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Vasil Beglaryan
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Vasil Beglaryan

Armenian detainee captured in Artsakh in September 2023

Held POW
CAPTURED26 Sep 2023Karvachar region, Artsakh
DAYS IN CAPTIVITY1,081and counting
CURRENT STATUSHeld
PLACE OF DETENTIONBaku
CASE STATUSSentenced to 15 years in prison on 5 Feb 2026

Vasil Beglaryan is one of the Armenians detained by Azerbaijani forces during the September 2023 attack on Artsakh. Later court reporting placed his detention on September 26, 2023 in the Karvachar region, after which he was transferred to Baku.

On February 5, 2026, the Baku Military Court sentenced Beglaryan to 15 years in prison. The sentence was left unchanged by the Baku Court of Appeal on August 6, 2026.

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