Tortures

Materials collected by the State Commission for Prisoners of War, Hostages, and Missing Persons prove that the Armenians follow a policy of genocide against Azerbaijani captives and hostages. Hundreds of Azerbaijani citizens, including women, children and the elderly, suffered unbearable torture in Armenian captivity. They were severely beaten, intentionally crippled, and branded on the chest. They had their nails and teeth removed, wounds filled with salt, and benzene injected into their veins.

The following document specific cases:

Shovgi Khagani ogly Aliyev was three years old when he was taken hostage on 24 July 1993. His humerus was removed by Armenian “doctors”, as a result of which he became an invalid.

Guljamal Guliyeva was taken hostage on 31 March 1993 during the occupation of the Kelbadjar district. Her son Arzu Hajiyev was born shortly thereafter. Armenian “doctor” Aida Serobyan injected her son with an unknown substance, as a result of which he became an invalid.

Former hostage G. Hudiyeva confirmed that her grandson Babek Ilyasov was a seven-month-old baby when the Armenians shot his mother Afet Mirzoyeva and grandfather Aslan Mirzoyev. Although splinters wounded Babek's right eye, the Armenians did not treat him and only released him with other hostages four months later. Babek is now blind in this eye.

The Armenians horribly tortured and cut off the ears of the father of fifteen-year-old hostage N. Mammadova in her presence. Her mother became extremely distraught. The girl was ransomed back to her family for four million Russian rubles.

Zamina Goyush gizi Dadashova was wounded in the arm while being taken hostage. The wound festered and became gangrenous. The arm is now useless. The Armenians shot her father Goyush Dadashov and grandmother Goncha Ibadova on the spot.

Armenian guards horribly tortured and pulled 16 teeth from Kaklik Hasanova, who was taken hostage in the Agdam district.

Shargiya Rza gizi Shirinova was an elderly woman when she was taken hostage by the Armenians during the occupation of the Agdam district. Her eight gold teeth were pulled and she was subject to torture for six months.

65-year-old Binish Rasul ogly Mammadova and 69-year-old Sara Mirish gizi Ismayilova were taken hostage during the occupation of the Gubadli district and were held in a military united in Khankendi. They were made to do forced labor during the day and then severely beaten at night. Two women held with them in captivity, Mrs. Shahsanam and Mrs.Asli, could not withstand this torture and died in captivity.

Former Agdam resident, ethnic Russian Vladimir Ivanovich Shevelev was tortured. He said he 89-year-old mother Vera Davidova, elderly sister Svetlana Ivanova, and 58-year-old sick brother Anatoli Ivanovich were killed and burned by Armenians during the 1994 occupation of Agdam. He also saw a large number of bodies of women and children near the Agdam canal. Moreover, he said that during the occupation of the Agdam region, the Armenians took seven mentally ill people as hostage, including two women held in the hospital for the mentally ill. One of them was freed and another died from beating during captivity, the fate of the others is unknown.

Agdam resident Ali Rasul Abbasov, born in 1930, was regularly beaten and burned by cigarettes in Armenian captivity. He could not recover from this torture and died shortly after being freed.

Murvat Fetish ogly Agayev was taken hostage in the Fuzuli district. He was beaten, had his ear cut off, hung from a tree with his hands tied behind his back, and burned when a fire was lit under his feet by Armenian soldiers.

Prisoners of war Novruz Muhammad ogly Dashdamirov and Namig Javashir ogly Garayev became mentally ill after being beaten, branded with hot objects, and hit on the head.

Abdulazim Majnun oglu Mammadov was wounded while being taken hostage. He was then beaten with rubber batons, had his wounds reopened, and tortured by a specially trained dog.

Mail Mammadov had his breast branded and benzine injected into his veins.

Javid Aga ogly Huseynov had his jaw and breastbone broken through beating. The Armenians branded his arm and poured out acid on his wound.