Filmmaker Peter Bahlawanian, who has been documenting the desperate plight of indigenous Armenians living in an enclave they call Artsakh (also known as Nagorno Karabakh) that is located in Azerbaijan, talks about previous ethnic cleansing attacks on these Christian Armenians by Muslim Azerbaijanis and signs that a spring massacre is in the offing.
Bahlawanian, who since 2020 has been recording the devastating aftermath of attacks on the Artsakh Armenians in a YouTube series and a documentary, both titled “The Desire to Live,” says April 2023 would be the most likely time for the massacre as April corresponds with the month that the 1915 Armenian Genocide claiming 1.5 million lives was launched.
He discusses the geopolitical and commercial interests--including the personal commercial interests of political leaders, that have kept this situation and the 1915 Armenian Genocide largely under wraps.
Bahlawanian sounds the alarm in an attempt to focus the world’s attention on the Artsakh Armenians before it is too late.
Film director Miryam Avetisyan continues to document the lives of the Artsakh Armenians for the “The Desire to Live” on YouTube.
The series can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/@MariamAvetisyan.