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Bahruz Samadov: another dissident voice silenced by the Aliyev regime

September 3, 2024

They may have left Azerbaijan, worked in exile or studied for their doctorates in European universities, but the increasingly repressive police regime in Baku is still hunting them down. In Azerbaijan, the post-2020 period is characterised by an ongoing crackdown on dissident voices: activists, academics, not to mention political opponents. Some issues are more sensitive […]

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Armenia-Turkey Normalization: “Re-Engaging” Societies

September 14, 2023

Although Armenia and Turkey re-engaged in a process of normalising their relations at the end of 2021, this is taking place almost exclusively at a formal level, via the two special representatives (Ruben Rubinyan and Serkar Kiliç). The participation of civil society, an essential link in this type of process, is almost completely lacking, unlike

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Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia Demands End to Azerbaijan Blockade Amid Accusations of Genocide

August 18, 2023

During a recent episode of “Democracy Now,” Anna Ohanyan, a professor of political science and international relations at Stonehill College, shed light on the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the South Caucasus and its implications for the region. Post-war periods are fragile, as they either move a conflict region towards sustainable peace or to the next

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Media Festival in Yerevan

June 8, 2023

From 26 to 28 May 2023, the second Media Festival was held in Yerevan, organised by EVN Report. The event brought together local and international media professionals to share their experience and expertise, while highlighting the essential role of journalists in the democratisation of Armenian society. Participants from France included Ariane Chemin, essayist and senior

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Women for Peace, (too) far behind

December 20, 2022

Azerbaijani and Armenian women are increasingly committed to peace in the region. Women, especially young women, deplore the fact that men have been over-represented in peace talks for decades and see this as a barrier to peace. Focus on four of these activists. Number 1: Leyla (name changed at the request of the interviewee). After

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Armenia: “A new war of occupation is coming to the gates of Europe”

October 17, 2022

In an article published in “Le Monde”, intellectuals and politicians including Clémentine Autain, François-Xavier Bellamy, Valérie Boyer, Annette Becker and Olivier Faure express their alarm at Europe’s passivity in the face of Azerbaijan’s offensive on the Republic of Armenia. On September 13, Azerbaijan launched a multi-directional offensive against the territory of the Republic of Armenia. This event

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Armenia and the West: Reassessing the Relationship

August 31, 2022

The Artsakh War of 2020 has highlighted a number of myths and misconceptions in Armenia and among Armenians about the West. This article by Taline Papazian, published on July 22 by EVN Report, revisits some of these misconceptions, discusses the need to reassess relations with the West while highlighting the scope of current Western engagement

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