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Debate on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on Al Jazeera Arabic – Ahmad Shahidov and Vahram Ter-Matevosyan

Starting from September 27, 2020, Armenian armed forces have been intensively shelling settlements, social and strategic facilities in Azerbaijan. The civilian population of Azerbaijan is also under fire. Armenia uses heavy artillery, aircraft, missile systems, and prohibited weapons. As a result of the shelling, civilians in Azerbaijan killed, there are wounded, and serious damage has […]

“Russia supports the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan” – Ahmad Shahidov talked to Ulusal Channel

Starting from September 27, 2020, Armenian armed forces have been intensively shelling settlements, social and strategic facilities in Azerbaijan. The civilian population of Azerbaijan is also under fire. Armenia uses heavy artillery, aircraft, missile systems, and prohibited weapons. As a result of the shelling, civilians in Azerbaijan killed, there are wounded, and serious damage has […]

Armenians firing on Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline was discussed on TRT Arabia Channel

From October 6, 2020, until 11 p.m., the Armenian occupants fired massively at the Yevlakh region, where the civilian population lives, and through which the BTC oil pipeline runs. The striking of an area far from the combat zone was carried out with cluster bombs that fell 10 meters from the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline. The main […]

“Armenia is a barbaric state targeting civilians,” Ahmad Shahidov talked to Ulusal Channel

Starting from September 27, 2020, Armenian armed forces have been intensively shelling settlements, social and strategic facilities in Azerbaijan. The civilian population of Azerbaijan is also under fire. Armenia uses heavy artillery, aircraft, missile systems, and prohibited weapons. As a result of the shelling, civilians in Azerbaijan killed, there are wounded, and serious damage has […]

Armenia wants to involve third countries in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict – Ahmad Shahidov told TRT World

Starting from September 27, 2020, Armenian armed forces have been intensively shelling settlements, social and strategic facilities in Azerbaijan. The civilian population of Azerbaijan is also under fire. Armenia uses heavy artillery, aircraft, missile systems, and prohibited weapons. As a result of the shelling, civilians in Azerbaijan killed, there are wounded, and serious damage has […]

“Armenian army fires on civilian targets in Ganja city” – Ahmad Shahidov talked to TRT World

Starting from September 27, 2020, Armenian armed forces have been intensively shelling settlements, social and strategic facilities in Azerbaijan. The civilian population of Azerbaijan is also under fire. Armenia uses heavy artillery, aircraft, missile systems, and prohibited weapons. As a result of the shelling, civilians in Azerbaijan killed, there are wounded, and serious damage has […]

“Armenia continues to target civilians” – Ahmad Shahidov talked to ANews Channel

Starting from September 27, 2020, Armenian armed forces have been intensively shelling settlements, social and strategic facilities in Azerbaijan. The civilian population of Azerbaijan is also under fire. Armenia uses heavy artillery, aircraft, missile systems, and prohibited weapons. As a result of the shelling, civilians in Azerbaijan killed, there are wounded, and serious damage has […]

Armenia attacks Ganja: Azerbaijan starts a counter-offensive operation – Ahmad Shahidov speaks to Ulusal Channel

Starting from September 27, 2020, Armenian armed forces have been intensively shelling settlements, social and strategic facilities in Azerbaijan. The civilian population of Azerbaijan is also under fire. Armenia uses heavy artillery, aircraft, missile systems, and prohibited weapons. As a result of the shelling, civilians in Azerbaijan killed, there are wounded, and serious damage has […]

“The Armenian army targeting Ganja will be completely destroyed: our target is Khankendi and Shusha” – Ahmad Shahidov

Starting from September 27, 2020, Armenian armed forces have been intensively shelling settlements, social and strategic facilities in Azerbaijan. The civilian population of Azerbaijan is also under fire. Armenia uses heavy artillery, aircraft, missile systems, and prohibited weapons. As a result of the shelling, civilians in Azerbaijan killed, there are wounded, and serious damage has […]

“The shelling of Ganja, Azerbaijan’s second largest city, is another war crime of Armenia” – Ahmad Shahidov talked to ANews Channel

Starting from September 27, 2020, Armenian armed forces have been intensively shelling settlements, social and strategic facilities in Azerbaijan. The civilian population of Azerbaijan is also under fire. Armenia uses heavy artillery, aircraft, missile systems, and prohibited weapons. As a result of the shelling, civilians in Azerbaijan killed, there are wounded, and serious damage has […]

“Armenia must withdraw its army from the occupied Azerbaijani lands” – Ahmad Shahidov talked to Press TV

Starting from September 27, 2020, Armenian armed forces have been intensively shelling settlements, social and strategic facilities in Azerbaijan. The civilian population of Azerbaijan is also under fire. Armenia uses heavy artillery, aircraft, missile systems, and prohibited weapons. As a result of the shelling, civilians in Azerbaijan killed, there are wounded, and serious damage has […]

Armenia is trying to gain additional support by spreading misinformation – Ahmad Shahidov told ANews

Starting from September 27, 2020, Armenian armed forces have been intensively shelling settlements, social and strategic facilities in Azerbaijan. The civilian population of Azerbaijan is also under fire. Armenia uses heavy artillery, aircraft, missile systems, and prohibited weapons. As a result of the shelling, civilians in Azerbaijan killed, there are wounded, and serious damage has […]

“Everyone who respects international law must defend Azerbaijan” – Live discussions on the Ulusal Channel

