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Lika Zakaryan

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📸 Freelance Journalist from #Artsakh /Nagorno-Karabakh 📖 Book: 44 Days: Diary from an Invisible War 🎞Co-writer of the documentary: Invisible Republic

Artsakh, Armenia

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Lika Zakaryan

3 years

I’m 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 🇦🇲, 🇷🇺, 🇬🇧 in Thanking @creative_arm for making this happen and publishing it!

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4 years

Hi, I'm Lika, a journalist from Nagorno-Karabakh. I’ve 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.

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Last wedding in Artsakh. Creating the family at home to leave it in some minutes.

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4 years

Hi! I'm Lika, and this is Smertch, a weapon, which is used by Azerbaijan to violate the civilian infrastructures in #Artsakh | #NagornoKarabakh . October 10, #Stepanakert

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11 months

… my heart can’t handle this anymore

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4 years

44 sons are back. Among them is my cousin, who has been captured during the war... Today they will drink tea made by their mothers...

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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.

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11 months

“Let our names stay here” Artsakh, Exodus

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4 years

Homeless...

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4 years

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

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11 months

An old man in Stepanakert. Last hours. Nobody wants to leave their homes…

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2 years

Speechless…

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4 years

A cosy evening in #Stepanakert . It’s so unbelievable to be home without sound of sirens and bombing, instead of being in a bomb shelter. 🔸How long this will continue? 🔸For how long can I sit with my parents and drink tea? 🔸Who is responsible for our safety? #Artsakh

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11 months

Exodus. Armenians leaving Artsakh. Our mountains never looked so sad.

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4 years

Celebrating a birthday of my “roommate” in a basement 🎂 #Stepanakert , October 2020

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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. Let’s wish her to go back home very soon 😊 #ArtsakhStrong Reportage: soon on @CivilNetTV

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4 years

We are not going to leave, we are going to LIVE! #ArtsakhStrong #ՏատիկՊապիկ

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11 months

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.

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11 months

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.

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4 years

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

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4 years

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

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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.

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4 years

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

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4 years

Life goes on in #Artsakh #Stepanakert market today. Despite the fact, that it was bombed some days ago, it works and supports people with food.

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Two brothers - soldiers. The only protectors of our borders. #ArtsakhStrong

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2 years

What happens in #Artsakh ? Share and raise awareness!

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2 years

If you don’t 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?

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11 months

The end of the ends… 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.

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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

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4 years

Laundrey of #Stepanakert says a lot ❤️ #ArtsakhStrong

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3 years

Today in #Stepanakert . Seems we start to breathe 🌬

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4 years

Sunsets of #Stepanakert ❤️ Heaven.

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4 years

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

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In a bunker of #Stepanakert , where people try to find a shelter from Azerbaijani aggression. #ArtsakhStrong October, 2020

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4 years

Erablur. How should we live to be worthy of you...

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11 months

The fiancé of a guy who was in the fuel explosion. - I can’t find him anywhere… But found his watch. If I found this, he will be alive, right? Otherwise the watch would melt, no? Please, he is alive, isn’t he? - Yes… The only answer you can give 💔

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3 years

After all, we did it 👰🏻‍♀️

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#ArtsakhNow ▪️No natural gaz ▪️No electricity ▪️Weather- 2° Azeris ▪️shoot villages, use📢to say that ppl have to leave or will be killed ▪️use artillery to shoot villagers ▪️hacked FB page of National Assembly saying everyone has to leave Artsakh in 168 hours or to be killed

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In front of the maternity hospital of #Stepanakert , which was bombed yesterday by Azerbaijani MF. #StopWar

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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

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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 captivity․․․ For the world, the war in Artsakh is over, but for the people here, it's still going on.

