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Gor Arustamyan, the boy who died from fear
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Editor’s note: This interview is the first in a series conducted by Shushan Papazyan and Ani Gevorgyan documenting the stories of children killed by Azerbaijani aggression in Artsakh. The series will be featured in the Armenian Weekly throughout the coming weeks.
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From 2016-2023, various phases of the Artsakh conflict—from the Four-Day War to the mass displacement—claimed the lives of many civilians, including children.
The exact number of children
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Poor woman.
This article was heartrending and powerfully written by author, Shushan Papazyan. But not unusual when one lives in an environment surrounded by enemies. Here’s an example from my own family’s history found on page 40 from my second book: “We Armenians Survived! Battle of Marash 1920.”
Helen, who was nineteen years old at the time, became hysterical. “Oh my god, if the Turks can kill a soldier just like that, what will happen to me? I’ll be raped and forced into a harem!” Nothing we could do would calm her down. She even refused to eat and wouldn’t talk to anyone. In desperation, Helen was disguised and taken to the Girls College in Marash. My mother didn’t want the Turks to see her as she was a very beautiful girl.”FROM ONE GENERATION TO THE NEXT, THE INJUSTICE CONTINUES! Ellen