Tens of thousands fled to Armenia when war broke out in Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020. Not all of them were able to return because Azerbaijan was able to bring large areas of their homeland under its control. In Armenia, they are now trying to start a new life. But for many, the future seems uncertain here as well.
2022. October. Berlin. Exhibition. - What do you feel looking at these pictures? - … Silence was the answer to my question.
In 2020, the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh broke out again. Images of fighting soldiers and accusing politicians remain in our minds. Women who were also part of the war are often forgotten.
Photo credits: Onur Binay One evening in November, the display board at Istanbul's Sabiha Gökçen Airport reads "23:35 – Departure for Yerevan." What seems like an ordinary flight connection is much more: Since 1993 most communication between Turkey and Yerevan had come to...
When the war broke out in Nagorno-Karabakh in September 2020, lots of Armenian journalists spontaneously became war correspondents. Many were not ready to work in such a situation neither physically nor mentally. As a result, they now suffer from secondary post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumas. Moreover, if in Europe media organizations do provide journalists with health insurance, including mental...
This text is about encounters in Armenia. With acquaintances and strangers. The text uses these encounters to describe how hope and uncertainty make their way through everyday life in Armenia. Or perhaps even determine it.
Journalism is a responsibility that includes tons of ethical dilemmas and regulations. When it comes to the war, all the rules of the game change.
“Journalism is journalism no matter you are a conflict journalist, war journalist or specialized in writing about operas or economics or whatever: the task is to inform people as best as you can,” says German radio journalist Gesine Dornbluth in conversation with me.
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A Russian oppositionist founds an aid organization for refugees from Ukraine and Nagorno-Karabakh in Armenia's capital, Yerevan, creating a place of hope and anticipation for homecoming for three nations.
Since Armenia lost the war against Azerbaijan in 2020, people no longer have any illusions about the strength of their own military. More and more Armenians – and especially Armenian women – are therefore training in case of a renewed escalation.
The majority of Armenians trust social media over traditional media. People with а large number of followers become opinion makers or influencers impacting public perceptions. While a few political influencers try to do fact-checking, others use their social accounts to tell personal stories of war. But this may sometimes harm society and downgrade security.
What does a journalist commissioned to go to a war zone need to know? This is the first question that pops up in the mind of a journalist with no experience in war reporting. First and foremost, while covering a conflict, no matter from...
Photo from German taz daily October 18, 2022 issue Resilience and decentralization: the articles published in the German press over the past month, if not the past year were filled with these two terms already perceived as buzzwords. Journalists question as to how...
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