Azerbaijan: ‘Great Return’ Numbers Not Looking So Good - The Armenian Mirror-Spectator

Azerbaijan: ‘Great Return’ Numbers Not Looking So Good - The Armenian Mirror-Spectator

There’s something funny about the numbers involved in Azerbaijan’s “Great Return.” An item published May 15 by the government-connected outlet Caliber.az examines the repatriation process of Azerbaijani internally displaced persons (IDPs) to territories reconquered by Baku during the Second Karabakh War. The article states that as of the start of May, the population of Nagorno-Karabakh and the East Zangezur region, territories long occupied by A…

Legacy of the Armenian Occupation: Azerbaijan Faces Massive Reconstruction Challenges

The Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, once a vibrant area of cultural and economic significance, still bears the scars of nearly three decades of Armenian occupation. In the early 1990s, the Armed Forces of Armenia occupied approximately 20% of Azerbaijan’s internationally recognised territory, including the Karabakh region and seven adjacent districts. The in 2020 liberated region is facing multiple reconstruction challenges. By Vasif Huseynov Kar…