๐ธ Freelance Journalist from
#Artsakh
/Nagorno-Karabakh
๐ Book: 44 Days: Diary from an Invisible War
๐Co-writer of the documentary: Invisible Republic
Iโm pleased to announce that we launched my war-diaries as a book. It includes also many photos done during the 44-days war in
#Artsakh
in 2020.
Available in ๐ฆ๐ฒ, ๐ท๐บ, ๐ฌ๐ง in
Thanking
@creative_arm
for making this happen and publishing it!
Hi, I'm Lika, a journalist from Nagorno-Karabakh. Iโve been reporting on the war since the start and I write this from the bunker. I'd love to share what I've seen with the world. Looking for any recommendations on intl outlets that may be interested in sharing some of my work.
Hi! I'm Lika, and this is Smertch, a weapon, which is used by Azerbaijan to violate the civilian infrastructures in
#Artsakh
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#NagornoKarabakh
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October 10,
#Stepanakert
Some months ago, when the Karabakh War started, I had a talk with
@Jake_Hanrahan
. When he found out, that I don't have a helmet, he tried his best to get one for me. As I didn't get it, he brought one with him all the way to Artsakh.
Thank you, Jake.
Today a journalist asked Marat, who's been living in a basement for 27 days, what he would do if he had a lot of money. "I'd buy sunglasses." The journalist took his glasses out and gave him: "Try them on!" So, today Marat got his gift. Dream bigger, Marat jan!
#ArtsakhStrong
A cosy evening in
#Stepanakert
. Itโs so unbelievable to be home without sound of sirens and bombing, instead of being in a bomb shelter.
๐ธHow long this will continue?
๐ธFor how long can I sit with my parents and drink tea?
๐ธWho is responsible for our safety?
#Artsakh
Maria was born in Goris (Armenia). She is 1-month-old. Her mother was 9months pregnant, when she was forced to move from her home in Stepanakert and find a shelter in Armenia. Letโs wish her to go back home very soon ๐
#ArtsakhStrong
Reportage: soon on
@CivilNetTV
We dreamt about the end of blockade.
But not this way.
It was supposed to be the opposite. All of us were supposed to go back with this number of cars.
We will never get over of this trauma.
Never.
This pain will stay with us forever.
Our hearts are broken and buried somewhere in the graves of Artsakh.
Visited these beauties during the war.
"Hey, you took many pics of us. Let us take pictures of You as well, so we can find you after the war and play with you outside."
#ArtsakhStrong
Heroes are not only on the frontline. Nare is a young doctor in the main hospital. She works literally day and night to help everyone who knocks on the hospital's door.
#ArtsakhStrong
Nare. Lived in Hadrut region, but because of the war was forced to move to Shinuhayr village of Armenia. Dreams about going back home and is worried about her dog, as nobody is there to feed him.
Tatik-papik
Our beloved monument - Grandmother and grandfather. Usually, the bride and groom visit them during their wedding day, like receiving a blessing from your grandparents.
Photo is taken during the Artsakh War.
#Artsakh
| October, 2020
If you donโt care about war in a country far from you, then maybe women rights activists have something to say about this?..
Or your only concern is so women have same positions as men and have equal salaries? What about sexual harassment? What about war crimes?
The end of the endsโฆ
The Artsakh president signed a decree to dissolve all state institutions and organizations under their departmental subordination until January 1, 2024, and the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) ceases to exist.
It has been one month since the war.
1006 mothers are left without their sons,
39 civilians killed,
90000 people left their homes,
more than 20000 children can't go to schools,
744 hours of fear, loss, sounds of bombs.
#StopWar
#StopAzerbaijaniAggression
Mane also has been living in a basement since September 27. Yesterday she got some new toys. Her happiness didn't know any borders! She was showing it to ''the neighbors'' and immediately gave names to the toys.
#ArtsakhStrong
October 23,
#Artsakh
The fiancรฉ of a guy who was in the fuel explosion.
- I canโt find him anywhereโฆ But found his watch. If I found this, he will be alive, right? Otherwise the watch would melt, no? Please, he is alive, isnโt he?
- Yesโฆ
The only answer you can give ๐
#ArtsakhNow
โช๏ธNo natural gaz
โช๏ธNo electricity
โช๏ธWeather- 2ยฐ
Azeris
โช๏ธshoot villages, use๐ขto say that ppl have to leave or will be killed
โช๏ธuse artillery to shoot villagers
โช๏ธhacked FB page of National Assembly saying everyone has to leave Artsakh in 168 hours or to be killed
A smile of a soldier, who leaves to the front. This is the way they are - eyes full of hope, saying ''goodbye'' with a smile...
Come back soon, Levon jan.
#ArtsakhStrong
Yesterday was Easter, but for my neighborhood was a day of mourning, because 6 months later the body of our neighbor was found. His family hopes for half a year that he is in captivityโคโคโค For the world, the war in Artsakh is over, but for the people here, it's still going on.
