Over 150,000 Armenians from Artsakh were forcibly displaced through war, blockade and systemic persecution. Examined through international law, these events constitute forcible transfer, violating fundamental rights and undermining the principle of return.
Baku’s “Western Azerbaijan” campaign uses fabricated historical claims and cultural appropriation to assert territorial ambitions over Armenia. Armine Tigranyan traces the roots, tactics and international reach of this systematic campaign of historical revisionism and cultural erasure.
The 2020 war and 2023 military operations in Artsakh have left Armenian cultural heritage vulnerable to destruction and appropriation. Azerbaijan's reclassification of Armenian sites aims to erase Armenian identity, falsify history, and legitimize territorial claims through cultural expropriation.
Azerbaijan’s systematic destruction of Artsakh's cultural heritage not only erases the unique collective identity of its people but also deals a significant blow to the entire world, destabilizing present and future prospects for peace and security in the South Caucasus.
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