Heritage abuses in Karabakh and religious freedom conditions in Azerbaijan

On June 5, 2025, as the lead researcher at Caucasus Heritage Watch (CHW), I testified before the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) regarding religious freedom conditions in Azerbaijan. I presented CHW’s monitoring and documentation of threats and abuses against Armenian cultural heritage in the Karabakh region, highlighting their implications for religious freedom in the country.

The full video of the hearing can be found below:

More details on the USCIRF hearing can be found here.