrived in the former breakaway

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Azerbaijan issues warrant for former Armenian separatist leader

Azerbaijan’s prosecutor general issued an arrest warrant for ex-Nagorno-Karabakh leader Arayik Harutyunyan on Sunday as it enforces its grip on the region. ADVERTISEMENT Harutyunyan led the breakaway region, which is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan but was largely populated by ethnic Armenians, between May 2020 and the beginning of September. Less than a month

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Over 70% of population in Nagorno-Karabakh flees as separatist country reintegrates with Azerbaijan

Separatist country Nagorno-Karabakh is planning to reintegrate back into Azerbaijan following three decades of both regions accusing each other of targeted attacks. While the original population of Nagorno-Karabakh was nearly 120,000, about 84,770 have fled for Armenia. Nagorno-Karabakh, which was run by ethnic Armenian separatist authorities, is expected to dissolve its separatist government by the

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Host Azerbaijan get the first gold at the Judo Grand Slam in Baku

Azerbaijan’s Yashar Najafov won the 66 kilo category in just 13 seconds at the Grand Slam in Baku on Friday. The locals had crowded into the Heydar Aliyev Arena in Azerbaijan’s capital with high hopes and they didn’t leave disappointed.  ADVERTISEMENT The event had been officially opened by the International Judo Federation alongside local officials

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