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n the case of Ohanyan and others v. Azerbaijan, the applicants are a married couple, Mr Garik Ohanyan and Ms. Yeraz Ohanyan, 
their children Kamo, Kristine, Tamara, Syuzanna and Ruzanna and the first applicant’s mother, 
Ms Amalya Ohanyan, who were used to live in 
the village of Talish (Talış), situated 3‑4 kilometres away from the line of contact between the 
“Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh” (the “NKR”; 
in 2017 renamed the “Republic of Artsakh”) and 
Azerbaijan. 
The cases cited by the applicants as the basis 
of their complaints were as follows:
	Due to an indiscriminate military assault 
carried out by the Azerbaijani armed forces, there was a genuine and immediate danger to their 
lives.