My fifth visit to Artsakh was planned to coincide with the 20th Anniversary of the Liberation of Shushi, with the intention of becoming involved in events and witnessing the way that such an occasion was to be commemorated. My expectation… Read More ›
A very powerful way of changing the perception that people have of unknown areas of the world from blank, grey, faceless, and foreign zones into something centred around real people, evoking real human emotions, is through personal stories. The “25… Read More ›
My last journey along the long road from Shushi, through the border with Armenia, Goris, and finally to Yerevan seems like a lifetime ago. Not a day has gone past that I have not thought about the people of Armenia… Read More ›
In war there are an abundance of stories which involve the killing of people from an individual personal level to the clinical statistics of mass populations. Despite the sensational numbers each one contains a life lost, a history terminated, a… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
In the last few weeks the United Kingdom government has given approval to Scotland to hold a referendum on its independence. The Foreign Ministry of Nagorno-Karabakh welcomed this decision stating “London’s position proves once again that respect for human rights… Read More ›
In a previous article, “Artsakh Peace and Recognition : the future is not in the past” I made reference to the speed with which the independence of Kosovo was recognised. This was in the context of a situation in 1999… Read More ›
In 2003, I decided to go on holiday to Bucharest in Romania, and experience life in this unusual ex-Eastern Bloc country. I was hooked by what I saw, and the sense of discovery as I wandered through the streets, alone,… Read More ›
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