During martial law, the right to freedom of assembly is restricted and strikes are prohibited.
Martial law has been introduced in the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. This was announced on Saturday, March 26, by the press service of the head of the NKR Arayik Harutyunyan. As noted in the document, according to the decree, «temporary restriction of rights and freedoms» citizens, reports the Chronicle.info with a link to the Correspondent.
During martial law, the right to freedom of assembly is limited, strikes and other events are prohibited, the work of organizations engaged in propaganda or other activities directed against defense and security.
New escalation in Karabakh
Recently, the situation around the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic has escalated again. On March 26, the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan accused the Armenian formations of attempting to commit sabotage against the units of the Azerbaijani army in the region.
In turn, the press service of the NKR Ministry of Defense reported that the Azerbaijani army again resorted to aggressive actions, trying to ensure advancement in the zone of responsibility of Russian peacekeepers — east direction with the use of small arms of various caliber».
The Armenian Foreign Ministry called on the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh to achieve the return of Azerbaijani troops to their original positions.
The Russian Defense Ministry said that the Azerbaijani armed forces entered the zone of responsibility of the Russian peacekeeping contingent on the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh and inflicted four strike by an unmanned aerial vehicle on units of the armed formations of Nagorno-Karabakh in the area of the settlement of Furukh.
From September 27 to November 9, 2020, Armenia and Azerbaijan waged a war for Nagorno-Karabakh — a region that was once part of Azerbaijan, populated predominantly by Armenians and declared independence from Baku. As a result of the war, which resulted in the death of 6.5 thousand people, Azerbaijan returned a significant part of Karabakh under its control.
With the mediation of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a ceasefire agreement, and Russian peacekeepers were brought to the line of demarcation. Tension in the region persists.