Talysh journalist Shahin Mirzoyev has participated in a conference in Yerevan titled “Breaking the Siege of Stepanakert: 25 years later.”

Mirzoyev, a correspondent of the “Talysh Sado” newspaper, fled Azerbaijan to Armenia a few days ago due to persecutions against religious and ethnic minorities.

“There are about 2 mln Talysh people living in Azerbaijan, and they are actually seen as enemies of the state.  They are deprived of the opportunity to raise their issues on mass media,” Mirzoyev said, addressing the conference.

According to him, about 300 thousand Talyshis have fled to Russia and then moved to other countries over the past years.

“Talyshs are being arrested and persecuted in Azerbaijan. I’ve just fled Azerbaijan with my family to escape death. I think I was not mistaken to come to Armenia,” Mirzoyev said.