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Azeri Snipers Kill 1 Soldier, Injure 2

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October 5, 2011
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Azeri snipers kill Armenian soldier

STEPANAKERT—Azeri snipers killed a Nagorno-Karabakh Republic soldier at 5 p.m. local time Wednesday on the border of Karabakh and Azerbaijan, reported the military press service.
Yuri Sargsyan, 24, died from a gunshot wound to the head while on military duty in the western part of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic and Azerbaijan border. An investigation is underway.
In the village of Chinar in Armenia’s Tavush Province, 2 servicemen were injured as a result of Azeri sniper fire.
Henrik Khachatryan and Khachatur Sukiasyan, both 18, were injured, the Armenian Defense Ministry reported. An investigation has been launched.

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  1. Khatch says:
    11 years ago

    How many more Armenian soldiers are going to be killed for the Armenian govenment to punish the Azeries with preamptive strikes and stop this nonsense.

    Reply
  2. Edward Demiraiakian says:
    11 years ago

    I said it before. Every time they kill one of us, we need to take more of their land. About a hectar. We should dedicate that land to the victim. That way, they will stop. Otherwise, tit for tat does not work. Because we would have to kill ten of them for each one of us.

    Reply
  3. ZARMAIR says:
    11 years ago

    God Bless you young soldier “And flights of Angels sing thee to thy rest”

    Reply
  4. Arman says:
    11 years ago

    What’s wrong with this picture: 1) The bullet proof helmets are not bullet proof.
    2) The commanders are stationing 18 year olds on border guard duty. The role of border guard is the most dangerous duty in peacetime. Read back to the Old Testament about Uriah the Hittite… after King David wanted Uriah’s wife, he sent him to serve in the most dangerous part of the Kingdom of Israel, whereupon Uriah was promptly killed in action. In Armenia’s case the most dangerous part of the country is the border with Azerbaijan. Armenia being a country with two years of mandatory conscription, it should be the Army’s policy to only send second year servicemen to the borders, and not first year. Assuming Khachatryan and Sukiasyan were both conscripted at age 18, and they’re still 18 now that they’re been wounded, this means they have been in the Army for only a few months, yet they are sent to serve and possibly die on the borders. Their country ought to consider the net worth of their service AND THEIR LIVES, as being worth more than just a couple of months training (in which they learn too much spit shining boots, saluting, and ironing uniforms, and learn far too little military knowledge and experience, which will ultimately enhance their combat readiness and save their lives). You can put boots, a uniform, a helmet, and a rifle on a plastic manicen, and do the same with a conscript. The only difference is that the manicen has no life to lose…….while the conscript does. UNTIL rock solid martial skill is taught to that conscript (WHICH TAKES TIME), skill which will enable him to kill without BEING killed, that conscript might just as well be a plastic manicen dummy standing on border duty just waiting to be shot at, even if they try their best not to stick their heads out. THE BODY COUNT IS STILL CLIMBING………

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  5. Pongo says:
    11 years ago

    AZERBAIJAN = TERRORIST COUNTRY

    Reply
  6. zohrab says:
    11 years ago

    enough is enough our young soldiers are dying. smarten up do some tactics fool them around use dummy soldiers anything to confuse the enemy.then plan an area where there are regular snipers capture them set an example so they will no more

    Reply
  7. ARARADE Mer ne! says:
    11 years ago

    When will we retaliate?
    10 enemy soldiers for each Armenian nahadag!

    Reply
    • Hay says:
      11 years ago

      If maybe Asbarez decides to approve my comment you would see this: http://news.am/eng/news/76873.html

      Reply
    • bigmoustache says:
      11 years ago

      we dont need to retaliate, we shoot them regardless. any time an azeri sniper sets up a position on the border, or any soldier who can be seen through a scope gets shot

      Reply
  8. Stewie says:
    11 years ago

    Gee, that’s too bad! Now maybe they’ll know that their Armenian troops are in a place illegally. Get out of NK and bring back the 600K+ Azeri refugees to their homes!! Armenian troops…go back to Armenia!!

    Reply
    • facts says:
      11 years ago

      go back to Mongolia and central Asia and leave the occupied Armenian lands and return the ‎stolen wealth and gold from Armenian people during and after the Armenian Genocide!‎

      Reply
    • Z says:
      11 years ago

      Stupid cat, we defend our homeland at any price. In case you didn’t know, NKR is Armenian.

