A soldier kisses the young girl’s hand, smiles, waves and moves on. A potent image of why, in April, the majority of able men made their way to the front line to support the regular troops. It was about defence,… Read More ›
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Life and People of Artsakh Collection
The reality of Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh is far-removed from the prejudicial propaganda that exists around this fascinating place, and its people. This growing collection of galleries ( taken since 2010) shows many aspects of the “Life and People of Artsakh”. Just… Read More ›
Azerbaijani refugees: Exploiting the vulnerable for propaganda.
In 2014 the European Azerbaijan Society (EAS) re-invigorated their propaganda campaign amongst the ill-advised politicians, sport stars and celebrities about the plight of the refugees/IDP’s in Azerbaijan. To elicit sympathy and support, this “marketing strategy” concentrates on clear, and over-simplified… Read More ›
Refugees from the Nagorno-Karabakh War: Without the glare of propaganda.
Much is made in the Azerbaijani propaganda about the living conditions of the refugees from the war. Despite the oil billions there are Azerbaijanis housed in isolated communities, living in terrible conditions being used as political weapons on the unsuspecting,… Read More ›
Letter to Azerbaijani Ambassador : “Stop threatening to bomb Nagorno-Karabakh”
Dear Mr Taghizadeh I read with interest your letter in The Economist (20th September “The West’s disengagement”). Your letter is notable for having no reference to the fact that the people in Nagorno-Karabakh are Armenians, or the fact that they… Read More ›
Nagorno-Karabakh: Recognition is the only Humanitarian option
As Nagorno-Karabakh (NKR) celebrates the 23rd Anniversary of its Declaration of Independence, the country remains in the unsatisfactory position of still being globally unrecognised. The route out of this situation seems complicated; history provides many conflicting examples which serve only… Read More ›
Letter to Azerbaijani Ambassador in London – Mr Tahir Taghizadeh
Dear Ambassador Tahir Taghizadeh I am writing to express my gravest concern at the wholly unacceptable messages left by your President on Twitter on August 7th 2014. To any independent observer these can only be seen as a “threat of… Read More ›
Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) – Life and People July 2014
A collection of 12 images from my visit in July 2014 under the general theme of Life and People in Artsakh. A series of moments that begin to paint an understanding of life in this country.
20 Years of Peace in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh)
20 years ago at 12.01am on May 12 1994, a ceasefire was finally enacted to stop the unnecessary bloodshed in the war in Nagorno-Karabakh. It was not a peace agreement, it didn’t actually resolve any political or territorial position –… Read More ›
Armenian Genocide : Open Letter to people in Derby, UK
Submitted for publication in local Derby, UK media. Part of the initiative for the Armenian Genocide to be recognised in the Derby Holocaust Memorial Day events in January 2015. (Derby is my home city) 99 Years ago on the 24th… Read More ›
