Former Nagorno-Karabakh Armenian Leader Arrested As Over 50,000 Refugees Flee Region

Eurasia Review

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Former Nagorno-Karabakh Armenian Leader Arrested As Over 50,000 Refugees Flee Region

Former Nagorno-Karabakh Armenian Leader Arrested As Over 50,000 Refugees Flee Region

Eurasia Review

Published 27 Sep 2023

By Peter Pinedo

Ruben Vardanyan, a former high-ranking official in the ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, was arrested by Azerbaijan authorities on Sept. 27 as he attempted to flee the region along with over 50,000 other ethnic Armenian refugees.

The Azeri Press Agency (APA), an Azeri state media outlet,...

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