Azerbaijan Dismantles Charles Aznavour Monument in Stepanakert, Artsakh

Azerbaijan has dismantled a monument of Charles Aznavour in occupied Stepanakert, which was erected next to the Paul Eluard Francophone Center in celebration of the singer’s 100th birthday in 2022.

Artsakh’s State Council for the Protection of Cultural Heritage shared two photos of the Charles Aznavour monument, as well as a screenshot from a video of the same location posted in January 2024.

Earlier, the monuments of poet Hakob Hakobyan, philanthropist Alex Manoogian, politician Alexander Miasnikian, admiral Hovhannes Isakov, military leaders Anatoly Zinevich and Kristapor Ivanyan, and others were dismantled.

The monument of Artsakh Hero Ashot Ghulyan in Stepanakert was also dismantled.

Videos shared on social media depict graves of soldiers killed during the Artsakh Liberation War being vandalized.