Help an Armenian POW and his family in Artsakh
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Mikael Sargsyan Sureni (Misha) became a POW (prisoner of war) at the age of 18, having joined the army to do his mandatory 2-year military service on July 20th. Two months later the 2nd Artsakh war broke out on September 27, 2020, when Azerbaijan attacked Artsakh. Most of those 2 months he spent in quarantine and had very limited combat training.
He lost his best friend the day before he got shot and captured by Azeris on October 20th. His leg was critically injured and he lost so much blood he doesn't remember how he got to Baku. There he was luckily operated on and his leg was saved but he was prematurely released from the hospital and rushed to prison with all Armenian POWs. After much abuse and starvation in prison, the Red Cross met with him and he eventually returned home on December 14, along with 44 other prisoners of war.
Mikael is still unable to walk due to being shot in the leg twice, several surgeries and years of rehabilitation are still ahead of him. He dreams of early recovery so he can help his family. The greenhouse where they grew vegetables was the family’s only source of income. It was shelled during the war and they still can’t rebuild it due to lack of funds. His family spent everything they had on covering his medical bills, with which they got no government assistance to this day. Their small business growing vegetables was shelled and now they have no income and no means of restoring their business or covering any upcoming medical bills.
So my sister and I decided to launch a fundraiser for Mikael and his family. I sincerely hope that we can pull together as a community and get Mikael and his family some much-needed help.
Watch this video and learn about his capture, abuse & return and help support his recovery as well as their efforts to rebuild their life in Artsakh!
My name is Mariam, and I am a filmmaker from Artsakh, the author of a non-commentary-style documentary series that shows post-war life in Artsakh called #TheDesireToLive. This short series is aiming to show the effects of the war on the regular people of Artsakh and their livelihood. If you want to learn more about Artsakh and the people that live in it, subscribe to my channel: youtube.com/MariamAvetisyan
He lost his best friend the day before he got shot and captured by Azeris on October 20th. His leg was critically injured and he lost so much blood he doesn't remember how he got to Baku. There he was luckily operated on and his leg was saved but he was prematurely released from the hospital and rushed to prison with all Armenian POWs. After much abuse and starvation in prison, the Red Cross met with him and he eventually returned home on December 14, along with 44 other prisoners of war.
Mikael is still unable to walk due to being shot in the leg twice, several surgeries and years of rehabilitation are still ahead of him. He dreams of early recovery so he can help his family. The greenhouse where they grew vegetables was the family’s only source of income. It was shelled during the war and they still can’t rebuild it due to lack of funds. His family spent everything they had on covering his medical bills, with which they got no government assistance to this day. Their small business growing vegetables was shelled and now they have no income and no means of restoring their business or covering any upcoming medical bills.
So my sister and I decided to launch a fundraiser for Mikael and his family. I sincerely hope that we can pull together as a community and get Mikael and his family some much-needed help.
Watch this video and learn about his capture, abuse & return and help support his recovery as well as their efforts to rebuild their life in Artsakh!
My name is Mariam, and I am a filmmaker from Artsakh, the author of a non-commentary-style documentary series that shows post-war life in Artsakh called #TheDesireToLive. This short series is aiming to show the effects of the war on the regular people of Artsakh and their livelihood. If you want to learn more about Artsakh and the people that live in it, subscribe to my channel: youtube.com/MariamAvetisyan
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