Noya Tatik.
She left
#Stepanakert
only the last day of evacuation. โIโll go back tomorrow to wait for my soldier son on the doorstep of my homeโ, she says.
#ArtsakhStrong
After Stepanakert was bombarded by Azerbaijan with cluster bombs (which is forbidden to use to attack the residential areas), this man went out to his street and started to rebuild his garage. I think that is amazing.
#Stepanakert
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#ArtsakhRepublic
,
#KarabakhNow
11 October
As it's difficult to find bread in
#Artsakh
, all our neighbours gathered whatever they had at home (a bit of flour, a bit of salt, a bit of yeast) and baked some pieces of bread. Each of them got 1.25 bread. This one my mother took home for our family.
#ArtsakhBlockade
A part of me leaves the bunker, but another part will stay there forever. A part, which believes and hopes that I will still go back to Kataro vineyard, Dizapayt, Umbrellas and drink tea in Hunot canyon.
#ArtsakhStrong
Love in a slice of cheese,
#Artsakh
โEvery day I cut a piece from the last slice of cheese and left it to her (wife). And she cut another piece, leaving a slice to me. Now the last piece of bread. Therefore we need to finish this issue".
Blockade talks,
#Artsakhblockade
All we want is PEACE in
#Artsakh
โฎ๏ธ
Children don't have to distinguish the sounds of bombs. Instead, they have a right to study and enjoy their childhood.
#StopWar
Mike: Mary, where would you go if you had a change? America, Europe, Russia?..
Mary: Nowhere. I would stay in Stepanakert even if they bomb it.
#ArtsakhStrong
A minute of silence in Stepanakert in honor of the fallen soldiers.
2 years ago September 27 became a forever black day in the calendars of Artsakh. Since then the war actually never stopped.
Visited my bomb shelter, when I've been hiding for nearly 40 days. It was also bombed during the last days of the war. It's actually a school dormitory, where children from the regions were living during the school semester.
#ArtsakhNow
#Stepanakert
๐ฌ๐งNew Interview
โDo you remember the fires in Australia a little while ago? The world was so worried about the koala bears that were hurt and killed in the fire. I love koalas. But I wish people would care about Armenians as they care about koala bears.โ
In some districts of Stepanakert, there has been no water ๐ฆ for several weeks. The children decided to answer this disgrace with a smile and hearts :) They do hope to get it soon)
Karen. Lost his left hand during the war. When the drone exploded, he saw that he doesn't have his hand. Then he found two missing parts, gathered them, and somehow got to the hospital. After 4 surgeries the doctors could save his hand.
#NKpeace
Me and displaced children from Nor Haykajur village. In the photo you can see 4 children from 10. Family lives in a 3-rooms small house, but dreams only of peace.
Elderly women having dinner in a shelter.
''We are not going to leave, we are going to LIVE'', they said.
#Stepanakert
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#Artsakh
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#Karabakh
October 10, 2020
They are bombing, we are working...
After the night, when Azerbaijan was bombing the civilians, buildings, and everything else in
#Stepanakert
, the capital city of
#Artsakh
/
#NagornoKarabagh
Who am I? The citizen of which country? Where will I live? I no longer have the answers to these questions...
@LikaZakaryan
, originally from Stepanakert, writes from Armenia.
Azerbaijan violated the ceasefire AGAIN. They started to attack Hin Tagher and Khtsaberd villages, which are the only pieces left from the whole
#Hadrut
region.
I asked my mother, who got married during the war, how did she decide on this. When dad heard this, he said, โThe war was going on, but we had to live, and love came.โ - from
@LikaZakaryan
โs
#Karabakh
War diary
As a result of Azerbaijani aggression and antihumanitarian activities
#Stepanakert
is being bombed and destroyed. How many people have to stay without their homes, until the international community says a word?
#Artsakh
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#Karabakh
โArtsakhโ is written in a basement of Stepanakert from the liberation war in Artsakh. They still keep it and saw it when were forced to go down again nowadays. The photo is taken in October 2020.
Again something is happening in Hadrut! I was feeling safer in Artsakh during the war, than now - when the war is over.
Who is responsible for the peaceful nights of residents?
Last photo from Hadrut city, which was renamed by Azerbaijani authorities to Agoglan today.
My last visit was on 1'st October when we still could hear the sounds of explosions, but also still had Hadrut...
On Jan 13, 1990, Azerbaijan once again carried out massacres of Armenians in Baku. Today the survivors from Baku gathered in the church to commemorate the victims of that day.
#NagornoKarabakh
: Today, with
@LikaZakaryan
visited this beautiful family in
#Stepanakert
who are forced to live in the shelters since Sep. 27.
Mary wants to become a doctor, Mane - a teacher, & Marat told he wants to run a candy shop. โMost of all I miss our school,โ says Mary.
Children from villages.
My hobby is having conversations with children from villages. Pure humanity, love, care and devotion exist in their eyes. They remind me of the original kindness of human beings ^^