PHOTO GALLERIES – ON SITE
NAGORNO KARABAKH 1994
Photographs from an international humanitarian aid mission to the disputed territory of Nagorno Karabakh, a mainly ethnic Armenian populated region situated withing Azerbaijan, in 1994.
ARMENIA PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTIONS
Psychiatric institutions and dispensaries in Vardenis and Kapan in 2004. Part of a long-term multi-year personal project on social vulnerability in Armenia.
THE CHILDREN OF KHARBERD
Part of a long-term multi-year personal project on social vulnerability, centred on children with mental and physical disabilities in residential care in Armenia in the early 2000s.
POVERTY IN ARMENIA
A long-term multi-year personal project documenting the lives of socially vulnerable families in Armenia in the early 2000s.
LACHIN: LIFE IN NO MAN’S LAND
Documenting the lives of Armenian settlers in the town of Lachin, the crucial artery connecting Armenia with Nagorno Karabakh, in the early 2000s.
CLEARING THE KILLING FIELDS
Following the first Karabakh war, the work of the HALO Trust inc learning the disputed territory of landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO).
REFUGEES IN ARMENIA
Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Armenia.
GEORGIA: INSTITUTIONS 2007
Orphanages and boarding schools in Georgia during the switchover to alternative forms of childcare such as fostering and group homes.
The Russian military occupation of the Georgian city of Gori during the August 2008 August War between Tbilisi and Moscow.
RECENT PHOTO GALLERIES – OFF SITE
In Georgian Village, Armenians And Azeris Find Common Ground
The Georgian village of Tsopi, located just a few kilometers from the Armenian border, is home to both ethnic Azeris and ethnic Armenians. Although tensions linger between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh war of the 1990s, the two groups coexist peacefully in this remote Georgian setting.
First published by RFE/RL, July 2013
Meet The Cross Riders, Georgia’s First Motorcycle Club
They are united by their love of motorcycles, the open road and a lifestyle that embraces freedom above all else. Meet the Cross Riders, Georgia’s first classic motorcycle club. Established two years ago in the capital, Tbilisi, the club reflects the growing popularity of motorcycles in the country.
First published by RFE/RL, November 2015
Georgia: The Street Kids Of Tbilisi
This photo documentary was started in 2013 by Onnik James Krikorian. It grew out of another project documenting the problems of children deprived of parental care and sent to institutions in Armenia and Georgia during the years between 2000 and 2010. Georgia has initiated reforms of its child protection system, but many children still can be found living or working on the streets.
First published by RFE/RL, February 2016
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Thomas de Waal: Narrative of Peace necessary in the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict
Caucasus Conflict Voices is a voluntary grassroots initiative to amplify alternative views on the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of Nagorno Karabakh. Today marks the 17th anniversary of the 1994 ceasefire, but both sides are as far away as ever from signing a permanent peace deal. Marking the anniversary, the second edition of Caucasus Conflict Voices is now available for browsing online or downloading.
Armenia: An Online Revolution in the making?
Recent events in Tunisia and Egypt have captured the attention of the world’s media and also encouraged and inspired other movements elsewhere, albeit in much bloodier ways as this week has shown in Bahrain and Libya. Not to be outdone, opposition groups in the South Caucasus are also looking to replicate similar events at home, and particularly in Armenia and Azerbaijan. But, while the continuing debate between the cyber-utopians and cyber-sceptics continues as to the precise role of social media in uprisings in the Arab world, opposition groups here most definitely believe it holds the key to succesful regime change.
International Crisis Group: Fears of a new Armenia-Azerbaijan war
While it didn’t come as much of a surprise, the latest report from the International Crisis Group (ICG) makes depressing reading. Locked in a bitter stalemate since the war over the disputed territory of Nagorno Karabakh during which around 25,000 were killed and a million forced to flee their homes, a final peace deal remains as elusive as ever.