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The fight to save Nagorno-Karabakh’s burns patients

Over 200 people were injured in a fuel depot explosion in Nagorno-Karabakh as people fled en masse, leaving them fighting for their lives having lost their homes. 

The fight to save Nagorno-Karabakh’s burns patients

By Arshaluys Barseghyan

Over 200 people were injured in a fuel depot explosion in Nagorno-Karabakh as people fled en masse, leaving them fighting for their lives having lost their homes. 

Podcast | Chechens trying to find their place in Europe

Chamil Albakov and Marat Ilyasov talk about the challenges and stereotypes the Chechens of Europe face.

Podcast | Chechens trying to find their place in Europe

Chamil Albakov and Marat Ilyasov talk about the challenges and stereotypes the Chechens of Europe face.

The last bus out of Nagorno-Karabakh

With the exodus of Nagorno-Karabakh over, many of those forced to start new lives from scratch reflect on what — and who — they have left behind.

The last bus out of Nagorno-Karabakh

By Arshaluys Barseghyan

With the exodus of Nagorno-Karabakh over, many of those forced to start new lives from scratch reflect on what — and who — they have left behind.

Seeking asylum and a cure in Germany

Many Armenians who cannot afford costly medical procedures see asylum in Germany as their only chance for treatment recovery — despite the high chance of deportation  

Seeking asylum and a cure in Germany

By Aren Melikyan

Many Armenians who cannot afford costly medical procedures see asylum in Germany as their only chance for treatment recovery — despite the high chance of deportation  

Stepanakert’s memory hotel

The women living at the Ed-Em hotel carry with them the trauma of 30 years of conflict, but also the spark of hope for a better future.

Stepanakert’s memory hotel

By Ani Avetisyan

The women living at the Ed-Em hotel carry with them the trauma of 30 years of conflict, but also the spark of hope for a better future.

Distance from a home at war

Bucha resident Tetiana Rovna spoke with OC media about her experience as a refugee and what it means to witness one’s home ravaged by war from afar.

Distance from a home at war

By Aren Melikyan

Bucha resident Tetiana Rovna spoke with OC media about her experience as a refugee and what it means to witness one’s home ravaged by war from afar.

Shattered glass at the Kharkiv train station

Baku-born Islam Melikov has lived in Kharkiv for three decades. OC Media spoke about his escape from the city and his thoughts on the war at a refugee shelter in Poland

Shattered glass at the Kharkiv train station

By Peter Liakhov

Baku-born Islam Melikov has lived in Kharkiv for three decades. OC Media spoke about his escape from the city and his thoughts on the war at a refugee shelter in Poland

Afghan refugees struggle to make a living in Azerbaijan

Many are stuck in legal limbo and find themselves unable to cover basic expenses. As the social aid regime is changing many fear life will get worse.

Afghan refugees struggle to make a living in Azerbaijan

By Seymur Kazimov

Many are stuck in legal limbo and find themselves unable to cover basic expenses. As the social aid regime is changing many fear life will get worse.

‘Here you are nobody’: Georgians struggle to receive asylum in France

Some families were forced to live in tents outside Montpellier city hall.

‘Here you are nobody’: Georgians struggle to receive asylum in France

By Zurab Panjikidze

Some families were forced to live in tents outside Montpellier city hall.

Everything was over when the war began

Jnews spoke with Armenians who fled from Abkhazia living in Southern Georgia’s Samtskhe–Javakheti Region, about their experiences of the war.

Everything was over when the war began

By Jnews

Jnews spoke with Armenians who fled from Abkhazia living in Southern Georgia’s Samtskhe–Javakheti Region, about their experiences of the war.