THE DESIRE TO LIVE: Khnkavan, Artsakh (Armenian with English subtitles) DOCUMENTARY, S2E7

The POW crisis in Artsakh and Armenia continues, unfortunately. In Martakert’s Khnkavan (Armenian: Խնկավան) village we met 2 families whose loved ones are missing and are thought to be in captivity in Azerbaijan. POWs captured during or shortly after the war must be released at once as per international law, yet more than half a year later, they still are not, moreover, they are being routinely tortured and humiliated in Azerbaijan as reported by @Human Rights Watch & @VICE News. Even before he was born, this man lost his father, has no siblings, and now his mother is thought to be a POW. Everyone from her group is either killed or missing, as is she. Her commander is also allegedly in captivity with her, his father received several phone calls from his number after he went missing, but no one would speak on the other end. This young woman’s 25-year-old husband is missing too. He was left alone by the roadside after being critically wounded by shrapnel. When his friends came for him he was one and the only thing left behind was his broken phone. He too is thought to have become a POW. This happened on the first day of the 2020 war, 8 months ago. All their families hope they are alive and will come back home. Currently, there are 200+ Armenian POWs illegally held in Azerbaijan. #FreeArmenianPOWs _______ Donate here to help fund our work: https://gofund.me/1e0c9651 "The Desire To Live" is a documentary made in Artsakh by creators from Artsakh. Thank you all for donating, sharing, and supporting our work! ______ My name is Mariam, and I am a filmmaker from Artsakh, the director of the docu-series which shows post-war life in Artsakh called #TheDesireToLive. This documentary is aiming to show the effects of the war on the regular people of Artsakh and their livelihood. If you want to learn more about Artsakh and the people that live in it, subscribe to the channel! Meet the team: Director & Writer — Mariam Avetisyan Producer — Peter Bahlawanian Cinematographer — Tigran Gasparyan Editor — Mariam Avetisyan Music —David Celeste, Johannes Bornlof _______ Other episodes below: Armenian POW Stories:    • THE DESIRE TO LIVE: Khnkavan, Artsakh (Arm...   Season 1:    • THE DESIRE TO LIVE: Shosh, Artsakh S1E3 DO...   Season 2:    • Season 2 | Trailer: THE DESIRE TO LIVE   Armenian POW Stories:    • THE DESIRE TO LIVE: Khnkavan, Artsakh (Arm...   _____ You can support me by donating and subscribing to my YouTube Channel, turning on the notifications, liking, commenting & sharing the videos! Donate: https://gofund.me/1e0c9651 Twitter:   / avetisianm   Instagram:   / avetisianmariam.co   Facebook:   / mariamavetisianfilms   Telegram: https://t.me/THE_DESIRE_TO_LIVE