Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

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Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia say their last goodbyes to the Dadivank Monastery. Photo: Marut Vanyan/OC Media.

Nagorno-Karabakh’s Armenians struggle to cling to their identity

•8 min read

Following the mass displacement in 2023, Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians have struggled to preserve their identity, dialect, and culture.

Ilham Aliyev during the interview with local media outlets on 7 January

Azerbaijan

Aliyev threatens to destroy ‘Armenian fascism’

by Aytan Farhadova

•6 min read

In a lengthy interview with Azerbaijani media, Aliyev criticised Armenia’s armament and its ‘obstruction’ of the ‘Zangezur corridor’.

Armenia

Former Deputy Chief of Armenia’s General Staff arrested for war-related ‘negligence’

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•3 min read

Tiran Khachatryan has been accused of negligence towards his official duties during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.

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

by Aytan Farhadova

•2 min read

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

by Aytan Farhadova

•2 min read

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

by Xandie (Alexandra) Kuenning

•3 min read

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

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•2 min read

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