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Mountains of #Artsakh 🖤

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Just a smiling soldier... October 10 | WarTime in #Stepanakert , #Artsakh , #NagornoKarabakh

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4 years

Noya Tatik. She left #Stepanakert only the last day of evacuation. “I’ll go back tomorrow to wait for my soldier son on the doorstep of my home”, she says. #ArtsakhStrong

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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 | #ArtsakhRepublic , #KarabakhNow 11 October

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Enjoying some peaceful seconds in #Stepanakert . October 2020 #RecognizeArtsakh

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11 months

A shop owner in Stepanakert gave away all the clothes in his store to refugees who run away from bombs and couldn’t event take a jacket…

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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

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4 years

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

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3 years

#Stepanakert and the crazy sunsets 🌅 🧡

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3 years

Beautiful Stepanakert 💙 May 2, 2021 📸: Lika Zakaryan

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1 year

Love in a slice of cheese, #Artsakh “Every 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

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4 years

All we want is PEACE in #Artsakh ☮️ Children don't have to distinguish the sounds of bombs. Instead, they have a right to study and enjoy their childhood. #StopWar

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1 year

Genocide in the 21st century #Artsakh

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4 years

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

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3 years

Picnics in #Artsakh .

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4 years

Last hours. #Karvachar

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Peaceful #Stepanakert to your newsfeed 💛

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3 years

#Stepanakert streets 💙

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2 years

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.

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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

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🇬🇧New Interview “Do 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.”

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In some districts of Stepanakert, there has been no water 💦 for several weeks. The children decided to answer this disgrace with a smile and hearts :) They do hope to get it soon)

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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

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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.

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4 years

Elderly women having dinner in a shelter. ''We are not going to leave, we are going to LIVE'', they said. #Stepanakert | #Artsakh , #Karabakh October 10, 2020

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4 years

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

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4 years

Insomnia of being scared to be woken up by bomb sounds again. Till when?

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4 years

Twitter people, meet Tank. Tank, meet Twitter people. #ArtsakhStrong

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4 years

#stepanakert today. Tumanyan street.

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#Stepanakert laundry. One love <3 #Artsakh #Karabakh

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#Stepanakert today.

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Continuing to cover the sunset situation in #Stepanakert 😁 #Artsakh

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Crazy beauty in the middle of #Armenia and #Artsakh October 2020

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Day 1 of “peace”...

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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.

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4 years

This is how #Artsakh | #Karabakh looked like before the war. Incredible sunsets 🌅 #RecognizeArtsakh

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4 years

Snowing in #Stepanakert ❄️

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#Harvest time in #Artsakh

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Laundrey of #Stepanakert and #children playing outside. Let the peace stay in the sky of #Artsakh .

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4 years

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.

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3 years

#Stepanakert market, one of the most colorful places of #Artsakh 💜

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Day 19, Diary of War | #Artsakh

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I asked my mother, who got married during the war, how did she decide on this. When dad heard this, he said, “The war was going on, but we had to live, and love came.” - from @LikaZakaryan ’s #Karabakh War diary

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#Artsakh right now

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4 years

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 | #Karabakh

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“Artsakh” 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.

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2 years

Forever grateful for the chance to live… Cemetery of the fallen soldiers in the 44 days war in #Artsakh .

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4 years

Orange mystical sunsets of #Stepanakert 🧡 #լևոնիբալկոնից

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Such a view 🤩 Beauty of #Armenia ❤️ #Areni #Travel

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4 years

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?

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Evening #Stepanakert 🌃 #artsakh

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New cosy plane in #Stepanakert . The atmosphere really takes you to Gastro Bak at Shushi.

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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...

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4 years

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.

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Today we visited these beautiful people in a shelter. Let the peace come and their dreams come true. Photos => soon ) #Stepanakert

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4 years

#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. ”Most of all I miss our school,” says Mary.

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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 ^^

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Details of village life in #Artsakh <3 #Mkhitarashen

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3 years

The capital of our hearts 🧡 #Stepanakert #Artsakh

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4 years

#Khtsaberd , what is left from #Hadrut region 26 November, Artsakh

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1 year

War and war and war… A never ending war

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Stepanakert now…

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