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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Nagorno-Karabakh was never part of an independent Azerbaijan
The view could be taken that, when Azerbaijan declared independence from the USSR in October 1991 they did so, illegally, in contravention of international norms, as their declared borders included a self-determined, independent state. An act of aggression!
Azerbaijan is like a perpetrator of domestic violence.
In 1988 when Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) said “No!” to the “relationship” with the Azerbaijan SSR there were no discussions, no understanding – just aggression, violence and war. Perpetrators of domestic violence do not like to be told “No”. When the violence… 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 ›
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 ›
Azerbaijan violates the Geneva convention with TV Exhibition of Armenian soldier
In the 3 weeks since Hakob Injigulyan, the “lost” Armenian soldier, was captured by the Azeris, there seems to be an increasing lack of clarity around this case. This is another example of the on-going opaqueness that happens in the… Read More ›
Official response from UK Foreign Office to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
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 ›
Demonstration to mark 25th Anniversary of Sumgait killings of Armenians by Azerbaijanis
Between February 27th and 29th 1988, the 18,000 Armenians living in Sumgait, near Baku, in Azerbaijan were subjected to violence and killings in response to the vote by the population of Nagorno-Karabakh to join with Armenia. A group of Armenians… Read More ›
Northern Cyprus and Turkic Hypocrisy over Artsakh
In my previous article “Azerbaijan’s insidious siege of Artsakh” I referred to the justifications made by Adil Baguirov, co-founder and member of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Azeris Network, for the shooting down of civilian aircraft in Artsakh…. Read More ›
Azerbaijan’s insidious siege of Artsakh
During my last visit to Artsakh in early January it started to snow heavily in the last few days before I had to return to Yerevan. The main road from Stepanakert was sufficiently covered in snow to prevent the throughput… Read More ›
