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The first civilians are driving through the six-kilometre Lachin corridor, which is Armenia’s sole land link with Nagorno-Karabakh following the Moscow-brokered peace deal that ended six weeks of fierce fighting over the disputed region. Safe passage of people and goods is ensured by Russian peacekeepers. IMAGES
Dozens of protesters, including 10 prominent opposition figures were arrested for their role in violent unrest that erupted after the government signed a peace deal with Azerbaijan that ceded swathes of territory. IMAGES
Thousands of furious protesters rally in the Armenian capital for a fourth day running demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan resign over a controversial peace agreement with Azerbaijan. IMAGES
Armenian police arrest demonstrators in the capital Yerevan as anger mounts over Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's decision to sign a controversial peace deal with Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. IMAGES
EU lawmakers approve a resolution that accuses Azerbaijan of carrying out "ethnic cleansing" against the Armenian residents of Nagorno-Karabakh, and urges the bloc to impose sanctions on Baku. According to the resolution, the European Parliament "considers that the current situation amounts to ethnic cleansing and strongly condemns threats and violence committed by Azerbaijani troops". IMAGES
Images filmed from a car driving on the road as journalists enter to the city of Khankendi, known as Stepanakert in Armenian, at the same time as Azerbaijani officials. The AFP team is reporting from the former breakaway region on a government press tour. IMAGES
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