Erik Ghazaryan

Armenian detainee captured in Artsakh in September 2023

Held POW

CAPTURED27 Sep 2023Hasanriz, Artsakh

DAYS IN CAPTIVITY1,122and counting

CURRENT STATUSHeld

PLACE OF DETENTIONBaku

CASE STATUSSentenced to 15 years in prison on 5 Feb 2026

Erik Ghazaryan is one of the Armenians detained by Azerbaijani forces during the September 2023 attack on Artsakh. Later court reporting placed his detention on September 27, 2023 in Hasanriz, after which he was transferred to Baku.

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