The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention is distressed by the news of the death of K. Hovhannisyan, 40, who died of starvation on August 15, 2023, as a direct result of the Azerbaijani blockade of Artsakh, as evidenced by reports from both the coroner and the medical examiner of the Republic of Artsakh. The Artsakh blockade, which has been ongoing since the 12th of December, 2022, is the cause of increasing malnutrition, miscarriages, and medical complications related to people being unable to access proper food and medical care. Now, the blockade has begun to cause the direct death of Armenian citizens of Artsakh through starvation.
This blockade is genocidal in its intent, which is to eliminate the Armenian population of Artsakh, either through mass displacement or mass starvation. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has himself said as much on several occasions, including in his statement on May 29th, 2023, when he threatened: “There will be no third invitation. Either they themselves will come to us humbly, or events will develop in a different direction. We have every opportunity to carry out any operation in that region. Therefore, the “parliament” must be dissolved, the element calling itself “president” must surrender, all “ministers,” “deputies,” and others must already leave their posts. Only in this case can we talk about any kind of amnesty.”
The Lemkin Institute wants to make clear that leaders such as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russian President Vladimir Putin, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, U.S. President Joe Biden, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, and all other leaders who have created the impunity with which President Aliyev now operates, are directly responsible for the death of this man, as well as any others who may die as a result of this blockade. They also may be complicit in the crime of genocide.
The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention wants to once again make clear that any individual and/or state enabling Azerbaijan in the blockade of Artsakh, whether directly through foreign aid or indirectly by refusing to use all the diplomatic tools at their disposal, is complicit in this genocide of the 120,000 citizens of the Republic of Artsakh, and could be held responsible for complicity in a court of law. It is urgent that international leaders take immediate action against Azerbaijan to prevent further deaths in the Republic of Artsakh.
Cross-posted with permission from the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention.
somehistory says
“The Azerbaijani government sent citizens claiming to be eco-activists to block the Lachin corridor, a humanitarian corridor which connects Artsakh to Armenia and the outside world. Civil servants, disguised military personnel, members of pro-government NGOs, and youth organisations were among the activists’
Azerbaijan claims its actions are aimed at preventing the transportation of weapons and natural resources;[79][80] Azerbaijan also says its goal is for Artsakh’s “integration” into Azerbaijan, despite opposition from the population, and has threatened military action if the Artsakh government does not dissolve.[”
So the mozlums can starve and threaten non-mozlums and it doesn’t make any news. I, for one, have never heard of this little country of 120,000 people and their resistance to being part of a mozlum nation.
And the mozlum warlord speaks: “come to us humbly,” The scum means “humiliate yourselves to us mozlums” or be murdered by us.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockade_of_the_Republic_of_Artsakh_(2022%E2%80%93present)
GreekEmpress says
Azerbaijan/Turkey will not be happy until they exterminate the Armenian race.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Precisely! It’s tragic that no other country is even batting an eyelid
Burnaby Lad says
2 words – Nancy Pelosi
time to bring the hammer down
࿗Infidel࿘ says
She’s no longer speaker, nor even leader of her party in the House. I expect her to not run next year. Last I heard, she was shopping for a home in Florida, which surprised me: doesn’t she believe in the governance of her nephew Newsome?
somehistory says
As a native of Florida, I say she isn’t welcome and I hope she doesn’t find a home. She needs to stay where she caused a lot of trouble, not move to a place she criticized. She should not benefit from what others have done which worked, while she whined and complained about those things.
James Lincoln says
somehistory,
Controversial but,
We may be quickly reaching the point where “Red States” will have to have physical borders in order to protect their own sovereignty against Leftists and muslims.
somehistory says
Yes, James.
Florida has kept people out before at the borders…FHP on the main highways, inspecting cars, turning some around.
They could declare her a danger to the state…or a danger to her from some who oppose her being there…and turn her away.
She and those like her should not benefit from things they viciously opposed.
Like aoc spending a no mask vacation after condemning Gov DeSantis’s policies on masks and shutdowns. Hypocrites should have to suffer their consequences.
LK says
Let’s use our constitutional rights to reach out to our senators, congresspeople, and the White House to demand an immediate end to the inhumane blockade of Artsakh by Azerbaijan. Here is a quick and handy form for doing so.
https://marchtojustice.org/action-alerts
David Davidian says
The deputy prime minister of Azerbaijan from 2018 to 2019 and former mayor of Baku, Azerbaijan between 2001 and 2018, Hajibala Abutalybov, in a 2005 meeting with a municipal delegation from Bavaria, Germany, stated,
“Our goal is the complete elimination of Armenians. You, Nazis, already eliminated the Jews in the 1930s and 40s, right? You should be able to understand us.”
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-110hhrg43066/pdf/CHRG-110hhrg43066.pdf, page 50.
GreekEmpress says
Thank you for sharing this!
It just reinforces what I believe to be true.
David Boyajian says
We need those American who care about Artsakh (Karabagh) to write a brief note (online) to their two US Senators and Congresspersons,
Ask them to withhold all US aid to Azerbaijan and to send weapons to Armenia so it can defend itself.
Incidentally, Russia is allowing the Azeri blockade in order to punish Armenia for its relations with the West.
THAT is the crux of the matter.
Russia is also, despite its defense agreements with Armenia, blatantly allowing Azerbaijan to invade and occupy parts of southern Armenia.
Moreover, Russia will not let Armenia buy weapons.
Again, Russia punishes Armenians.