Opinion | Back to the ‘no war, no peace’ limbo
The Second Nagorno-Karabakh transformed Armenians from victors into the vanquished and so revealed 30 years of illusion and hypocrisy.
Opinion | Back to the ‘no war, no peace’ limbo
By Arpi BekaryanThe Second Nagorno-Karabakh transformed Armenians from victors into the vanquished and so revealed 30 years of illusion and hypocrisy.
21/10/2021
Opinion | The enduring lies of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Already the Azerbaijani state is hard at work manufacturing a new public memory of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Opinion | The enduring lies of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
By Giyas IbrahimovAlready the Azerbaijani state is hard at work manufacturing a new public memory of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.
11/10/2021
Opinion | Azerbaijan’s eco-nationalism is not up to the task
A Sheikh’s posh poaching trip earlier this year caused a scandal but ultimately changed nothing.
Opinion | Azerbaijan’s eco-nationalism is not up to the task
By Hamida GiyasbayliA Sheikh’s posh poaching trip earlier this year caused a scandal but ultimately changed nothing.
27/09/2021
Opinion | Taking stock one year after the war
OC Media’s Armenia and Azerbaijan correspondents give personal reflections on the anniversary of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Opinion | Taking stock one year after the war
By Ismi AghayevOC Media’s Armenia and Azerbaijan correspondents give personal reflections on the anniversary of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.
9/07/2021
Opinion | Will Georgia follow Poland in the global right-wing revolution?
Blaming Russia alone for the anti-Pride pogrom misses key domestic factors — the same ones that fuelled the likes of Orbán, Kaczyński, and Trump.
Opinion | Will Georgia follow Poland in the global right-wing revolution?
By Dominik K CagaraBlaming Russia alone for the anti-Pride pogrom misses key domestic factors — the same ones that fuelled the likes of Orbán, Kaczyński, and Trump.
23/06/2021
Opinion | Making love is a burden in Azerbaijan
The Azerbaijani government has failed in its duty to protect the privacy of its citizens.
Opinion | Making love is a burden in Azerbaijan
By Zhala BayramovaThe Azerbaijani government has failed in its duty to protect the privacy of its citizens.
11/06/2021
Opinion | How Azerbaijan’s media ignores anti-queer violence
The media’s silence in the face of a surge of anti-queer violence is nothing less than complicity with it.
Opinion | How Azerbaijan’s media ignores anti-queer violence
By Vahid AliyevThe media’s silence in the face of a surge of anti-queer violence is nothing less than complicity with it.
14/05/2021
Opinion | The war did not save us
Contrary to the beliefs of some, victory in the war did not uplift the collective psyche of the Azerbaijani public nor empower civil society.
Opinion | The war did not save us
By Narmin ShahmarzadeContrary to the beliefs of some, victory in the war did not uplift the collective psyche of the Azerbaijani public nor empower civil society.
5/05/2021
Opinion | On the apologists of Baku’s Military Trophy Park
Even the defenders of the shameful Trophy Park are forced to rely on false and disingenuous comparisons to justify its existence.
Opinion | On the apologists of Baku’s Military Trophy Park
By Javid AghaEven the defenders of the shameful Trophy Park are forced to rely on false and disingenuous comparisons to justify its existence.
5/04/2021
Opinion | In Azerbaijan sex is a weapon
An activist who was targeted in Azerbaijan’s recent wave of sexual blackmail speaks out.
Opinion | In Azerbaijan sex is a weapon
By Narmin ShahmarzadeAn activist who was targeted in Azerbaijan’s recent wave of sexual blackmail speaks out.