‘This is genocide, nothing else,’ Nagorno-Karabakh Ombudsman on Azerbaijani attack

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 19, ARMENPRESS. Nagorno-Karabakh’s Human Rights Defender Gegham Stepanyan has said that Azerbaijan is committing genocide by targeting the surroundings of towns, including Stepanakert city.

“Azerbaijan has initiated a large-scale attack against Artsakh/Nagorno Karabakh, the surroundings of civilian communities, including Stepanakert are also targeted. !!! This is genocide, nothing else. And the mediators promise us rights and security within Azerbaijan,” Stepanyan said in a post on X.

19.09.2023 Azerbaijan has initiated a large-scale attack against Artsakh/Nagorno Karabakh, the surroundings of civilian communities, including Stepanakert are also targeted.

!!! This is genocide, nothing else.

And the mediators promise us rights and security within Azerbaijan.

— Gegham Stepanyan #StopArtsakhBlockade (@Gegham_Artsakh) September 19, 2023