Pasha Arstamyan was forcibly displaced on September 19, 2023, as a result of Azerbaijan’s unleashed aggression.
They barely escaped: “We were almost massacred. They pulled out an automatic weapon, but someone pushed it away with their hand and said ‘don’t,'” he told Iravaban.net within the series “Legal Issues of Artsakh Armenians in Armenia.”
They left Martakert on September 19, stayed in Stepanakert for a few days, after which they came to Tsaghkadzor community. They came by buses, were checked at the illegal checkpoint installed near the Hakari bridge and then let through.
He and his wife live in a rented apartment. His wife has health issues. He says they have received state support without any problems. He only didn’t receive his pension for September 2023.
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The “Strengthening Protection Mechanisms for the Rights of Forcibly Displaced People from Nagorno-Karabakh” project is implemented by the Armenian Lawyers Association in cooperation with the “Harmonia” Shushi Women’s NGO within the framework of the “Monitoring Justice Sector Reforms in Armenia” project (www.juremonia.am) funded by the European Union. The overall objective of the project is to promote the integration of forcibly displaced people from Artsakh in their new communities of residence in Armenia by strengthening mechanisms for protecting their rights, raising their level of legal awareness and access to justice and protection. This publication was prepared with the financial support of the European Union. The Armenian Lawyers Association NGO is responsible for the content, and it does not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.
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