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Destruction of Azerbaijani cemeteries by Armenians was documented

An international photojournalist documented the destruction of dozens of Azerbaijani cemeteries in Fuzuli, Agdam, Zangilan, Kalbajar, and Jebrayil with thousands of photographs, which was reflected in the US State Department's Country Report on Human Rights Practice for 2021, APA reports.

The document says that graves were desecrated and in some instances, evidence of grave robberies – such as holes dug above individual graves – was found: "Other sites showed evidence of destruction and exhumation by heavy construction equipment. Foreign observers visiting the Alley of Martyrs in Agdam photographed holes where bodies were once interred; one broken headstone remained in the cemetery. The vandalism of headstones left few individual graves untouched. Many graves had the carefully hewn faces of the deceased (carved into gravestones) destroyed by hammers or similar objects. Additionally, the corpses from Azerbaijani graves were exhumed and gold teeth removed, leaving skulls and bones strewn across Azerbaijani cemeteries. According to the photojournalist, Armenian graves remained virtually undisturbed."\

https://apa.az/en/foreign-policy/destruction-of-azerbaijani-cemeteries-by-armenians-was-documented-report-373488