Armenians

Aldo Pavan/Getty Images/STOCK (KORNIDZOR, Armenia) — Over 100,000 ethnic Armenian refugees have fled Nagorno-Karabakh as of Saturday, local authorities said, with it now appearing that virtually the entire Armenian population from the enclave will leave, abandoning their homes after Azerbaijan, backed by Turkey, recaptured the region last week with a military offensive. About 85% of the […]

SIRANUSH ADAMYAN/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — Over 93,000 ethnic Armenian refugees have fled Nagorno-Karabakh as of Friday, local authorities said, meaning 75% of the disputed enclave’s entire population has now left in less than a week. Tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians have been streaming out of Nagorno-Karabakh following Azerbaijan’s successful military operation last […]

bergserg/Getty Images (LONDON) — At least 75,500 ethnic Armenian refugees have now fled Nagorno-Karabakh, more than half the disputed enclave’s population, according to local authorities, as the exodus from the region continues to accelerate. It is feared the enclave’s whole population will likely flee in the coming days, unwilling to remain under Azerbaijan’s rule following […]

Juanmonino/Getty Images (LONDON) — About 50,000 ethnic Armenians have now fled the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, according to local officials, as the exodus triggered by Azerbaijan’s takeover of the region appeared to accelerate, with fears its entire population may leave. More than a third of the population have now left, with nearly 12,000 people leaving […]