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US Researchers Confirm 98% of Cultural Armenian Heritage Sites in Nakhichevan Destroyed by Azerbaijan

Avatar photo by Avedis Hadjian September 16, 2022September 18, 2022

At least 108 Armenian monasteries, churches, and cemeteries in Nakhichevan have been demolished or blown up by the Azerbaijani government, according to the Caucasus Heritage Watch.

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European Parliament “Strongly Condemns” Azerbaijan’s Destruction of Armenian Heritage

Avatar photo by Yelena Ambartsumian March 29, 2022March 30, 2022

Meanwhile, Azerbaijan attacked several Artsakh villages and reportedly cut off gas from inhabitants in below-freezing temperatures.

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

Avatar photo 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.

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International Court of Justice Rules Azerbaijan Must Stop Destroying Armenian Cultural Heritage in Artsakh

Avatar photo by Yelena Ambartsumian December 7, 2021December 8, 2021

The ruling points to major implications for protection of all cultural heritage during peacetime.

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Satellite Imagery Reveals Azerbaijan’s Persistent Erasure of Armenian Heritage Sites

by Hakim Bishara August 22, 2021August 23, 2021

Using high-resolution satellite imagery, Caucasus Heritage Watch identified over a dozen Armenian sites that have been destroyed, damaged, or threatened by Azerbaijan.

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The Raw DIY Documentaries Transforming Journalism

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian May 13, 2021May 13, 2021

Jake Hanrahan of Popular Front is part of a new wave of war reporters making their own documentaries and podcasts to offer us a candid look at conflicts around the world.

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Art Auction Hopes to Help Relief Efforts in Artsakh

by Hakim Bishara December 17, 2020December 18, 2020

Sixty artists from around the world are participating in this auction to benefit refugees who have fled the takeover of Artsakh, also known as Nagorno-Karabakh, by Azerbaijani forces.

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Google Arts & Culture as an Agent of Ethnic Cleansing

Avatar photo by Nevdon Jamgochian November 13, 2020December 11, 2020

After Azerbaijan declared victory following six weeks of brutal conflict, the state has gained control of the Armenian-governed area of Artsakh, increasing fear of erasure of the millennia-old Armenian monuments in the area.

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“We Are the Rifles Our Ancestors Didn’t Have”: Female Collective Protests for Armenians

by Renée Reizman October 28, 2020November 5, 2020

Members of the She Loves Collective led a striking procession along the Los Angeles River to raise awareness about the Nagorno-Karabakh war.

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Outfitted With Symbolic Rifles, Female Collective Raises Awareness for a Largely Ignored War

Avatar photo by Hrag Vartanian October 15, 2020November 5, 2020

Performers took to the streets of downtown Los Angeles to raise awareness about the escalating war in the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh.

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

Avatar photo 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.

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

Avatar photo 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.

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