‘They want us to die in the streets’: inside the Nagorno-Karabakh blockade

Residents of Armenian enclave believe Azerbaijan’s plan is clear: to starve them into submission

For every meal, Hovig Asmaryan eats potatoes. “We fry them. And then we boil them,” he said. “It’s a healthy lifestyle for me and my family. We consume vegetables, walk on foot and get around by bike. But it’s by force.”

In his home city of Stepanakert a barter system has sprung up. “We have a fruit tree in the garden. I give fruit to my neighbours. They pass us carrots,” he said.

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