{"id":39424,"date":"2023-09-23T13:39:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T11:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/eu-partner-betreibt-ethnische-saeuberung\/"},"modified":"2023-09-23T13:48:52","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T11:48:52","slug":"eu-partner-is-carrying-out-ethnic-cleansing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/hy\/eu-partner-is-carrying-out-ethnic-cleansing\/","title":{"rendered":"EU partner is carrying out ethnic cleansing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Before the eyes of the international public, dictator Aliyev attacks the Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh with military strikes.<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

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\"\"Videos from the capital Stepanakert show artillery strikes, drones and gunfire as well as people fleeing into basements and seeking protection. <\/span><\/p>\n

The ISHR strongly condemns the Azerbaijani war of aggression and warns against violent ethnic cleansing.<\/p>\n

The human rights organization calls on Germany and the EU to immediately stop all economic relations with Azerbaijan and impose severe sanctions against the Aliyev regime.<\/p>\n

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Will\u00a0 German and European leaders\u00a0<\/strong> remain \u00a0inactive<\/strong> \u00a0and thereby\u00a0 endanger the existence of the independent state of Armenia?\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Werden\u00a0deutsche und europ\u00e4ische Spitzenpolitiker\u00a0<\/strong>weiter\u00a0unt\u00e4tig bleiben<\/strong>\u00a0und damit die\u00a0Existenz des eigenst\u00e4ndigen Staates Armenien aufs Spiel setzen?
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Hundreds of people have gathered at the closed airport in Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, with the hope of evacuation.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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SPECIAL NEWSLETTER, September 21, 2023<\/span>
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As these lines are being written, the residents of the Armenian enclave are trembling. They are afraid of what is to come, the uncertainty is tormenting in view of the bombing, hundreds of deaths and the highly armed Azerbaijani soldiers, whose circle is drawing ever closer around Nagorno-Karabakh\/the de facto republic of Artsakh.<\/span><\/p>\n

And yet:\u00a0 <\/span>international media interest remains low<\/span><\/strong> . The only land route has been blocked by Azerbaijani forces for months. In the beginning there were \u201cenvironmental protectors\u201d, but at some point uniformed people took their place. We and many other voices have been warning about the planned ethnic cleansing of the area since December 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

Further information on the blockade of the Lachin corridor<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

When massive units of Azerbaijani troops<\/span><\/strong> were moved to the border with Nagorno-Karabakh in recent weeks\u00a0 \u00a0, many people were still cautious. After the first artillery strikes on Tuesday, the use of high-precision weapons, and the encirclement of several villages by Azerbaijani troops, it became clear what so many had warned about: a war by Azerbaijan against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh.<\/span><\/p>\n

The goal is their expulsion,\u00a0 <\/span>President Aliyev is also very direct here:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong> On April 20, 2021, he announced the following: <\/span>\u00a0\u201cJust like before and during the war, I said that they [the Armenians] must leave our country, otherwise they will we drive them out by force. And so it happened. The same applies to the Sangesur corridor.\u201d<\/span>
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In the following paragraphs we provide a brief contextual context.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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December 2022. The blockade of the Lachin corridor by\u00a0 <\/span>alleged environmental activists\u00a0<\/span><\/em> led to a humanitarian catastrophe in Nagorno-Karabakh\/Artsakh Republic.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Armenia, a millennia-old Indo-European people between East and West, the\u00a0 <\/span>first Christian state in the world<\/span><\/strong> , fell directly into the hands of the Stalinist Soviet dictatorship after the First World War, after one of the cruelest genocides in human history with up to 1.5 million victims. In the border treaties between the two western outsiders Stalin and Ataturk, over half of their millennia-old settlement area around their holy Mount Ararat, where Noah’s Ark is said to have been stranded, was denied them and given to Turkey (today’s eastern Anatolia). In addition, the\u00a0 <\/span>Armenian people were cut into two parts.<\/span><\/strong>
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A small area in the Karabakh Mountains, which was almost exclusively inhabited by Armenians, was assigned to the Azerbaijani Soviet Republic as the \u201cNagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region\u201d. Since then, the Karabakh Armenians have been striving for reunification with core Armenia. With the collapse of the Soviet system, hopes were high and millions of Armenians lined the streets chanting \u201c <\/span>We are one people<\/span><\/strong> .\u201d But neither the Soviet system nor the newly independent Azerbaijan was prepared to grant the Armenians special ethnic rights, not even those that were granted to them as an autonomous region under Stalin. <\/span>
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After the first massacre of the Armenian population in the Azerbaijani city of Sumgait, there was one\u00a0<\/span>Spiral of violence that resulted in the \u201cFirst Karabakh War<\/span><\/strong> \u201d\u00a0 <\/span>1992-1994<\/span><\/strong> \u00a0and resulted in 50,000 deaths and 1 million refugees. Armenia emerged as the winner, so to speak, having taken over both Nagorno-Karabakh and seven provinces surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh as a \u201cprotective belt\u201d.\u00a0 <\/span>
Since then, peace negotiations have been ongoing under the aegis of the OSCE Minsk Group, co-chaired by Russia, the USA and France. However, the three guidelines of mutual recognition of territorial and ethnic rights and non-violence proved to steadily square the circle. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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The area marked by many wars and conflicts. The core Armenian territory occupied by Azerbaijan since the Second Karabakh War with hundreds of deaths and tens of thousands of Armenian refugees is hatched in red\/pink. Map: By Rr016 \u2013\u00a0 <\/span>Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0,\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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The genocidal policy in Armenia<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n


