The government of Azerbaijan has reported the arrest of the former president of Nagorno-Karabakh. Arajik Harutjunyan was arrested “on suspicion of waging a war of aggression” against Azerbaijan and suspected war crimes, the report said.
As reported, on September 19, the Azerbaijani army launched a large-scale military offensive in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Just a day later, the pro-Armenian fighters there declared their surrender. It was later announced that the region, inhabited mainly by ethnic Armenians, would be dissolved on January 1, 2024. Harutjunjan, who has since been arrested, resigned shortly before the military offensive.
The region belongs to Azerbaijan under international law. Almost all the former 120,000 inhabitants have now fled to Armenia. According to UNESCO, about a third of Nagorno-Karabakh refugees are children and young people (see video above).
UNESCO cares about educating students
On Thursday it was announced that UNESCO wants to support the integration of refugee students. A group will be sent to Armenia in the coming days to work with authorities there to develop an educational action plan, the report said.
The resettled students must be able to find good conditions in schools and catch up. They should also receive psychosocial support.
Nagorno-Karabakh declared its independence after a referendum in 1991, but this was not internationally recognized.
Source: Krone
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