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Gurgen Stepanyan
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Gurgen Stepanyan

Armenian detainee captured in Artsakh in September 2023

Held POW
CAPTURED20 Sep 2023Daghdagan, Artsakh
DAYS IN CAPTIVITY1,131and counting
CURRENT STATUSHeld
PLACE OF DETENTIONBaku
CASE STATUSSentenced to 15 years in prison on 5 Feb 2026

Gurgen Stepanyan is one of the Armenians detained by Azerbaijani forces during the September 2023 attack on Artsakh. Later court reporting placed his detention on September 20, 2023 in the Daghdagan area, after which he was transferred to Baku.

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

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