Ombudsman: Azerbaijan continues cultural genocide in Artsakh amid international silence

Recent satellite images show that Azerbaijan destroyed the village of Mokhrenes in the Hadrut region of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), Ombudsman Gegham Stepanyan said on Wednesday.

The village fell under the Azerbaijani control as a result of the 44-day war in October 2020.

“The satellite imagery shows that the majority of the village houses, the school, the kindergarten, and other buildings have been pulled down. In total, over 40 homes and  buildings have been demolished, while the St. Sargis Church of Mokhrenes was completely destroyed by October 2022,” Stepanyan said on X, sharing photos.

“The cultural genocide of Artsakh by Azerbaijan continues with the complicit silence of the international community,” he added.