Artsakh State Minister: Artsakh people to resume their street  protests  by spring

ArmInfo. The Artsakh people will resume their street protests in March or early April, depending on the weather. Artsakh State Minister Nzhdeh Iskandaryan announced this at a press conference in Yerevan. He added that they have no choice but  to resume the protests due to the difficult  circumstances faced by Artsakh refugees.

The Artsakh State Minister noted that he advocates for public  pressure, as he does not believe the Armenian authorities will change  their stance without proactive measures. In this regard, he recalled  that the rallies organized in May and June 2025 led to changes in the  housing program for Artsakh residents. "After this, we will be able  to reassess the situation and understand what needs to be done next.  To date, approximately 25,000 Artsakh residents have already left  Armenia. However, many of them later come back as they cannot adapt  to new places," Iskandaryan noted.

He also noted that he considers it his duty to raise not only social  issues but also legal ones. "We must actively raise these issues on  international platforms, as Azerbaijan has done for 30 years. It is  important to keep this issue on the agenda and continue the street  struggle. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has no right to speak on  behalf of the Artsakh people and talk about ending the Artsakh  movement," the NKR State Minister emphasized.

He noted that much will depend on the willingness of the Artsakh  residents themselves to continue the struggle. "It would be wrong to  say that the authorities are doing nothing at all, but the problem is  that it's not enough. Much also depends on the willingness of the  people of Artsakh to continue the struggle. I'm not prepared to  simply sit back and blame the Armenian authorities. I see no other  way," Iskandaryan concluded.

Recall, on July 14, 2025, Artsakh Human Rights Defender Gegham  Stepanyan, speaking to journalists, announced the end of the street  struggle for the rights of the Artsakh people due to the futility of  negotiations with the Armenian government, which had lasted over four  hours. The negotiations involved representatives from the Artsakh  Human Rights Council, the Human Rights Defender, and a group of  citizens, along with Arman Adilkhanyan, head of the Deputy Prime  Minister's office. According to the human rights activist, the  government refused to continue the 40,000+10,000 dram payments or  make significant changes to other programs.