evidence: We had travelled to Marusya’s village in the Syunik Province of south Armenia via the road between Goris and Kapan that leads to the Iranian border. At several points, the road crosses the disputed border line between Armenia and Azerbaijan, passing Azeri and Armenian checkpoints. Hundreds of Azerbaijani troops are deployed in pockets of territory in Armenia’s Syunik and Gegharkunik provinces. During the 2020 war, the villagers in Marusya’s village endured numerous aerial bombardments, resulting in six deaths and 17 wounded. Almost 100 homes were hit. Frequent Azeri incursions into Armenian territory, attacks on Armenian villages, placement of Azerbaijani armed units in strategic positions, occupation of farmlands, disruption of water supplies and refusal to return grazing livestock that cross the unmarked border, have intensified tensions in the region. On the main road, we passed several convoys of Iranian lorries travelling north – a vital trade route between Iran and Armenia and Georgia. In recent months, the Azeris have frequently closed the road demanding high ‘fees’ to allow passage of Iranian and Armenian vehicles.