In the spring of 1991, the Soviet Army and the Azerbaijani OMON initiated Operation Ring. The villages of Getashen and Martunashen in that area were subject to violent attack and the populations forcibly deported. On May 7, an operation was… Read More ›
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Armenian Genocide ; Eye-Witness Accounts ( Part 6)
In 1916, a book was published entitled “The Treatment of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire 1915-16. Documents presented to Viscount Grey of Fallodon, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs”, by Viscount Bryce which contained a comprehensive collection of documents produced… Read More ›
Armenian Genocide : The blindness of Political expediency
The irony about the Armenian Genocide is that there is no dispute over the fact that a large number of the Armenian community within the Ottoman Empire were killed, died, defiled, or deported in 1915. It is a matter of… Read More ›
Armenian Genocide ; Eye-Witness Accounts ( Part 5)
In 1916, a book was published entitled “The Treatment of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire 1915-16. Documents presented to Viscount Grey of Fallodon, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs”, by Viscount Bryce which contained a comprehensive collection of documents produced… Read More ›
The Ancient Enigma of Armenia
Being from England, it is very easy to be arrogant about the role that England, Great Britain, and the British Empire has played in the evolution of the modern world. As young children we were all subjected to a very… Read More ›
Artsakh, a Muslim land – since when?
This week the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey, Bekir Bozdag, said “Nagorno-Karabakh is a Muslim, Azerbaijani, and Turkic land occupied by Armenia”. This was in response to Armenian President Sargsyan’s statement that “Karabakh is Armenian land and will remain so”…. Read More ›
Can we understand “Never Again”…
Not many days go past without the media covering the increasing tension between Israel and Iran. From a safe distance within the UK it is difficult, sometimes, to see through the rhetoric and posturing from the 2 countries as to… Read More ›
Where is Armenia?
Over the last few years I have visited Armenia and Artsakh on a number of occasions and have had the good fortune to meet and talk with a variety of people. During that period I have formed my view of… Read More ›
February 1988 : 7 Days that led to war.
Last year in Artsakh was the 20th Anniversary of the declaration of Independence from the Soviet Union and this year will be 20 years since the liberation of Shushi. These are significant milestones in the birth of the modern Nagorno-Karabakh… Read More ›
Dadivank: A long journey to Paradise.
In my several trips to Armenia and Artsakh I have been to many churches and monasteries , and have seen all shapes and sizes, old and new, and have been eternally fascinated by the history and religious devotion locked in… Read More ›