ALL SHOP’S ARE EMPTY IN TOWN OF STEPANAKERT

ROADS HAS BEEN BLOCKED FOR ALMOST 26 DAYS

All over in the town shops are empty, you’re unable to find any fruit or vegetables, and even basic need like medicine. Marut Vanyan said, “It’s all finished”.

For almost 26 days the only road has been blockaded of all supplies to his home city of Stepanakert and the village which is surrounded have stopped.

 In the inside Azerbaijan, disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, Stepanakert lies.

Even its name is contested.

Azerbaijan calls it Khankendi, but it is populated exclusively by ethnic Armenians.

Armenians road which is known as Lachin corridor is the only route for the supply of food, medical supplies and people into areas controlled by them. Between Karabakh and the Republic of Armenia it is the only link.

Azerbaijan protestors have been set up tents outside the town of Shusha. For more than three weeks, the road has been blocked.

In a war in 2020 with Armenia for control of the region, this city, which overlooks Stepanakert, was retaken by Azerbaijan.

The protesters, who describe themselves as environmental activists, are demanding access to mining sites inside Karabakh.