YEREVAN. – Talyshistan is now experiencing the same as once Nagorno-Karabakh was, Talysh journalist who fled from Azerbaijan Shahin Mirzoyev said at a conference in Yerevan titled “Breaking the Siege of Stepanakert: 25 years later.”

According to him, Talysh people living in Azerbaijan are actually in an information blockade, and anyone who will try to prevent this somehow, will be punished severely.

Mirzoyev noted that more than 300,000 Talyshs left their houses because of pressure from the authorities of Azerbaijan.

“While politicians are thinking what to do, Talyshistan may face same as Karabakh. There are about 2 million Talysh people living in Azerbaijan,” Mirzoyev said.

According to him, the requirement to have television, radio, newspapers and books in their own language is regarded as separatism in Azerbaijan, and those who raise the issue are actually seen as enemies of the state.

Asked whether his arrival to Armenia is risky, Shahin Mirzoyev answered categorically: “No, I have escaped death. I think it was not a mistake to come to Armenia,
 Mirzoyev said adding that returning to Azerbaijan would be risky.