      Reply
    • Grish Begian says:
      11 years ago

      Of course Armenian will ‘stew” barbarian cowards.. to teach them a good lesson!!Turks are slow learners and have lower IQ..you should tune your radio for next news, of course most of them erase by Mr. alioff fake army!!

      Reply
    • ARARADE Mer ne! says:
      11 years ago

      Stewie I think you meant the 600 Azeris 🙂 not 600K
      Besides, if we Armenians were as barbaric as your people “turks and azeris” are we would have massacred all 600K refugees just like your people did to ours for many years, but believe it or not and unfortunately we are more civilized than your Azeri propaganda portrays.
      I suggest you read some unbiased historical archives to determine yourself to whom that land belongs.
      Long Live NK

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    • Pongo says:
      11 years ago

      What did you drink yesterday? The only unlegal occupants are the Turks and the Azeris, which in the century have invaded the Armenian land with violence.
      Sooner they’ll invade even your country, and you’ll see the reality then…

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    • Avery says:
      11 years ago

      Stewie oglu: check this out: “Armenia’s Armed Forces on Wednesday took punitive actions against Azerbaijani subdivisions and, as a result, two Azerbaijani servicemen were killed. ”
      “According to Azerbaijani media, 20-year-old soldier Novruz Aliyev and 22-year-old sergeant Suleyman Askerov were killed after a fire exchange in the direction of Terter and Tovus regions.” (Oct 6, 2011).
      Gee, that’s too bad: the ratio should have been 5-to-1, same as during the Artsakh War of Survival and Liberation. You remember that, Stewie-oglu, don’t you ? For every 1 Armenian soldier KIA, Azeris gave up 5 soldiers KIA.
      Time for you Azeri-Tatars to start buying real-estate in the beautiful open spaces around Altai Mountains and the Mongolian Steppes with all the surplus cash the Aliyev clan has amassed. Sooner or later you guys have to leave all the occupied historic Armenian lands and return to your homeland. You have overstayed your visa.

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    • Basil says:
      11 years ago

      Getting shot at and having troops killed during a (mutually signed and not forced) cease fire is going to showing a single thing: if Arzax is going back to Aliyevstan, then the next shots are going to fall at the Armenian border. The 1933-Germany-like indocrinated people of Azerbaijan are never going to get enough of hate for others (now Armenians and Iranians, who is next? Jews and Kurds like in Turkey maybe?) and self-glorification.
      Then, there never were 600.000 Azeris in NK when it was a de facto part of Azerbaijan; a little bit of logic could help you here: Arzaxs population is less than 150.000, and they were a majority back in 1990. If you are talking about refugees that fled from Armenia, how about talking the other way round too? After all the tensions started out in Baku, Sumgait… but I guess you just can’t help but being hypocritical? What about Naxichevan, are you going to let Armenians back there too?
      By the way, right now Azeri civilians are free to go to Armenia without any complications, maybe we start talking about the refugees-issue once Armenian boxers aren’t being literally stoned during AIBA hosted matches in Baku for being Armenian?
      But I guess it would be very convenient for you if the Armenians from Arzax would actually move to Armenia. That would bring you a lot closer to your Panturkic dreams, wouldn’t it now? Turkey, Azeristan, Turkmenistan, Usbekistan all combined, no borders but the Caspic Sea, doesn’t that sound wonderful? Too bad a major part of that dream is taking part on Armenian, Iranian and Kurdish soil, and this is as far as your fascist, violent ideology is going to get you. Mind you, Azerbaijan is the only country where the well known fascists of the grey wolves have an own party…

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    • john says:
      11 years ago

      10 enemy criminal soldiers for each Armenian nahadag!
      this will go on until the pain become to much to bear for you.

      Reply
    • john says:
      11 years ago

      Gee, that’s too bad! Now maybe aerie will start a new war so Artsh will liberate more of her territories.
      turks go back to mongolia!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      Reply
    • john says:
      11 years ago

      Azerbaijani Army’s overtime serviceman commits suicide
      [ 06 Oct 2011 18:02 ]
      Baku. Hafiz Heydarov – APA. A resident of Nakhchivan committed suicide, prosecutor’s office of Kangarli region told APA.
      The incident took place in Gyvrag village of the region. Madat Murad Veliyev, born in 1989, hanged himself in a storehouse located in his yard because of family disputes. His body was found by the relatives much later after the suicide.
      The prosecutor’s office launched criminal investigation into the fact.
      Veliyev was an overtime serviceman of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry’s Nakhchivan-based military unit.

