Powerful torchlight procession lights up Karabakh streetsSeptember 27, 2021 - 15:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A powerful torchlight procession lit up the streets of Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh), in memory of the soldiers killed in the 44-day war unleashed by Azerbaijan in fall 2020. September 27 marks the first anniversary of the beginning of the 44-day war unleashed by Azerbaijan against Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) in fall 2020. Titled "Artsakh lives", the event marked the first anniversary of the beginning of hostilities, which left almost 4000 people dead on the Armenian side, tens of thousands other injured or homeless. The procession on Sunday, September 26 followed a memorial service at Surb Hakob church of Stepanakert, with participants marching towards the Stepanakert Memorial and carrying a 100-meter flag of Karabakh. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |