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The Human Rights Defender of Armenia Arman Tatoyan calls on compatriots in Artsakh to remove their telephone numbers, addresses and other personal data from social network pages in order to prevent the spread of new panic causing by the Azerbaijani authorities, The Ombudsman also urges not to answer any suspicious calls received on social networks.

"The Azerbaijani authorities have launched new organized acts to intimidate and cause panic against the civilian population of Artsakh. This conclusion is based on the recent statements of the Human Rights Ombudsman of Artsakh, the Artsakh law enforcement bodies, as well as the studies and alarming calls of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia.In particular, they call people living in Artsakh from Azerbaijani telephone numbers in an organized way and offer to buy their apartments and shops. They also take personal data from private social media pages. Moreover, some pages have become active on Facebook social network, aiming to put psychological pressure on the people living in Artsakh," the Ombudsman reported. 

Tatoyan draws the attention of the international community to this new dangerous policy of the Azerbaijani authorities.

"It is obvious to the Human Rights Defender of Armenia that it is part of the policy of ethnic cleansing against Armenian people living in Artsakh. It is a manifestation of the genocidal policy of the Azerbaijani authorities towards the population of Artsakh. This information will be sent to international bodies together with the statement of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Artsakh, Mr. Gegham G. Stepanyan.

The Human Rights Defender of Armenia is in daily contact with their counterpart in Artsakh, and a detailed study of all the data and alarming calls is carried out," added the Ombudsman.