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    • john says:
      11 years ago

      Mine hits Azerbaijani serviceman
      6 October 2011, 16:52 (GMT+05:00)
      Azerbaijan , Baku, Oct. 6 / Trend , K.Zarbaliyeva /
      An Azerbaijani Defense Ministry serviceman was blown up by a mine.
      Agjabadi military unit Sergeant Hikmet Babashov was blown up by a mine while repairing a tractor owned by the military unit on the road in the Yukhari Giyamadinli village, a military service told Trend.
      Babashov got slightly injured in leg and was hospitalized. A fact is under investigation. The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry confirmed the fact.
      LOLOLOLOLOL

      Reply
    • john says:
      11 years ago

      Azerbaijani Army’s overtime serviceman commits suicide
      [ 06 Oct 2011 18:02 ]
      Baku. Hafiz Heydarov – APA. A resident of Nakhchivan committed suicide, prosecutor’s office of Kangarli region told APA.
      The incident took place in Gyvrag village of the region. Madat Murad Veliyev, born in 1989, hanged himself in a storehouse located in his yard because of family disputes. His body was found by the relatives much later after the suicide.
      The prosecutor’s office launched criminal investigation into the fact.
      Veliyev was an overtime serviceman of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry’s Nakhchivan-based military unit.
      LOLOLOLOL

      Reply
    • Varouj Asdourian says:
      11 years ago

      Get lost Stewie! Read up on history. NK was never Azeri territory to begin with. Stalin gave it to tthem as a political ploy in the early years od he Soviet Union. nK has always been Armenian territory. Plus I see yo conveniently forgot to mention the Armenian massacres in Baku and all the Armenian refugees that were systematically deported. History does not lie but Azeris and their Turkish cousins do it all the time

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    • elena says:
      11 years ago

      I don’t wanna teach you about humanity and stuff since it’s something you must have if you are human but it’s not right to say gee if anyone, doesn’t matter who, dies. It clearly shows you disrespect toward everything in life and yourself at the top of it. So, there’s no need to show your national charactristics here. You may need to answer for what you say soon.

      Reply
    • Kombushaa says:
      11 years ago

      Nagorno Karapagh has always belonged to Armenia, and will always do. Russia offered it to Azerbeijan in the times of URSS, it is Armenia’s property. And Karapagh’s majority is and has always been Armenians no Azeris. Get your facts right before you say something.

      Reply
    • pongo says:
      11 years ago

      Hei dude: Nagorno Karabagh (Artsakh) is ARMENIA!!!

      Reply
    • Vartan says:
      11 years ago

      FYI “stewie” LOL
      NKR: Baku will pay back threefold for every lost life of an Armenian soldier
      October 7, 2011 – 18:21 AMT
      PanARMENIAN.Net – Nagorno Karabakh defence army does not violate ceasefire, only resorting to retaliatory measures to protect themselves, which, in turn, may bring to losses on Azeri side, according to head of the of NKR defence army press service.
      Commenting on recent incidents at contact line, Senor Asratyan noted that the adversary will have to pay back threefold for every lost life of an Armenian soldier.
      “Azeris are a life proof of the law of boomerang effect, with every attempt to harm Armenian soldiers followed by deaths on their side, which are caused by acts of violence or moral lapse inside the Azeri army, rather than Armenian army’s actions,” Asratyan said, citing the death of 1 and injuries of 2 Armenian soldiers followed by deaths of 2 Azeri soldiers over ceasefire violation and suicide of 1.
      The official urged the Azeri army against ceasefire violation and provocative actions to prevent further losses.
      According to Artsakh defence army data, in September –October 2011, 13 Azeri soldiers were killed (including 2 suicides) and 12 injured. Over the same period, 3 deaths and 2 injuries were reported in Artsakh army.

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    • Responder says:
      11 years ago

      How can you be a refugee in your own country? Perhaps the Azeri government should take better care of its 600K+ refugees (currently dispersed within Azerbaijani).

