BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 8. Azerbaijan’s
Gilavar Photo Club Public Union held an exhibition highlighting the
country’s landmine problem in Brno, the Czech Republic’s
second-largest city, on October 7, 2026, as part of its ongoing
international campaign to promote the declaration of a “mine-free
world” as the 18th UN Sustainable Development Goal.
The exhibition on Armenia’s mine warfare against Azerbaijan was
organized in partnership with the Land of Fire Azerbaijani diaspora
organization in the Czech Republic, according to the State Support
Agency for Non-Governmental Organizations of Azerbaijan.
The exhibition featured documentary photographs depicting the
life stories of Azerbaijanis affected by landmines and the severe
consequences of mine explosions.
Visitors were informed that extensive mine contamination of
Azerbaijani territories during the occupation and the failure to
provide accurate mine maps remain among the major obstacles to the
safe return of Azerbaijanis to their native lands. It was also
noted that Armenia should demonstrate humanitarian responsibility
and provide accurate mine maps as a practical expression of its
commitment to peace and a means of strengthening mutual trust.
The Brno exhibition also highlighted the connection between the
landmine problem and the issue of missing persons, noting that
civilians are the primary victims in both cases.
According to information presented at the exhibition, 32 mass
graves have so far been discovered in the liberated territories.
Examinations of human remains, it was reported, confirmed that the
Azerbaijanis whose remains were found had been subjected to torture
before being killed.
The Gilavar Photo Club is a 2026 winner of the “Initiatives on
the Problem of Mines and Unexploded Ordnance” grant competition,
jointly announced by Azerbaijan’s NGO Agency and the Karabakh
Revival Fund in partnership with the Azerbaijan National Agency for
Mine Action (ANAMA).
