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“In the name of democracy” “Red Riding Hoods” kidnap students

US President Joseph Biden has sent a letter of welcome to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian, pledging his continued support for him “in the name of democracy” and freedom. By Fernando Stepanian Pashinian needs the support of the ‘world’s first…

The Woman of Artsakh Today

For over 30 years, Artsakh women have survived fierce territorial wars for the right to self-determination. With husbands and sons defending their territory amidst the first Artsakh war, a shift in traditional gender identity began, making women household heads, breadwinners,…

Arzakh (Nagorno-Karabakh): Warnings of genocide go unheeded

The Associazione per i Popoli Minacciati (APM) ( Association for Threatened Peoples) reacted with dismay and anger to the news of the death of K. Hovhannisyan, 40, from Stepanakert in Arzakh. Arzakh Human Rights Ombudsman Gegham Stepanjan announced yesterday that…

Narek and the Nagorno Karabakh War

In his now classic “The Clash of Civilizations”, Samuel Huntington foresaw in the post-Cold War period a series of potentially explosive conflicts based no longer on the opposition between ideologies, but rather on the opposition between civilizations; the identity factor,…

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

Jim Murphy Trending rights tweets this week: Both Armenia and Azerbaijan should immediately stop using cluster munitions, destroy their stockpile, and join the Convention on Cluster Munitions; Poland’s restrictive abortion laws; Saudi Arabia prepares to host a women’s empowerment conference as it…

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

Jim Murphy Trending rights tweets of the week: The Trump administration cannot find the parents of 545 children it separated; HRW documented Azerbaijan using banned weapons; justice served in Greece as the leadership of the neo-Nazi GoldenDawn party was sent…

In Search of a Solution to Russia’s Strategic Problem

By George Friedman – Geopolitical Futures Russian President Vladimir Putin described the collapse of the Soviet Union as the greatest geopolitical catastrophe in history. Though it may not be true of all of history, it is certainly true of modern…

Turning point in Eurasia: Azerbaijan distances itself from the USA and the EU

Not even the extravagance of Ilham Aliev’s government on the European Olympics in June 2015 – which included the payment of transport costs and a breakfast of Azeri kuku for the 6000 athletes during the games – could change the…

Israel – Azerbaijan International Association (Aziz)

Open letter to the Israel – Azerbaijan International Association (Aziz) Respected leadership of the Israel – Azerbaijan International Association – peace be multiplied to you! Valery Novoselsky. As a person that has been working in the field of journalism and…