      Reply
    • Simon says:
      11 years ago

      Stewie, you are so wrong
      I don’t know what your name means, but its “wiered”
      Listen pal: Armenian patience is getting thinner. If this continues, we know what to do.To begin with, to teach you history, thers is no country called Azerbajan. Its occupied territory from Armania and Pursia.
      Well, you say 600,000 refugees (wrong), I say 1.5 million armenians killed and the rest forcefully dislocated in 1915 but your Turk cousins. We will come after all your oilfields, and damage them to sent you to stone age. Be careful Azeris, and stop killing of young heroes

      Reply
    • Roman says:
      11 years ago

      And you go please yourselffffffffffffffffffffffff.

      Reply
    • Araxi says:
      11 years ago

      Go eat your azeri STEW and stop dreaming you bloodthirsty azeri.

      Reply
    • Vrej says:
      11 years ago

      Stewie
      I think you have some good advice for us. ” go back to Armenia”.
      We are in Armenia, Artsahk is Armenia so thank you for your insightful advice.

      Reply
    • Mabuballah says:
      11 years ago

      Are YOU an American, Stewie? Where’s your “home”? Armenians have been in NK for over two millenia, and they have the discovery of an ancient city to prove it. Against that backdrop, where do you belong?

      Reply
    • bigmoustache says:
      11 years ago

      600,000 +? wow that that number gets bigger every time. i remember when stats showed that azeris didnt even make up 15% of karapagh population, so were going to withddraw for 15%? 85% armenians are going to live under the turk again? keep dreaming!
      we had hundreds of thousands of armenians become refugees too, so why dont you STFU and protest your government to spend some of those petro-dollars on the refugees. stupid azeris are getting shafted by their own country and they cant see it

      Reply
    • john says:
      11 years ago

      another “azeri” bites the dust.
      Ge stewie-oglu what is happening? you’re dropping like files now. LOL
      Արցախյան զինված ուժերը կրկին պատժել են հակառակորդին
      18:25 . 11/10
      Հայկական կողմից արձակված կրակոցից սպանվել է ադրբեջանական բանակի զինծառայող Մահմուդ Մարդալիեւը:
      “Երկիր մեդիայի” տեղեկություններով, ադրբեջանցի զինծառայողը սպանվել է արցախյան զինված ուժերի կողմից իրականացված պատժիչ գործողությունների հետեւանքով:
      Նույն կերպ՝ որպես պատասխան գործողություն, հոկտեմբերի 5-ին Չինարի գյուղի հատվածում Հայաստանի զինված ուժերը պատժիչ գործողություններ էին ձեռնարկել հակառակորդի նկատմամբ, ինչի արդյունքում երկու ադրբեջանցի զինվոր է սպանվել:

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  9. Edward Demian says:
    11 years ago

    Look Stewie, If anyone is going anywhere, the Tatars will be the ones to go back to Mongolistan. The Kurds, the Talish, the Alans, the Georgians will always be there to take your place. I can’t wait for the Azery army to go “charge”,and as the Tatars will charge, they’ll look around and find that there will be no one there. The land is populated by a lot of ethnc minorities which are very nervous about how you have treated the Armenians. They know that they are next. Do you think that they are going to die for the Tatar ambitions? If the Tatars want to live in a medieval world, with a medieval mentality, than expect a medieval outcome. The Tatars have started 3 wars in recent history, and lost all three. And lost them to the miserable and despised Armenians. Have you paid attention to what happened in Abchazia? The Bagratian Armenian batallion joined the Abchazians and beat the Georgians and all their American weapons and advisors. You need to be afraid, really afraid. Because the Armenians are itching for your army to start something. they are on a roll, and everyone is rooting for them. The Iranians won’t help you, The Turks can’t get to you. The Russians are with the Armenians. You are alone and vulnerable. Like a rich man in a bad neighborhood. Always looking over your shoulder. Because of it’s oil, other nations are singing your song, but privately they all think the same thing. That the Tatars are a primitive murderous bunch. If the Azery leaders had any intelligence, they would have started with a massive development campaign, building roads, electricity, medical facilities, schools, financial aid to farmers and entrepreneurs; All smart and progressive ways. Why would the Armenians want to separate then? Instead, the Azery government decided to do the primitive, medieval thing. Passport checks, abuse, intimidation, rape, murder. You reap what you sow.

