Azerbaijan completely destroys Ghazanchetsots cemetery in Shushi

Satellite imagery dated April 4 shows that the destruction of the Ghazanchetsots cemetery in Shushi, Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), is complete, the Caucasus Heritage Watch (CHW) warns.

"This marks the first destruction of a cemetery since the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Azerbaijan to prevent and punish attacks on Armenian cultural heritage," CHW posted on X on Friday.

Damage to the cemetery began in October 2023, as CHW reported in an alert on November 27.

"We told the story of the historic site and the threat it faced. At that point, it was not too late to stop the destruction. But by December 2023 it was almost gone," the watchdog said.

DESTRUCTION ALERT: Satellite imagery dated April 4 shows that the destruction of the Ghazanchetsots cemetery in Shusha is complete. This marks the first destruction of a cemetery since the @CIJ_ICJ ordered Azerbaijan to prevent and punish attacks on Armenian cultural heritage.1/3 pic.twitter.com/nHvmmIGej0

— CaucasusHeritageWatch (@CaucasusHW) April 19, 2024