Azerbaijan’s blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh is challenging access to education in the region

For decades, Azerbaijan and Armenia have disputed claims to the Nagorno-Karabakh region between the two countries. Mostly ethnic Armenians live there, but it’s recognized internationally as part of Azerbaijan. Recently, Azerbaijan has blocked a key road in to the area. Levi Bridges reports from Armenia that this blockade has made education difficult for those who live there.

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