Eco-protest on Khankendi-Lachin road on its 94th day

The protest action by the Azerbaijani eco-activists on the Khankendi-Lachin road against the illegal exploitation of mineral deposits in Azerbaijan’s Karabakh economic region has continued for 94 days.

As in the early days of the demonstrations, the eco-activists keep being insistent in their demand to halt the ecological terror in the Azerbaijani territories, Report informs.

Security rules are observed during the action and no incidents were reported during the night of March 14 to 15.

The eco-activists traditionally started the day by singing the national anthem of Azerbaijan.

Volunteers and activists participating in the demonstrations chanted slogans without obstructing traffic in either direction: "Azerbaijan is the owner of its subsoil!", "End environmental crimes!", "Stop eco-terror!", "Save nature!", "No ecocide! Yes to monitoring!". They invariably demand to stop the ecological terror in the Karabakh economic region of Azerbaijan.

Following the talks with the commander of the Russian peacekeeping contingent on December 3 and 7, 2022, a delegation consisting of specialists from the ministries of economy, ecology and natural resources, the State Committee on Property Issues and the mining company AzerGold was to conduct preliminary monitoring of the illegal exploitation of mineral deposits on the territory of Azerbaijan, where peacekeepers are temporarily deployed, as well as related environmental and other problems. However, due to the peacekeepers’ inactivity, the monitoring did not take place.

On December 12, 2022, Azerbaijani eco-activists, volunteers and civil society representatives began a peaceful protest demanding an end to environmental terrorism and a halt to the illegal exploitation of mineral deposits.