Azerbaijan, which sits at the source of oil on the Caspian Sea and has developed into a booming petrostate, has systematically <\/span>\u00a0implemented an all-encompassing genocidal Armenian policy<\/span><\/strong> over these three decades , everything specifically and with the promise of a military reconquest. <\/span>
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Together with its \u201cbrother state\u201d Turkey, Armenia was\u00a0 <\/span>deliberately bled dry economically<\/span><\/strong> \u00a0and cut off from the outside world. Together, the Armenian genocide, recognized by all Western specialist bodies, was not only rigidly denied, but also mocked in an inhumane manner. What’s more, Azerbaijan now determined by presidential decree that the Armenians had committed two genocides against their people. There was also one in Azerbaijan<\/span>\u00a0implemented \u00a0baseless scientific historical theory (Albania theory), which not only denies the Armenians their identity in the South Caucasus, but also accuses them of forgery and fraud in taking over the cultural heritage there. <\/strong>Furthermore, today’s Armenia is referred to as a separate Azerbaijani historical country and even as \u201cWest Azerbaijan\u201d and the aim is to repopulate it. <\/span>

All these ideas were imposed on the entire education system and so\u00a0 <\/span>every Azerbaijani child learned from an early age that the Armenians were barbarians<\/span><\/strong> , fascists and cruel murderers of their people. At the same time, this implementation of enemy images always served to\u00a0 <\/span>consolidate the autocratic family dynasty<\/span><\/strong> .<\/span><\/p>\n


The youth are protesting FOR the war<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n

After almost thirty years, everything was ready for the reconquest – strengthened by mass youth protests for war. After numerous military maneuvers with the brother and NATO state Turkey, through billions in state-of-the-art weapons deliveries, especially from Israel, Russia and Turkey, as well as with Putin’s “OK” and, last but not least, in the shadow of the Corona crisis, the Azerbaijani President was able to do so on September 27th In 2020, the battle cry of the \u201cPatriotic War\u201d, the \u201cSecond Karabakh War\u201d, sounded: \u201c <\/span>We will hunt the dogs<\/span><\/strong> \u201d. <\/span>

And so Israeli kamikaze drones swooped in with the inscription \u201c <\/span>Dog Hunters<\/span><\/strong>\u201cautomated on soldiers of the small Karabakh army. To the people whose families were victims of the first systematic genocide of the 20th century and who have now themselves become victims of the first modern drone war of the 21st century. <\/span>
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After the Azerbaijani victory was achieved after 44 days, a ceasefire agreement was reached with the total surrender of Armenia. What remained was <\/span>\u00a070 percent of the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region<\/span><\/strong> , which had historically been renamed the Republic of Artsakh since 2017. Free traffic to core Armenia could only be guaranteed via the only road connection in the \u201cLachin Corridor\u201d \u2013 protected by Russian \u201cpeacekeepers\u201d.<\/span>

The violent action was \u201cstrictly reprimanded\u201d by Western democratic bodies, but it was determined that we now had to go back to squaring the circle, i.e. back to the responsible OSCE Minsk Group. And that while Turkish President Recep Erdogan and his dearest brother, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev celebrated \u201c <\/span>the victory of the entire Turkish world\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/strong> from the official gallery at the victory parade and were happy <\/span>that the soul of the person most responsible for the Armenian genocide \u201cEnver Pascha would now rejoice.\u201d<\/span>
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Go to the next major attack with impunity and without consequences<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n

So with impunity and without consequences, another major attack by Azerbaijan took place on September 12, 2022 – this time on internationally recognized, clearly Armenian territory with\u00a0 <\/span>hundreds of deaths, territorial seizures and tens of thousands of Armenian refugees<\/span><\/strong> . And exactly\u00a0 <\/span>three months later, the blockade of the Lachin corridor<\/span><\/strong> . And after the poor mountain farming population has been terrorized there for almost a year, Aliev’s \u201c <\/span>anti-terror operation<\/span><\/strong> \u201d has been taking place for days, as a\u00a0 <\/span>war of aggression has been called since Putin coined the word<\/span><\/strong> \u00a0.<\/span>

While the international Western democratic committees from afar are once again calling on \u201cboth sides\u201d to de-escalate and want them to return to the negotiating table, the\u00a0 <\/span>old regional powers, especially Russia and Turkey<\/span><\/strong> , have long since decided not only about the fate of their \u201cpawn victims\u201d in Nagorno-Karabakh decided, but rather the whole of Armenia was involved in \u201ctheir negotiations\u201d.<\/span>

