On 30 April, the new Azerbaijani film ‘Xoca’ (Khoja) was screened at the Soho Hotel to over 130 Londoners, representing many sections of the capital’s multicultural population. The audience included H.E. Fakhraddin Gurbanov, Azerbaijani Ambassador to the UK, Lord Laird… Read More ›
On April 24th 2009 I was making the last preparations for my trip to Tbilisi in May of that year: the day was just like any other day – it meant nothing to me. A few weeks later as I… Read More ›
By Susanna Petrosyan President – AYDC ( Translation : Russell Pollard) On April 10 – In the office of Artsakh Youth Developemt Center (AYDC), a discussion was held, with representatives from Youth Organisations, about the events of 1992. In Maragha… Read More ›
By Susanna Petrosyan : President – AYDC On April 7 2013, Motherhood and Beauty Day, AYDC (Artsakh Youth Development Center) members visited Mothers of Missing Soldiers in Stepanakert. After a short round table discussion with Mothers, AYDC members presented them… Read More ›
I was intrigued by an article in last week’s Economist which was reviewing the state of Press freedom in Turkey. Many journalists have been sacked by their employers for crossing the line in the areas that they have investigated, however,… Read More ›
Despite being given an assurance that I would be granted an interview with a Foreign Office official to discuss the UK position on Nagorno-Karabakh, this was subsequently revoked, and I was offered this statement. I shall continue to pursue them,… Read More ›
At a meeting with Franco-Armenian investors in Paris, Arayik Harutyunyan, the Prime Minister of Artsakh was reported to have said: “If we manage to end the year peacefully then that will be constructive, but in terms of concrete accords to… Read More ›
It is well understood that the UK government has significant connections with Azerbaijan through the British Petroleum company and many years of investment in the oil industry in Baku, and therefore has a strong bias towards protecting that alliance. This… Read More ›
I was intrigued by Shaunt Oozoonian’s report from the presentation at University of California, Irvine (UCI) called the “Khojaly Accusation of 1992”. This presentation included a viewing of the film by Thomas Goltz called “Azerbaijan through Foreign Eyes”. During the… Read More ›
Each year in London there is a short march by the Azerbaijani community to highlight their perspective on the events in Khojaly and this year I took the opportunity to witness it directly and to endeavour to find out more… Read More ›
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