Young Karabakh resident accompanying French reporters killedOctober 1, 2020 - 18:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A young man accompanying Le Monde reporters in Nagorno-Karabakh was killed in Azerbaijan's shelling of civilian settlements, Armenian journalist Hermine Virabyan has said, according to Hetq.am. Virabyan herself fell under Azerbaijani fire which left two French journalists and several others from Armenia injured on Thursday, October 1. According to Virabyan, the reporters from Le Monde arrived in Stepanakert, Karabakh's capital, on September 30 and left for Matuni the next day to report on residential buildings damaged in fire. and talk to the locals about the situation. A young Martuni resident named Grisha joined the group to help them with local tips. When the crew visited one damaged home and were returning to the car, they heard the sound of shells and fled in different directions. "My French colleagues were calling for help. I saw them lying on the ground, one of them covered in blood," Virabyan said Azerbaijan launched a major offensive against Karabakh (Artsakh) in the morning of September 27, shelling Armenian positions and civilian settlements with large caliber weapons and rocket systems. Armenia and Karabakh have introduced martial law and total mobilization. The Armenian side has reported deaths and injuries both among the civilian population and the military. On September 29, the Azerbaijani army began shelling positions and civilian settlements in Armenia, which resulted in civilian casualty. 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. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” 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. |