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The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan started on the 27th of September and a ceasefire was brokered with the support of Russia on the 10th of November. Overall, the intense fighting lasted a month and two weeks. Over 5000 soldiers were killed in the recent conflict and more than 150 civilians. With our guest today we will be discussing how the conflict as a whole was not reported and published by the UK media and how there was been very little to no information on the thousands of people displaced by the war. I follow a few conflict journalists on social media and saw the horrific scenes as thousands of civilians had to leave their homes as the territory has been handed over to the Azerbaijanis, some of the civilians even burning their homes to not allow the Azerbaijanis to live in them. However, since seeing the mass migration of refugees leave their homes I have heard very little news on where they have gone and if they have a home to live in. There are no numbers online that can tell us how many people have been displaced. Hopefully, this conversation with Alara will help answer some of these questions and if not then at least it may help us think more about why we aren’t getting the answers we want and need. The name of the interviewee has been changed to protect her as there has been a massive amount of cyber attacks and abuse given to those seen to support Armenia by groups such as the Grey Wolves, a Turkish Fascist group and Azerjanini groups. I would like to thank Emile Ghessen (@emileghessen) for reporting on this conflict and allowing me to use his materials in this podcast. Please check out these charities and give support where you can:
Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust ArmeniaFund.org ArmenianWoundedHeroes.com himnadram.org Children of Armenia Fund Roof for Refugees from Artsakh (Facebook) Women's Resource Centre FemLibrary Armenia Women's Rights House Real World Real People NorArar (Facebook) Help us bring New Year's Miracle to Artsakh's displaced children (Facebook)
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Alex Hood As an English Literature student I have been given some amazing opportunities to develop my writing along with my passion for photography. This portfolio will focus predominately on conflicts. However, who knows what stories I will have the pleasure of bringing to the world. ArchivesCategories
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