#Armenians alarmed by reports of Azerbaijani military buildup.
#Azerbaijan appears to be amassing troops and shipping in more weapons from #Israel.
https://eurasianet.org/armenians-alarmed-by-reports-of-azerbaijani-military-buildup

Azerbaijani opposition figure Ibadoghlu ‘under mental duress’ in detention https://oc-media.org/azerbaijani-opposition-figure-ibadoghlu-under-mental-duress-in-detention/

Opposition politician and economist Gubad Ibadoghlu say #Amnesty arrest on fabricated charges yet another example of Azerbaijani authorities’ misuse of criminal justice system to target peaceful criticism and dissent’,

On Tuesday, the European Court of Human Rights reportedly ordered Baku to take urgent measures to ensure the protection of Ibadoglu’s health.

#Azerbaijan #HumanRights #ECHR

#Armenia & #Azerbaijan, ongoing hostilities for decade and lifetimes. The well known pic of the 106 year old Armenian woman with the AKM? 1990.
"As many as 230,000 Armenians from Azerbaijan and 800,000 Azerbaijanis from Armenia and Karabakh have been displaced as a result of the conflict."
Backstory, including a list of all the conflicts of her lifetime https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/old-armenian-woman-protecting-home-1990/ H/t @Sprinter99800 @ X

https://oc-media.org/shahramanyan-elected-as-president-of-nagorno-karabakh/

Nagorno-Karabakh’s Parliament has elected Samvel Shahramanyan as the region’s new president. Officials have expressed hope that he will be able to achieve a ‘breakthrough’ in the region’s negotiations with #Azerbaijan, which has held Nagorno-Karabakh under blockade for over nine months.

#NagornoKarabakh #Caucasus

#Azerbaijan continues military buildup along border with #Armenia and line of contact in NK, warns Pashinyan

https://armenpress.am/eng/amp/1118952

Armenia, US forces to hold joint drills amid Moscow tensions https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/armenia-us-forces-to-hold-joint-drills-amid-moscow-tensions/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Armenia #Azerbaijan #CSTO #NagornoKarabakh #Russia

Armenian PM says depending on Russia for security was ‘strategic mistake’ https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/armenian-pm-says-depending-on-russia-for-security-was-strategic-mistake/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Armenia #Azerbaijan #CSTO #NagornoKarabakh #NikolPashinyan

The Tip of the Iceberg: Understanding #Azerbaijan's Blockade of the #LachinCorridor as Part of a Wider Genocidal Campaign against Ethnic #Armenians

#NagornoKarabakh Briefing Paper

https://humanrightsnetwork.shorthandstories.com/the-tip-of-the-iceberg-NK/

#Artsakh #ArtsakhBlockade #StopArtsakhBlockade #genocide

🔔#Earthquake M5.0 occurred 29 km NW of Aja Kabul (#Azerbaijan) 6 min ago (local time 20:35:51). More info at:
📱http://www.emsc-csem.org/lastquake/how_it_works/lastquake_app/
🌐http://m.emsc.eu/?id=1548686
🖥http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake_information/earthquake.php?id=1548686

#Earthquake M5.0 strikes 83 km W of #Baku (#Azerbaijan) 5 min ago. More info: http://m.emsc.eu/?id=1548686

Eyewitnesses reported shaking in #Azerbaijan 3 min ago (local time 20:37:05)⚠
At present, we have no seismic data confirming this crowdsourced detection.❗
More info soon!

Bayraktar killing Orlan or similar UAV base

"The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry publishes footage of the destruction of the control center of the UAV of the Armenian Armed Forces on the morning of September 2 by the Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 strike drone.

Baku claims that the Armenian drone conducted reconnaissance and target designation in the escalation zone on the line of contact.
#Azerbaijan #Armenia #azeri #bayraktar #tb2

Two Armenian soldiers killed in Azerbaijani shelling, defence ministry says

#Armenia #Azerbaijan

https://www.reuters.com/world/two-armenian-soldiers-killed-azerbaijani-shelling-defence-ministry-2023-09-01/

Two Armenian troops killed in clash with Azerbaijan https://www.euractiv.com/section/azerbaijan/news/two-armenian-troops-killed-in-clash-with-azerbaijan/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Armenia #Azerbaijan #CharlesMichel #NagornoKarabakh

#Armenia #Azerbaigian
2 soldati armeni sono stati uccisi ed 1 ferito, 3 azeri sono stati feriti in importanti scontri vicino ai villaggi di Sotk e Norabak in #Armenia, lungo il confine con #Azerbaijan.
Secondo l’Osservatorio per il #NagornoKarabakh, i combattimenti sono ancora in corso.

@OsservatorioEsteri

#Earthquake M3.0 strikes 17 km SE of #Sheki (#Azerbaijan) 54 min ago. More info: http://m.emsc.eu/?id=1547609

Thank you to @AuswaertigesAmt for calling much-needed attention to the disastrous situation in the cruel siege of Nagorno Karabakh.

Foreign Minister Baerbock at 5:19 below, after comments on Ukraine and the Sahel.

https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/video/I-245294

#NagornoKarabakh #Armenia #Azerbaijan #WarCrimes #HumanRights #Baerbock

Three more #Armenians detained at #Azerbaijan's Lachin checkpoint.

The three young men reportedly desecrated an Azerbaijani flag two years ago and have been placed in 10-day administrative detention.

https://eurasianet.org/three-more-armenians-detained-at-azerbaijans-lachin-checkpoint

Shady export leaks suggest russian #sanctions work

Kazakhstan imports from the European Union were up nearly 90% in 2022

#EU exports to #Kazakhstan, #Uzbekistan, #Georgia, #Azerbaijan, #Armenia and #Kyrgyzstan jumped 80% in the 18 months starting in January 2022, according to Eurostat numbers. There are clear signs that some of the goods may be redirected to russia.

Kazakhstan, for example, doubled imports of European machinery

Read more here 📎 https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/shady-export-leaks-suggest-russian-sanctions-work-2023-08-29/

#Ukraine

#Georgian Azerbaijanis ask Azerbaijan's president to open border.
#Azerbaijan has kept its land borders shut ever since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://eurasianet.org/georgian-azerbaijanis-ask-azerbaijans-president-to-open-border