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July 18, 2021, Commission President\u00a0 <\/span>Ursula von der Leyen<\/span><\/strong> \u00a0and Azerbaijani President\u00a0 <\/span>Ilham Aliyev<\/span><\/strong> \u00a0signed an agreement on a strategic partnership in the energy sector. Three days earlier, Aliyev repeatedly threatened war and said: “I said that we will allocate as much money as necessary for two directions – the restoration of the liberated areas and the development of our military potential.” Image: European Commission<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\nDo we continue to reward Azerbaijan for displacement and war?<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n


On March 10, 2022, the\u00a0 <\/span>European Parliament<\/span><\/strong> \u00a0stated in an official statement that \u201cthe\u00a0 <\/span>erasure of Armenia’s cultural heritage<\/span><\/strong> \u00a0is \u00a0part of a broader pattern of systematic, nationwide policy of\u00a0 <\/span>anti-Armenianism<\/span><\/strong> ,\u00a0 <\/span>historical revisionism<\/span><\/strong> \u00a0and\u00a0 <\/span>hatred towards Armenians,<\/span><\/strong> carried out across the country and promoted by the Azerbaijani authorities , which includes dehumanization, glorification of violence and territorial claims against the Republic of Armenia, threatening peace and security in the South Caucasus. <\/span>

And yet,\u00a0 <\/span>even after the \u201c44 Days War\u201d at the end of 2020, the EU continued to let dictator Aliyev have his way and rewarded him with energy and raw materials deals.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

More details in our press release<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Arrived in today<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n

The day before yesterday, on Wednesday evening, Azerbaijan declared the operation over and announced that the country\u00a0 was seeking to <\/span>\u201creintegrate\u201d<\/span><\/strong> \u00a0Nagorno-Karabakh into its territory. Meanwhile, anti-war activists have been arrested in Azerbaijan, because dictator Ilham Aliyev does not tolerate any objections in his own country. <\/span>

Armenia’s current president, Pashinyan, has severed his country’s decades-long historical ties to Russia, and there are some who want to reverse that. At the same time,\u00a0 <\/span>the majority of Armenians want <\/span><\/strong>\u00a0to live in a free, Western-style society<\/span><\/strong> \u00a0and are looking for\u00a0 <\/span>proximity to the EU.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\nWhat’s next? Will\u00a0 <\/span>German and European leaders\u00a0<\/span><\/strong> remain <\/span>\u00a0inactive<\/span><\/strong> \u00a0and thereby\u00a0 <\/span>endanger the existence of the independent state of Armenia?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Nagorno-Karabakh and the Lachin Corridor are just the\u00a0 <\/span>beginning of the planned land grab<\/span><\/strong> . <\/span>The Sangesur corridor<\/span><\/strong> is also on the list\u00a0 . This embodies the\u00a0 <\/span>realization of the old pan-Turkish dream<\/span><\/strong> \u00a0of a <\/span>\u00a0Turkish empire from the Adriatic to China<\/span><\/strong> ; it is not least Erdogan’s personal dream. Meanwhile, in Nagorno-Karabakh, people are expecting everything and\u00a0 fearing for their lives<\/strong> in view of the possible invasion of the cities by Azerbaijani soldiers !<\/span>
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Take action: vigil tomorrow in front of the Federal Chancellery<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n

At this point we would like to draw your attention to the\u00a0 <\/span>vigil<\/span><\/strong><\/a> \u00a0in Berlin\u00a0 <\/span>this Saturday<\/span><\/strong><\/a> ,\u00a0 <\/span>September 23rd<\/span><\/strong><\/a> \u00a0: 12:00-3:00 p.m., in front of the Federal Chancellery.<\/span><\/p>\n

It would be nice if many of you made it to the Chancellery to speak up for the residents of Nagorno-Karabakh who are threatened with ethnic cleansing. We will also participate.\u00a0<\/span>

We are currently working on detailed <\/span>\u00a0historical documentation<\/span><\/strong> \u00a0about the area that has been inhabited by Armenians for centuries and will hopefully be able to make this available to you soon. <\/span>


We thank you for your interest in this special newsletter <\/span>

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Before the eyes of the international public, dictator Aliyev attacks the Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh with military strikes.   Videos from the capital Stepanakert show artillery strikes, drones and gunfire as well as people fleeing into basements and seeking protection. The ISHR strongly condemns the Azerbaijani war of aggression and warns against violent ethnic cleansing. The human rights organization calls on Germany and the EU to immediately stop all economic<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":113,"featured_media":39419,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"EU partner is carrying out ethnic cleansing - Menschenrechte Osteuropa - News & Konflikte","description":"Before the eyes of the international public, dictator Aliyev attacks the Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh with military strikes.   Videos from the capi"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[220,218,471],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-armenia","category-bl-en","category-country-armenia-en-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/hy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/hy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/hy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/hy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/113"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/hy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39424"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/hy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39424\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39426,"href":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/hy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39424\/revisions\/39426"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/hy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/hy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/hy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/hy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}