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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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 ›
Children of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic: Born during 20 Years of Peace – Living under threat of War
These are the simple stories of 21 children of the villagers of Khndzristan, in Nagorno-Karabakh, who were born during 20 years of Peace but Live under the Threat of War. The Children of Nagorno-Karabakh have a simple Human Right to… 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 ›
Khojaly : Meeting with Ambassador – Embassy of Mexico in London
After writing to the Mexican Ambassador in the UK on a number of occasions plus many follow-up phone calls on their “recognition” of Khojaly last year , I was finally invited to discuss the subject, in person, at their London… Read More ›
Artsakh / Nagorno-Karabakh :Peacebuilding is about People not Politicians.
Politicians create war but they rarely deliver lasting peace. Over the next few years we will be remembering the centenary of the First World War. At the time it was considered to be the “war to all end all wars”… Read More ›
Khojaly: Letter to J Straus – Speaker , House of Representatives – Texas, USA
Dear Sir I felt that I needed to express my concern about the Resolution (HR565 March 7 2013) passed by the House of Representatives in Texas with respect to the events that took place in Khojaly in 1992 during the… Read More ›
Tourism in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) could be a life-changing experience
If you are a person seeking the darker side of life with gangs in the streets, muggings, shootings, protests, people being intimidated, bombs etc then you will be disappointed by Nagorno-Karabakh. You need to go to the more popular destinations… Read More ›
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