Levon Balyan

Armenian detainee captured in Artsakh in September 2023

Held POW

CAPTURED20 Sep 2023Near Shushi, Artsakh

DAYS IN CAPTIVITY1,087and counting

CURRENT STATUSHeld

PLACE OF DETENTIONBaku

CASE STATUSSentenced to 16 years in prison on 5 Feb 2026

Levon Balyan 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 near Shushi, after which he was transferred to Baku.

On February 5, 2026, the Baku Military Court sentenced Balyan to 16 years in prison. The sentence was left unchanged by the Baku Court of Appeal on August 6, 2026.