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Simon Maghakyan

Simon Maghakyan has been researching Eurasian politics of cultural erasure since 2005. He lectures on International Relations at the University of Colorado, Denver and has worked with advocacy organizations Amnesty International and the Armenian National Committee of America.

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Emboldened by Ukraine Crisis, Azerbaijan Escalates its War on Armenian Heritage Sites

by Simon Maghakyan February 4, 2022February 15, 2022

A “specialists committee” to purge traces of Armenian history in the occupied region of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) is the latest in an ongoing campaign to rewrite the history of the region.

Posted inArt

Can Islamic Shrines’ Connection to Armenians Transform Azerbaijani Politics of Erasure?

by Simon Maghakyan February 28, 2021February 28, 2021

An Islamic mausoleum built by an Armenian architect might offer a unique opportunity to embrace diversity.

Posted inNews

Archeologist Raises Alarms Over Azerbaijan’s Shelling of an Ancient City

by Simon Maghakyan October 3, 2020January 29, 2021

An archeological site that was founded in the 1st-century BCE is threatened by the outbreak of violence by Azerbaijan against the Armenian region.

Posted inOpinion

This Year’s UNESCO Session Was an Insult to World Heritage

by Simon Maghakyan July 9, 2019January 29, 2021

Djulfa, a sacred site for Armenian Christians, is disqualified from consideration because the host of this year’s UNESCO World Heritage Committee session, the government of Azerbaijan, has erased its existence and destroyed tens of thousands of Armenian cultural monuments.

Posted inArt

A Regime Conceals Its Erasure of Indigenous Armenian Culture

by Simon Maghakyan and Sarah Pickman February 18, 2019January 29, 2021

A groundbreaking forensic report tracks Azerbaijan’s recent destruction of 89 medieval churches, 5,840 intricate cross-stones, and 22,000 tombstones.

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