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Vafa Naghi. Photo courtesy of Vafa Naghi.
Armenia–Azerbaijan Conflict

Azerbaijan’s Vafa Naghi targeted by pro-government media for support of anti COP protest

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by Aytan Farhadova

Prominent Azerbaijani activist Vafa Naghi has come under attack from pro-government media and others in Azerbaijan for taking part in a demonstration in Tbilisi against Azerbaijan’s hosting of the COP29 summit. As the UN’s annual climate conference kicked off on 11 November in Baku, Naghi attended a demonstration along with Georgian and Armenian activists in Tbilisi organised by the Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. Thurnberg boycotted the conference citing the human rights situati

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) building in the Hague. Official picture.
Armenia

ICJ accepts jurisdiction over Azerbaijan v. Armenia cases, rejects objections against Armenia

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by Aytan Farhadova

The UN’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Tuesday that it had jurisdiction to proceed with the competing cases between Armenia and Azerbaijan, but rejected all of Azerbaijan’s claims against Armenia.  The ICJ’s ruling on Tuesday stems from claims filed by both Armenia and Azerbaijan over alleged violations of international law. An actual decision by the ICJ on the merits of the case may take several more years.  The ICJ ruled that it had jurisdiction to proceed with ruling on

The European Parliament. Photo: Dato Parulava/OC Media.
Armenia–Azerbaijan Conflict

EU Parliament calls for sanctions against Azerbaijani officials

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by Xandie (Alexandra) Kuenning

The EU Parliament has called on the EU to end its gas dependency on Baku, and for the imposition of sanctions against Azerbaijani officials over human rights violations in the country, and individuals who threaten Armenia In a resolution adopted on Thursday, MEPs cited ‘worrying reports’ of Russian gas being rebranded as Azerbaijani for export to the EU, thereby bypassing Western sanctions.  They also noted Azerbaijan’s deepening ties with Russia since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2

Shoghakat Vardanyan standing in front of a picture of her brother, Soghomon Vardanyan. Film still.
Armenia

Armenia’s National Film Academy snubs award-winning Nagorno-Karabakh  documentary

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by Arshaluys Barseghyan

A decision by Armenia’s national film academy to nominate a film by one of its board members to the Oscars over an award-winning documentary centred on the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War has caused controversy in the country. Produced in 2023, Shoghakat Vardanyan’s debut feature documentary 1489 focuses on her family’s two-year search to find her brother, Soghomon Vardanyan, a conscript who went missing during the first days of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War. The title refers to the number assigne

A young man stares out at the mountains of Nagorno-Karabakh during the mass exodus to Armenia in October 2023. Photo: Marut Vanyan/OC Media.
Armenia

The ‘Black Garden’ becomes ‘a black corner’ for Nagorno-Karabakh’s Armenians

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by Arshaluys Barseghyan

One year has passed since the exodus of practically the entire population of Nagorno-Karabakh. OC Media reconnected with refugees interviewed in the immediate aftermath to hear how they are a year on. On 19 September 2023, Azerbaijan launched its last large-scale military offensive on Nagorno-Karabakh, calling it an ‘anti-terrorist operation’. Days later, the region came under the full control of Azerbaijan.  Armenians living in the region had not expected such an outcome, continuing to wait

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Armenia

Kamala Harris expresses support for Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians’ right to return

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by Arshaluys Barseghyan

US Democratic presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris has called for the right to return of displaced Armenians to Nagorno-Karabakh. Harris made her statement on Monday as part of a letter to the American-Armenian community marking Armenian Independence Day, celebrated annually on 21 September.  ‘The right for Armenians displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh to return safely to their homes is vital to restoring dignity to the Armenian people and stability to the region’, read the le

Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians in Goris, south-east Armenia, in September 2023. Photo: Arshaluys Barseghyan/OC Media
Armenia

Podcast | ‘A year of uncertainty’ since Nagorno-Karabakh’s surrender

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by OC Media

It has been a year since Nagorno-Karabakh’s surrender and dissolution following an Azerbaijani assault on the region. The assault pushed the vast majority of the region’s population to flee their homes and to seek refuge in Armenia, where they were met with bureaucratic hurdles and insufficient support from the Armenian government. This week, we spoke with Tigran Grigoryan, a political analyst and the head of the Regional Center for Democracy and Security, about Armenia’s

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