Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by TOCCI Nathalie
As more than 100,000 people flee to avoid rule by Azerbaijan, it’s time for the EU to consider the prospect of membership for Armenia
The president of the self-declared “Republic of Artsakh”, Samvel Shahramanyan, has dissolved all institutions of the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh and (...)
, by DAVISON Dan, POSPIESZYŃSKA Ewa
On 15 October, Poland will see an unprecedented electoral event. Not only will there be a general election, there will also be multiple concurrent – and highly controversial – referendums.
Of the four referendum questions, two focus on immigration, a favourite hobby horse of the ruling Law (...)
, by HAJIZADA Samir, HUSEYNOV Rusif, MAMMADOV Mahammad
Azerbaijan refers to the 24-hour blitzkrieg as a triumph, which was done quickly and professionally. Having already become crippled and dysfunctional after the 2020 war, the “Nagorno-Karabakh Republic”, which had lost land connection with its long-term patron, Armenia, realised that it had no (...)
, by AVETISYAN Ani
The past week marked the worst period for Nagorno-Karabakh, bringing a tragic end to the 30 years of existence of the breakaway state that proclaimed independence in 1991. While not recognised by any other country, Nagorno-Karabakh was backed by Armenia until the government under Nikol (...)
, by Collective / Multiple signers
Since November 9, 2020, when the famous statement was signed, both the so-called peacekeeping forces in Nagorno Karabakh and the Russian Federation, in general, have largely proven that they do not fulfill their contractual and military and political obligations and consistently serve the (...)
, by GESSEN Masha
In less than a day, indiscriminate shelling in the region killed hundreds, displaced tens of thousands, and wiped out a thirty-five-year battle for political autonomy.
A thirty-five-year war reignited last week. Hundreds of people died. Tens of thousands may have been displaced. The world, (...)
, by LABICA Thierry
France and Great Britain stand side by side, beyond the throes of Brexit. The King may plant an oak tree at Versailles, but the complicity of the two heads of state lies elsewhere...
It’s true, eight years and tens of billions in arms sales by BAE Systems, Thales and Dassault to the Middle (...)
, by SAMADOV Bahruz
As thousands of ethnic Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan looks victorious. But this is not the end
On 19 September, Azerbaijan launched a long-expected attack on the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, which has been suffering a worsening humanitarian crisis since being blockaded (...)
, by BUDRAITSKIS Ilya
Ilya Budraitskis writes that in Putin’s Russia, the mass media has completely gone from being a function of society to a form of power over it. In alliance with the authoritarian regime, it has made the country a real “society of the spectacle,” the totality of which would horrify even the (...)
, by SLOBODIAN Olena
Recent statements by Social Policy Minister Oksana Zholnovich about “destroying everything social” and “taking Ukrainians out of their comfort zone” have provoked a major outcry and a wave of criticism. However, this is far from the first time that officials directly involved in social policy (...)
, by ANTARAMIAN Richard, KHACHATURIAN Rafael
The Soviet Union’s collapse created opportunities for nationalist elites. Azerbaijan’s current campaign of ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh has been enabled by both this instability and regional jostling for influence by Russia, Turkey, and others.
Following at least a month of very (...)
, by NORRIS Sian
“We can use this to get the discussion of mass deportations into general conversation and wake up some sheeple," gushed one activist on a far-right Telegram channel. Others, meanwhile, called on Suella Braverman and Rishi Sunak to also deport themselves.
Far-right organisations influencers (...)
, by FUENTES Federico, JAN Ammar Ali
Ammar Ali Jan is general secretary of the anti-capitalist Haqooq-e-Khalq Party in Pakistan, author of Rule By Fear: Eight Theses Authoritarianism in Pakistan and a historian whose research focuses on Communist thought in colonial Asia. He spoke with Federico Fuentes for LINKS International (...)
, by MATVEEVA Anna
In the past few days there has been a steady stream of ethnic Armenians fleeing the contested region of Narogno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan launched a 24-hour assault on the Armenian enclave, which is surrounded by Azerbaijani territory, on September 19 and, following a ceasefire brokered the (...)
, by LEE Eric
As I walked around Kyiv on a beautiful, sunny morning in early September, I noticed the scaffolding in the city’s squares. Statues had been covered up to protect them from bomb damage. Later, I saw a statue with no protection around it– a graffiti-covered memorial to a Red Army general whose (...)
, by SAUER Pjotr
Baku has drawn the ire of the EU and US after years of promoting itself as a reliable security partner and vital transport hub
As the dramatic images emerge of thousands of Karabakh Armenians forced away from their homes in a mass exodus, some in the west are beginning to rethink their (...)
, by MARTIROSYAN Samson, ROWLEY Thomas
As the humanitarian crisis deepens in Nagorno-Karabakh, some question why the UN isn’t doing more to help
The United Nations and other international humanitarian organisations should “push harder” for access to the blockaded ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, experts and sources (...)
, by ZACHOVÁ Aneta
A joint candidate list of minor political left groupings is taking shape in Czechia ahead of the 2024 EU Parliament elections and they’ve got plans that include rejecting the European Green Deal.
Among prominent figures that could run for the new left-wing coalition is Jiří Paroubek, a (...)
, by ROTH Andrew
Officials plan to evacuate thousands of displaced people from region after Azerbaijani military offensive
The first several hundred refugees from war-torn Nagorno-Karabakh have crossed into Armenian territory, as a historic evacuation begins that could lead to a mass exodus of ethnic (...)
, by Human Rights Watch
(Berlin, September 23, 2023) – Thousands of civilians in Nagorno-Karabakh have dire humanitarian needs following Azerbaijan’s military operation to regain control over the region, Human Rights Watch said today. The military intervention followed months of acute shortages of food, medications, (...)
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