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Tbilisoba 2024

Oct 17, 2024 | Balcani Caucaso, Caspian Post, Georgia, Minorities

Earlier this month, Tbilisi celebrated Tbilisoba, the city’s annual harvest festival. Over the years it has changed significantly and seems smaller than before. I first covered the event in 2011 but the best so far remains 2014 when there was more representation of traditional Georgian folk dance and music as well as by ethnic minorities such as the Armenian and Azerbaijani communities. This year, that was held relatively far away from Tbilisi’s Old Town and Rike Park with very little publicity or in some media any at all. Nonetheless, those that attended appeared to enjoy themselves sufficiently and I managed to photo stories.

Beyond Borders: Parajanov Centennial Marked in Yerevan and Tbilisi

Jan 15, 2024 | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caspian Post, Corruption, Georgia, Minorities

This year marks the hundredth anniversary of the birth of legendary ethnic Armenian film director Sergei Parajanov. Very much a child of the South Caucasus, Parajanov’s work encompassed Armenian, Azerbaijan, Georgian, Moldova, and Ukrainian influences, with his legacy living on today.

Puppetry Unites Ethnic Communities in Mixed Georgian Region

Aug 4, 2023 | Caspian Post, Georgia, Minorities

Georgian-Armenian artist, poet, and puppeteer, Armen Hovhannisyan, uses his puppet shows to unite the Armenian, Azerbaijani, and Georgian communities living in the multicultural municipality of Marneuli, Georgia.

Opinion: culture can play a critical role in Armenia-Azerbaijan peace-building

Mar 27, 2023 | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Commonspace, Nagorno Karabakh

Commonspace, a publications of LINKS Europe, has published my opinion piece on the potential role of culture in Armenia-Azerbaijan peacebuilding. A double-edged sword, though subjective interpretation of culture has traditionally been used by nationalists to drive the sides apart, there are also examples where it can be used to highlight shared values and overlaps in customs and traditions.

From St. Petersburg to Tbilisi: The Georgian Punk Scene Experiences a Revival

Mar 27, 2023 | #TbilisiUnderground, Caspian Post, Georgia, Music, Russia

The Caspian Post has published my article, accompanied by photographs, on the influx of alternative Russian musicians to Tbilisi following Putin’s further invasion of Ukraine last year. It’s a continuation of my work on the underground rock, metal, and punk scene in all three countries of the South Caucasus since 2001 and especially my personal project, Tbilisi Underground. The punk scene in Georgia, incidentally, has always been unique, but the arrival of often political bands from Russia and beyond has arguably diversified and reinvigorated it.

Beez Theatre's Qarınqulu Ayı Balası Spreads Messages of Friendship and Community

Mar 15, 2023 | Azerbaijan, Caspian Post, Georgia, Minorities

The Caspian Post has published my story accompanied by photographs of the Beez Children’s Theatre. I remember them from just after the pandemic and always wanted to do a story on the troupe. I’ve spent a long time covering minority communities in the region – from the Yezidis in Armenia to the ethnic Armenian and Azerbaijani communities here in Georgia. At some point I must post more of this work that I’ve undertaken since 1998.

Documenting life under siege in Karabakh – On TikTok

Jan 4, 2023 | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Lachin Corridor, Nagorno Karabakh

Understanding the situation in Karabakh in the fourth week of what amounts to an effective blockade is increasingly difficult. Some social media accounts allege starvation is already upon the population while others say there are no problems at all. In reality, neither is correct and even though defacto State Minister Ruben Vardanyan says that the region, situated within Azerbaijan with only the narrow 5 km-wide Lachin corridor to connect it to Armenia, is able to last longer than the three weeks it already has even with imported product shortages.

Armenia-Azerbaijan Confidence Building Measures – Recommendations

Aug 22, 2022 | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Commonspace, Nagorno Karabakh

At the beginning of April, LINKS Europe published its long awaited recommendations for confidence building measures (CBMs), drawn up by a Joint Armenian-Azerbaijani Liaison Group after six months of consultations in Baku, Yerevan, and Kakheti (Georgia). In its preamble, the authors particularly noted the need to build trust between the parties as well as promote dialogue in support of what appears to be a new peace process. The report was financed by the European Union’s EU4Peace project.

Armenia-Azerbaijan Negotiations: New Context and New Challenges

May 8, 2022 | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh

On 5 May 2022, Caucasus Edition, a publication of the Imagine Center for Conflict Transformation, held another Zoom webinar as part of it series of events aimed at Armenia-Azerbaijan dialogue, this time on the new context and challenges that both countries find themselves in following both the 2020 Karabakh war and the more recent Russian further invasion of Ukraine.

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One Caucasus Festival in Georgia Bridges Regional Divides

Sep 1, 2024

This month, against the backdrop of the Caucasus Mountains, a unique four-day festival in Georgia celebrated its tenth anniversary. Held annually in August, the multi-disciplinary One Caucasus festival aims to rediscover a spirit of unity and cooperation that once flourished among the diverse nations of the region.

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