Cases of fainting continue to increase due to the worsening of people's health and malnutrition in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh), Human Rights Defender Gegham Stepanyan has said.
“Cases of fainting are recorded every day,” Stepanyan captioned a video on Twitter, showing a woman being helped by passers by after passing out in the street.
“The deepening humanitarian crisis in Artsakh makes the irreversible consequences of malnutrition and hunger more visible.”
Since December 12, 2022, the sole road connecting Nagorno Karabakh to Armenia – the Lachin Corridor – has been blocked by Azerbaijan. Baku tightened the blockade on June 15, 2023, banning emergency relief supplies that were carried out by Russian peacekeepers and the International Committee of the Red Cross through the sole road connecting Karabakh to Armenia and the outside world. The move aggravated the shortages of food, medicine and other essential items experienced by the region’s population.
