Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by BAJALAN Djene Rhys, DAVIDIAN Vazken Khatchig, YILDIZ Sara Nur
The bloody conflict that has erupted between Azerbaijan and Armenia isn’t the result of ancestral hatreds or deep-seated animosity between Muslims and Christians. It is the product of a long history of colonialism, nationalism, and authoritarianism.
The outbreak of fighting between Armenia (…)
, by ROWLEY Thomas, SAMADOV Bahruz
As war continues over Nagorno Karabakh, the number of Azerbaijanis calling for peace is minimal. We speak to one of them.
In Azerbaijan, voices calling for peace are few and far between. Since hostilities over Nagorno Karabakh began on 27 September, observers have noted significant initial (…)
, by LANGNER Heiko
On the current escalation of the conflict, its background, and the potential for peace
Since last weekend, the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh has escalated to open warfare. As a result, this conflict, which is otherwise often disregarded, is now garnering (…)
, by SAMADOV Bahruz
In Azerbaijan, trauma is a part of national identity. Today, it feeds the war and silences voices for peace. But would-be peacemakers, no matter how hard it is, must have compassion for and engage with this trauma while remaining true to their principles.
The recent escalation of conflict in (…)
, by Azerbaijani Leftist Youth
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has been with us since 1988, ever since the largely ethnic Armenian population of this province of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic demanded a union with Armenia. The ensuing war ended in 1994 with Nagorno-Karabakh and some neighboring Azerbaijani (…)
, by Azerbaijani Leftist Youth
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has been with us since 1988, ever since the largely ethnic Armenian population of this province of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic demanded a union with Armenia. The ensuing war ended in 1994 with Nagorno-Karabakh and some neighboring Azerbaijani (…)
, by JAPARIDZE Sopiko
To further develop and strengthen common work and understanding across post-communist countries, as well as Europe and beyond, we have compiled a report and analysis of Solidarity Network’s labor organizing of behavior therapists during the pandemic. We chose this experience in organizing (…)
, by CHETERIAN Vicken
The 2018 changes in Armenia did not produce any revolutionary discourse concerning the Karabakh conflict. In Yerevan as in Baku, political elites do not seem able to imagine how to resolve this conflict. I call Diaspora Armenians and Azerbaijanis living abroad to make a bold initiative and start (…)
, by KAMALI DEHGHAN Saeed
Landmark parliamentary address on LGBTI discrimination challenges reformist agenda of post-revolution government.
Armenia’s first registered transgender woman has received death threats after making a historic speech in her country’s national assembly.
Lilit Martirosyan became the first (…)
, by ROACH Anna Bianca
As Armenia votes in a new parliament after the revolution earlier this year, it seems the new authorities’ political opponents are uniting in an anti-LGBT campaign.
“I’m asking you a simple question: Do you have any responsibility towards the LGBT community?” This was one of many inflammatory (…)
, by CAVOUKIAN Kristin
On Tuesday, April 17, when the Republic of Armenia got its first prime minister as it transitioned from a semi-presidential to a parliamentary system, the new boss looked suspiciously like the old boss. Serge Sargsyan, who served for ten years as the country’s president and spearheaded the (…)
, by GEVORKIAN Hovhannes
Although Serj Sargsyan resigned as Prime Minister, in the parliamentary vote on May 1, Nikol Pashinyan failed to secure a majority of votes, even though he was the sole candidate under consideration. After repeating mobilizations, including a vast general strike on the following day, the ruling (…)
, by ALCOY Philippe
A mass movement in Armenia pushed out the Prime Minister and former president Serj Sargsyan. Even if liberal currents are trying to channel the movement and gain electoral support, this event could also be a positive move for the oppressed youth and the working class in the country. We (…)
, by ALCOY Philippe, GEVORKIAN Hovhannes
A mass movement in Armenia pushed out the Prime Minister and former president Serj Sargsyan. Even if liberal currents are trying to channel the movement and gain electoral support, this event could also be a positive move for the oppressed youth and the working class in the country. We (…)
, by CHETERIAN Vicken
Berlin and Washington must be disappointed. Mass protest has toppled President Serzh Sargsyan. The movement started among the urban middle class. But now the poorer groups that make up most of Armenian society have joined in. If the new government cannot improve material conditions, the (…)
, by LIAKHOV Peter
Peace for Armenia and Azerbaijan will come from confronting their real enemy — capitalist elites.
On the afternoon of April 2, Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, was gripped with anxiety. On the street, the dour, worried faces of passersby clashed with the unusually warm and sunny spring (…)
, by ARUTYUNYAN Zara, IVCHENKO Anton
Dialogue between societies, not between authorities: Once again about the situation in Karabakh (a left activists’ view from Erevan)
The end of July saw a flaring up of the simmering conflict around the unrecognized Nagono Karabakh republic. The confrontation between the Nagorno-Karabakh, (…)
, by CHETERIAN Vicken
Azerbaijan’s strategy over the disputed, Armenian-held territory of Karabakh is also aimed at eliminating domestic opposition. But the country’s rising troubles make this a self-defeating strategy.
The frontlines between Azerbaijan and Karabakh, as well as with Armenia, are seeing renewed (…)
, by LabourStart
A Labour Start campaign in partnership with the International Trade Union Confederation, which represents 175 million workers in 151 countries and territories and has 305 national affiliates.
Georgian workers continue to experience severe trade union repression at the hands of both the (…)
, by CHOMSKY Noam
Aghast at the atrocities committed by US forces invading the Philippines, and the rhetorical flights about liberation and noble intent that routinely accompany crimes of state, Mark Twain threw up his hands at his inability to wield his formidable weapon of satire. The immediate object of his (…)
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