Invisible refugees series
Armenian Refugees from Azerbaijan are Treated as Second-Class Citizens in Armenia
Refugees and former refugees from Azerbaijan living in a hotel in Yerevan for 30 years tell their stories of forced naturalization and articulate their discontent with the policy of exclusion, which resulted in collapse of their hopes to find safety and home in Armenia.
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Frozen Hopes
"Miraculously I managed to transfer my savings from Azerbaijan, but I can’t withdraw them in Armenia."
Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan request that the Armenian government include them in the special category of people who can withdraw money from their accounts in the USSR Savings Bank without waiting in queue. |
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You belong is where you are safe: A woman tells how does it feel to be a refugee in Armenia
"Miraculously I managed to transfer my savings from Azerbaijan, but I can’t withdraw them in Armenia."
Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan request that the Armenian government include them in the special category of people who can withdraw money from their accounts in the USSR Savings Bank without waiting in queue. |
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Flash interview with Larisa Alaverdyan, Head of “Foundation against violation of law” NGO
Flash interview with Larisa Alaverdyan, ex Ombudswoman of Armenia, and the head of “Foundation against violation of law” NGO.
She highlights a range of issues and witnessing about a state of situation with the refugees from Azerbaijan after living 30 years in Armenia. |
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A life beyond human conditions
The hostel in the Energy college in Abovyan is home to 23 Armenian refugee families from Azerbaijan. Some communal toilets have been privatised by residents, leaving others without toilets and washrooms. People are forced to use packets for excrements and throw them outside.
One of them, Raisa Karakhanova (85) is lonely and needs care as she can hardly move. |
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