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  10. Arman says:
    11 years ago

    Nakhichevan is next, stewie

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  11. Peter says:
    11 years ago

    Stewie, NK is rightfully called Artsahk; and Artsahk is rightfully Armenia. If you want to bring back the 600K+ Azeri’s who are living as inhumane guests on our land, by all means, go ahead and lead them back…we’ll be more than happy to escort them right back OFF our lands as soon as they come.

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  12. Ararat says:
    11 years ago

    The Azeris were in Karabakh illegally and we took care of that. Karabakh was facing the same destiny as Nakhichevan did, but instead it was successfully and heroically liberated and returned to its true people, the Armenians. The Azeris succeeded in eradicating the indigenous Armenian population from Nakhichevan and it is our national duty to uproot the Azeris from there and welcome hundreds of thousands of Armenians who had to flee due to attacks, racism and discriminatory policies. We must surround and take over Nakhichevan, restore and resurrect the sacred cemeteries and cross stones of our ancestors destroyed by racist Azeris AND we must reciprocate in kind and drive them out for good.
    We must also put snipers on the Turkish border and make them realize they are occupying Armenian provinces in eastern Anatolia illegally. We should make them get out of Armenian provinces by any means possible and welcome millions of Diaspora Armenians, who are the descendents of the Armenian Genocide survivors, back to their homeland.
    It is time to turn our defensive forces into an offensive force. Only we can be the masters of our destiny and the only language Turks understand and respond to is the language of force. Restore Armenian homeland and never give an inch.

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  13. Monte says:
    11 years ago

    Arstakh is apart of Armenia, so is Nakhichevan, upper Arstakh and Western Armenia….The only reason it was placed under Azeri control under the soviet union was because of a sick, twisted dictator named Stalin who arbitrarily decided to give those lands to you even though they were mainly populated by Armenians for thousands of years. You should be happy that you guys have an access to s sea port unlike us. All we want is what is ours.

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  14. john says:
    11 years ago

    Azeri snipers killed one Armenian soldier and injured another one, in retaliation Armenian soldiers killed two azeri snipers
    Destroyed two Azeri sniper
    5 October at 17.00 in the eastern part of the boundary of the Artsakh and Azerbaijan Azeri sniper fire killed a soldier of the NKR Yuri Sargsyan Aramovich. On the same day, in the 13.00 at the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia, near the village of Chinar Tavush region, as a result of sniper fire from the Azerbaijani side, injured soldiers of the National Army of Armenia Henry R. Khachatryan, 1992 and Khachatur Sukiasyan Grantovich born 1993
    According to information received from reliable sources the information Voskanapat.info, at about 16.00 hours, the Armenian soldiers to retaliate against Azerbaijani snipers in the village of Chinar Tavush region. As a result of punitive action Armenian armed forces succeeded in destroying two Azerbaijani snipers – the killers.
    Voskanapat.info
    http://voskanapat.info/blog/lt_font_…011-10-05-7778
    This is just the BEGINNING.

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  15. Peter Megerdumiam says:
    11 years ago

    The NKR army needs to build bunkers where soldiers can be stationed and safe from sniper attack. Furthermore soldiers patrolling in trenches should use periscope binoculars to monitor the enemy so that they don’t have stick their head out of the trench to observe the enemy. There needs to be a greater use of armoured vehicles in the border area.. Precise retaliation with mortar fire can be an effective way to neutralize the enemy sniper .The sniper rifles used by the Azeris are 14.5 mm to 12 mm and this can puncture through body armor so being inside an armored vehicle or in a bunker is the only safe protection.

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  16. hagop meldonian says:
    11 years ago

    armenian troops do not waite longer teach them the lesson they will never forget once & for all

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  17. Gaytzag says:
    11 years ago

    Stewie,
    Get hold of yourself and know the REAL HISTORY. All the Nagorno-Kaapakh/Artsakh lands and much more were part of the Armenian Highlands LANDS. Today’s so called Azerbaijan first off; it’s a stolen name from north east state of Persia and secondly; 100 years ago there was no Azerbaijan until Stalin gave it away as a gift to Kemal Ataturk our Nakhichevan and Artsakh to the Azeris. Plus thanks to the Azeri pogroms who mutiliated and barbarically murdered thousands of Armenians, Armenians to defend themselves went into war that Azerbaijan initiated the war and Armenians won the war. Since there is legal ceasefire that Azerbaijan does not comply with. Artsakh is an Armenian land and instead of Azerbaijan buying billions of dollars’ worth armaments, they should make better homes for their refugees.

