News - Artak Beglaryan: The people in Artsakh are facing growing risks of massacres

The people in Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) are facing growing risks of massacres. Artak Beglaryan, Former State Minister and Human Rights Ombudsman of Artsakh wrote this on his X (former Twitter) account. “Azerbaijan managed to take control of some strategic heights & roads of Artsakh, as well as several communities. They also cut off road connections between some parts of Artsakh, creating additional local blockades in all regions. The people are facing growing risks of massacres,” he wrote. Earlier, the Artsakh Information Center reported that the Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) authorities have accepted the proposal of the command of the contingent carrying out Russian peacekeeping mission in Artsakh regarding complete cessation of military operations as of 1pm Wednesday. As previously reported by NEWS.am, Azerbaijan's Armed Forces initiated artillery fire along the entire line of contact in Nagorno Karabakh on September 19, starting at 1 p.m., in an attempt to breach the defense line of the Nagorno Karabakh Defense Forces. Presently, Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno Karabakh, and other settlements are enduring heavy shelling. Gegham Stepanyan, the Human Rights Defender of Nagorno Karabakh, has documented multiple casualties and injuries among civilians, including children.