One of Turkey’s leading news channels, Ulusal Channel’s “Focus Point” program, has organized a tele-polemic on the topic “Why should we defend Azerbaijan?” The discussions, moderated by well-known presenter Deniz Adali, were attended by the head of the Azerbaijan Institute for Democracy and Human Rights, human rights defender Ahmad Shahidov, researcher and writer Mustafa Albayrak, […]

Ahmad Shahidov spoke on Al-Jazeera Arabic channel about armenians’ targeting Azerbaijani civilians

Starting from September 27, 2020, Armenian armed forces have been intensively shelling settlements, social and strategic facilities in Azerbaijan. The civilian population of Azerbaijan is also under fire. Armenia uses heavy artillery, aircraft, missile systems, and prohibited weapons. As a result of the shelling, civilians in Azerbaijan killed, there are wounded, and serious damage has […]

Armenia-Azerbaijan tensions – intense fighting continues in Armenian-occupied region – ANews Channel

Starting from September 27, 2020, Armenian armed forces have been intensively shelling settlements, social and strategic facilities in Azerbaijan. The civilian population of Azerbaijan is also under fire. Armenia uses heavy artillery, aircraft, missile systems, and prohibited weapons. As a result of the shelling, civilians in Azerbaijan killed, there are wounded, and serious damage has […]

Azerbaijani and Armenian forces clash overnight – Ahmad Shahidov talked to TRT World about civilians

Starting from September 27, 2020, Armenian armed forces have been intensively shelling settlements, social and strategic facilities in Azerbaijan. The civilian population of Azerbaijan is also under fire. Armenia uses heavy artillery, aircraft, missile systems, and prohibited weapons. As a result of the shelling, civilians in Azerbaijan killed, there are wounded, and serious damage has […]

Sky News Arabia to hold debate on escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh – Ahmad Shahidov and Ruben Melikyan

Starting from September 27, 2020, Armenian armed forces have been intensively shelling settlements, social and strategic facilities in Azerbaijan. The civilian population of Azerbaijan is also under fire. Armenia uses heavy artillery, aircraft, missile systems, and prohibited weapons. As a result of the shelling, civilians in Azerbaijan killed, there are wounded, and serious damage has […]

Azerbaijan is waging a patriotic war: Armenia targets civilians in Karabakh – Ulusal Channel Television

Starting from September 27, 2020, Armenian armed forces have been intensively shelling settlements, social and strategic facilities in Azerbaijan. The civilian population of Azerbaijan is also under fire. Armenia uses heavy artillery, aircraft, missile systems, and prohibited weapons. As a result of the shelling, civilians in Azerbaijan killed, there are wounded, and serious damage has […]

“Among the Armenian dead bodies are members of terrorist organizations” – Ahmad Shahidov told the Ulusal Channel

Starting from September 27, 2020, Armenian armed forces have been intensively shelling settlements, social and strategic facilities in Azerbaijan. The civilian population of Azerbaijan is also under fire. Armenia uses heavy artillery, aircraft, missile systems, and prohibited weapons. As a result of the shelling, civilians in Azerbaijan killed, there are wounded, and serious damage has […]

Ahmad Shahidov spoke about the political significance of TurAz Eagle 2020 joint military exercises on Ulusal Channel Television of Turkey

The Turkish-Azerbaijani Armed Forces’ TurAz Eagle 2020 large-scale joint military exercises in Azerbaijan end today. The maneuvers, which included military aircraft of both countries, were carried out in Baku, Nakhchivan, Ganja, Kurdamir and Yevlakh.  Commenting on the joint Turkish-Azerbaijani military exercises on Turkish Ulusal Channel Television, Ahmad Shahidov, head of the Azerbaijan Institute for […]

The fate of Dilgam Asgarov and Shahbaz Guliyev during the pandemic is a matter of serious concern | REAL Television

The health of two Azerbaijanis, Dilgam Asgarov and Shahbaz Guliyev, who have been illegally held hostage by Armenians for more than six years, is a matter of serious concern. Speaking to REAL TV, the head of the Information Center for Azerbaijani Captives and Hostages, human rights defender Ahmad Shahidov said that the Armenian state has […]

Ahmad Shahidov commented on the joint Turkish-Azerbaijani military exercises | Ulusal Channel Television

Turkish and Azerbaijani armed forces have launched large-scale joint military exercises in Azerbaijan. Turkish and Azerbaijani air and ground forces have participated in joint exercises. The air force maneuver began today and will end on August 10. The maneuvers, which will include military aircraft of the two countries, will be carried out in Baku, Nakhchivan, […]

Ahmad Shahidov spoke about the violation of the ceasefire by Armenians in the direction of Tovuz on Iran’s “Sahar” channel

Speaking to “Free Arena” program at “Sahar” Television of Islamic Republic of Iran, human rights defender Dr. Ahmad Shahidov spoke about the gross violation of the ceasefire by the Armenian armed forces on July 12 in the direction of the Tovuz region of the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border and the firing on civilians. 

Tensions escalate on Azerbaijan-Armenia border – Role of Russia and Turkey in the region | TRT World

Border clashes between arch-foes Azerbaijan and Armenia have resumed after a brief de-escalation in fighting. Azerbaijan said it has lost 12 servicemen and one civilian in three days of fighting, and Armenia said four of its troops were killed on Tuesday.  The fighting had prompted calls for an immediate ceasefire from the United States, […]

Current situation in Azerbaijan-Armenia tension – What is the strategic importance of Tovuz region? | Ulusal Channel

A clash broke out on the Azerbaijan-Armenia border, causing casualties on both sides. In a statement made by the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan, it was stated that the attempt of the Armenian army to attack the Azerbaijani positions in the Tovuz region of the border by using cannon guns was also prevented.  In […]