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  18. ArdeVast Atheian says:
    11 years ago

    A sniper is only as good as his rifle. How is it we are not equipping our troops with matching rifles so they can revisit their Azeri counterparts with a piece of their own medicine?

    Reply
  19. Sheila says:
    11 years ago

    The loss of 1 Armenian soldier is a trajedy. I hope we retaliate in tenfold measure. They need to accept that Artsakh is Armenian land, and move on with their lives.

    Reply
  20. Hayq says:
    11 years ago

    I think for the next Armenian Telethon, we should collect money to give to Stewie as the man clearly lacks a brain. Armenian soldiers killed 2 Azeris in retaliation of this. I agree with Ararade Mer Ne, how about 10 for every 1!

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  21. Gary says:
    11 years ago

    Shut ur face Stewie. That’s our land and mountain. Your people will pay for it every single days of your lives.

    Reply
  22. john says:
    11 years ago

    Armenian side continues punishment for the ceasefire violation
    By Times.am at 11 October, 2011, 5:25 pm
    A soldier of Azerbaijani Army was killed on the contact line, APA informs.
    According to the Azerbaijani source the soldier of the Azerbaijani Army Mardaliyev Mahmud Museddin was killed by the fire of Armenian side.
    Mardaliyev was drafted from Gobustan military commissariat in January, 2011.
    Remind that Azerbaijani side violated ceasefire regime some days ago and injured two Armenian soldiers. One Armenian soldier was killed as a result of the ceasefire violation. These actions are Armenian response to the aggressor Azerbaijan. They were warned not to violate ceasefire otherwise they would be punished.
    /Times.am/

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  23. Vrej says:
    11 years ago

    hamozvatzenk vor myan zenkov ga hyots pergootune……..Getze Hyasdan yev Getze mer hye heghopagan Tashnagtutune..

    Reply

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Reduces distractions and improve focus
This mode helps users with ADHD and Neurodevelopmental disorders to read, browse, and focus on the main website elements more easily while significantly reducing distractions.
Blindness Mode
Allows using the site with your screen-reader
This mode configures the website to be compatible with screen-readers such as JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack. A screen-reader is software for blind users that is installed on a computer and smartphone, and websites must be compatible with it.

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    Readable Experience

    Content Scaling
    Default
    Text Magnifier
    Readable Font
    Dyslexia Friendly
    Highlight Titles
    Highlight Links
    Font Sizing
    Default
    Line Height
    Default
    Letter Spacing
    Default
    Left Aligned
    Center Aligned
    Right Aligned

    Visually Pleasing Experience

    Dark Contrast
    Light Contrast
    Monochrome
    High Contrast
    High Saturation
    Low Saturation
    Adjust Text Colors
    Adjust Title Colors
    Adjust Background Colors

    Easy Orientation

    Mute Sounds
    Hide Images
    Virtual Keyboard
    Reading Guide
    Stop Animations
    Reading Mask
    Highlight Hover
    Highlight Focus
    Big Dark Cursor
    Big Light Cursor
    Navigation Keys

    Asbarez.com Accessibility Statement

    Accessibility Statement

    • www.asbarez.com
    • August 4, 2022

    Compliance status

    We firmly believe that the internet should be available and accessible to anyone, and are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of circumstance and ability.

    To fulfill this, we aim to adhere as strictly as possible to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level. These guidelines explain how to make web content accessible to people with a wide array of disabilities. Complying with those guidelines helps us ensure that the website is accessible to all people: blind people, people with motor impairments, visual impairment, cognitive disabilities, and more.

    This website utilizes various technologies that are meant to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We utilize an accessibility interface that allows persons with specific disabilities to adjust the website’s UI (user interface) and design it to their personal needs.

    Additionally, the website utilizes an AI-based application that runs in the background and optimizes its accessibility level constantly. This application remediates the website’s HTML, adapts Its functionality and behavior for screen-readers used by the blind users, and for keyboard functions used by individuals with motor impairments.

