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Azerbaijan
CIA World Factbook
Country Overview
Targeted Groups | Perpetrators | Alert Status | Genocide Stage(s) |
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| Warning | Stage 8: Persecution, Stage 9: Extermination, Stage 10: Denial |
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In September 2020, Azerbaijan had invaded the sovereign territory of Artsakh. After a long and costly war, Azerbaijan has occupied half of Artsakh's territory and displaced thousands of ethnic Armenians. Azerbaijan has begun to attack destroy Armenian culture in heritage Artsakh and often uses hate speech to demonize and degrade ethnic Armenians.
Resources
Eyewitness Accounts: Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte Discusses the Baku Pogroms
Azerbaijan's 'Ethnic Hatred' Theme Park Draws Ire, Imperils Reconciliation - RadioFreeEurope
Why Scholars, Cultural Institutions Are Calling to Protect Armenian Heritage - Smithsonian Magazine
Page last updated:
6/23/2021
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