>The Blockade of Artsakh is an ongoing event in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The region is disputed between Azerbaijan and the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, which has an indigenous Armenian population and is supported by neighbouring Armenia.
>The blockade continues to have severe consequences for the population;[60][61] since June 15, 2023 all importation of food, medicine, and fuel has been blocked,[62] and the 120,000 residents of the region are trapped, creating a humanitarian crisis.[63][64][65][66] Shortages of food, medicine, and electricity are widespread with emergency reserves being rationed, alongside massive unemployment and school closures.[67][68][17][18][69][70][71][72] It is widely suspected that the “eco-activist” component of the blockade was orchestrated by the Azerbaijani government as a form of hybrid warfare in its ongoing attempt take control of the region.[73][2][74][75][76][77][38] This is the second time that Azerbaijan has isolated Artsakh through a blockade, with the first blockade lasting three years (1989 – 1992).[78][79][80][81]
>During the current ongoing blockade, Azerbaijan has sabotaged various critical civilian infrastructure of Artsakh: including gas, electricity, and Internet.[82][83][9][12][13][84] Artsakh has been without adequate electricity supply since 10 January 2023 (6 months, 3 weeks and 2 days) and without gas supply since March 22, 2023 (4 months, 1 week and 4 days).[85][86][82][13] Artsakh authorities have resorted to daily 6-hour blackouts in order to ration the remaining supply of local electricity production.[87][88][89][14]
>Since 12 December 2022, Azerbaijan has permitted only occasional traffic from the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Russian peacekeepers to pass through the Lachin corridor.[90] The Red Cross and the peacekeepers have transported patients in need of medical care and provided limited humanitarian supplies.[91][92][93][94][95] Since June 15, 2023, Azerbaijan has completely banned all passage through the Lachin corridor, including humanitarian aid delivered by the Red Cross and the Russian peacekeepers.[96][97][98][99][100]
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Context:
>The Blockade of Artsakh is an ongoing event in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The region is disputed between Azerbaijan and the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, which has an indigenous Armenian population and is supported by neighbouring Armenia.
>The blockade continues to have severe consequences for the population;[60][61] since June 15, 2023 all importation of food, medicine, and fuel has been blocked,[62] and the 120,000 residents of the region are trapped, creating a humanitarian crisis.[63][64][65][66] Shortages of food, medicine, and electricity are widespread with emergency reserves being rationed, alongside massive unemployment and school closures.[67][68][17][18][69][70][71][72] It is widely suspected that the “eco-activist” component of the blockade was orchestrated by the Azerbaijani government as a form of hybrid warfare in its ongoing attempt take control of the region.[73][2][74][75][76][77][38] This is the second time that Azerbaijan has isolated Artsakh through a blockade, with the first blockade lasting three years (1989 – 1992).[78][79][80][81]
>During the current ongoing blockade, Azerbaijan has sabotaged various critical civilian infrastructure of Artsakh: including gas, electricity, and Internet.[82][83][9][12][13][84] Artsakh has been without adequate electricity supply since 10 January 2023 (6 months, 3 weeks and 2 days) and without gas supply since March 22, 2023 (4 months, 1 week and 4 days).[85][86][82][13] Artsakh authorities have resorted to daily 6-hour blackouts in order to ration the remaining supply of local electricity production.[87][88][89][14]
>Since 12 December 2022, Azerbaijan has permitted only occasional traffic from the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Russian peacekeepers to pass through the Lachin corridor.[90] The Red Cross and the peacekeepers have transported patients in need of medical care and provided limited humanitarian supplies.[91][92][93][94][95] Since June 15, 2023, Azerbaijan has completely banned all passage through the Lachin corridor, including humanitarian aid delivered by the Red Cross and the Russian peacekeepers.[96][97][98][99][100]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockade_of_the_Republic_of_Artsakh_(2022%E2%80%93present)