Nagorno-Karabakh: Thousands flee as Armenia warns of ethnic cleansing risk
A growing stream of ethnic Armenian refugees are fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh following Azerbaijan’s seizure of the disputed region last week.
More than 3,000 people have so far crossed into Armenia from the enclave, which is home to a majority of some 120,000 ethnic Armenians.
They left after the government in Yerevan announced plans to move those made homeless by the fighting.
It also warned that those who stayed could face ethnic cleansing.
Azerbaijan has said it wants to re-integrate the ethnic Armenians as “equal citizens”.