    If you’ve found a malfunction or have ideas for improvement, we’ll be happy to hear from you. You can reach out to the website’s operators by using the following email

    Screen-reader and keyboard navigation

    Our website implements the ARIA attributes (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) technique, alongside various different behavioral changes, to ensure blind users visiting with screen-readers are able to read, comprehend, and enjoy the website’s functions. As soon as a user with a screen-reader enters your site, they immediately receive a prompt to enter the Screen-Reader Profile so they can browse and operate your site effectively. Here’s how our website covers some of the most important screen-reader requirements, alongside console screenshots of code examples:

    1. Screen-reader optimization: we run a background process that learns the website’s components from top to bottom, to ensure ongoing compliance even when updating the website. In this process, we provide screen-readers with meaningful data using the ARIA set of attributes. For example, we provide accurate form labels; descriptions for actionable icons (social media icons, search icons, cart icons, etc.); validation guidance for form inputs; element roles such as buttons, menus, modal dialogues (popups), and others. Additionally, the background process scans all of the website’s images and provides an accurate and meaningful image-object-recognition-based description as an ALT (alternate text) tag for images that are not described. It will also extract texts that are embedded within the image, using an OCR (optical character recognition) technology. To turn on screen-reader adjustments at any time, users need only to press the Alt+1 keyboard combination. Screen-reader users also get automatic announcements to turn the Screen-reader mode on as soon as they enter the website.

      These adjustments are compatible with all popular screen readers, including JAWS and NVDA.

    2. Keyboard navigation optimization: The background process also adjusts the website’s HTML, and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the website operable by the keyboard. This includes the ability to navigate the website using the Tab and Shift+Tab keys, operate dropdowns with the arrow keys, close them with Esc, trigger buttons and links using the Enter key, navigate between radio and checkbox elements using the arrow keys, and fill them in with the Spacebar or Enter key.Additionally, keyboard users will find quick-navigation and content-skip menus, available at any time by clicking Alt+1, or as the first elements of the site while navigating with the keyboard. The background process also handles triggered popups by moving the keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear, and not allow the focus drift outside of it.

      Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.

    Disability profiles supported in our website

    • Epilepsy Safe Mode: this profile enables people with epilepsy to use the website safely by eliminating the risk of seizures that result from flashing or blinking animations and risky color combinations.
    • Visually Impaired Mode: this mode adjusts the website for the convenience of users with visual impairments such as Degrading Eyesight, Tunnel Vision, Cataract, Glaucoma, and others.
    • Cognitive Disability Mode: this mode provides different assistive options to help users with cognitive impairments such as Dyslexia, Autism, CVA, and others, to focus on the essential elements of the website more easily.
    • ADHD Friendly Mode: this mode helps users with ADHD and Neurodevelopmental disorders to read, browse, and focus on the main website elements more easily while significantly reducing distractions.
    • Blindness Mode: this mode configures the website to be compatible with screen-readers such as JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack. A screen-reader is software for blind users that is installed on a computer and smartphone, and websites must be compatible with it.
    • Keyboard Navigation Profile (Motor-Impaired): this profile enables motor-impaired persons to operate the website using the keyboard Tab, Shift+Tab, and the Enter keys. Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.

    Additional UI, design, and readability adjustments

    1. Font adjustments – users, can increase and decrease its size, change its family (type), adjust the spacing, alignment, line height, and more.
    2. Color adjustments – users can select various color contrast profiles such as light, dark, inverted, and monochrome. Additionally, users can swap color schemes of titles, texts, and backgrounds, with over 7 different coloring options.
    3. Animations – epileptic users can stop all running animations with the click of a button. Animations controlled by the interface include videos, GIFs, and CSS flashing transitions.
    4. Content highlighting – users can choose to emphasize important elements such as links and titles. They can also choose to highlight focused or hovered elements only.
    5. Audio muting – users with hearing devices may experience headaches or other issues due to automatic audio playing. This option lets users mute the entire website instantly.
    6. Cognitive disorders – we utilize a search engine that is linked to Wikipedia and Wiktionary, allowing people with cognitive disorders to decipher meanings of phrases, initials, slang, and others.
    7. Additional functions – we provide users the option to change cursor color and size, use a printing mode, enable a virtual keyboard, and many other functions.

    Browser and assistive technology compatibility

    We aim to support the widest array of browsers and assistive technologies as possible, so our users can choose the best fitting tools for them, with as few limitations as possible. Therefore, we have worked very hard to be able to support all major systems that comprise over 95% of the user market share including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge, JAWS and NVDA (screen readers), both for Windows and for MAC users.

    Notes, comments, and feedback

    Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs, there may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible, or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. Still, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating and improving its options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility, following technological advancements. For any assistance, please reach out to