Azerbaijanis are converting the Holy Ascension Church in Berdzor into a mosque

The Azerbaijani government is turning the Holy Ascension Church of Berdzor (Lachin) into a mosque, the State Service for Preservation of Historic Environment (Artsakh Monuments) reported on Friday.

Photos shared on social media show the cross has been removed from the dome of the church, known as Sourp Hambartsoum.

Artsakh Monuments describes the act as “expropriation of history, destruction of cultural identity, religious intolerance and falsification.”