You can help Armenians in Artsakh
(Nagorno-Karabakh)
Armenians and Armenian cultural heritage are at risk in Artsakh.
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Learn
FYI: it might be helpful to know that Nagorno-Karabakh is called "Artsakh" by Armenians
Learn about the current state of Artsakh after the signing of a trilateral agreement from the following sources:
Prime Minister of Armenia: "Official trilateral agreement between Armenia, Russia, and Azerbaijan"
Popular Front: "Ghosts of Karabakh: Armenia and Azerbaijan's Tense Ceasefire"
Deutsche Welle: "Nagorno-Karabakh: Russian army reports ceasefire breach"
The Guardian: "Two men beheaded in videos from Nagorno-Karabakh war identified"
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty: "Shots Ring Out: On The Front Line In A Divided Karabakh Village"
EVN Report: "International Human Rights Organizations and Victim-Blaming"
Investigative Journal: "Artsakh after the Ceasefire"
Investigative Journal video coverage: "We’re Still Fighting to Stay in this Village"
Institute for War & Peace Reporting: "Karabakh After the War"
Washington Post photo essay: "After Nagorno-Karabakh peace deal, fearful Armenians on the move"
France24 video coverage: "The human cost of Armenia's defeat in Nagorno-Karabakh"
AFP (Agence France-Presse) video coverage: "Nagorno-Karabakh: After the war, the uncertain fate of Armenian prisoners"
First Things: "Armenia's Future"
Foreign Policy: "Will a Russian-Brokered Deal End the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict?"
Washington Post: "Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh mourn a lost war but doubt that peace will last"
Carnegie Endowment for World Peace: "A Stunted Peace in Nagorno-Karabakh"
Washington Post: "Five ways the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will change the map"
EurasiaNet: "In Karabakh deal, as many questions as answers"
National Interest: "The Problem with the Nagorno-Karabakh Ceasefire Agreement"
Bild (Germany): "We have watched this war happen—and stood idly by"
France24: "Nagorno-Karabakh: 'Everyone benefits from Russia-brokered ceasefire deal except Armenia'"
EurasiaNet: "Did Russia win the Karabakh war?"
Foreign Policy Research Institute: "The Realist Victory in Nagorno-Karabakh"
Financial Times: "Caucasus ceasefire cements Turkey as a power in Russia’s backyard"
*** POLITICO***: "Europe stands by as borders are redrawn by Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire"
EurasiaNet: "Putin says Armenia could have stopped the war and kept Shusha"
Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty: "Left Behind? Churches, Monasteries Due For Handover To Azerbaijan"
Digital Forensics Research Lab: "Church and memorial desecration in post-ceasefire Nagorno Karabakh"
The Conversation: "Armenians displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh fear their medieval churches will be destroyed"
Wall Street Journal: "Cultural Heritage in the Crosshairs Once More"
Asia Times: "Cultural erasure may spark next Nagorno-Karabakh war"
Cornell University: "Armenian-Azerbaijan ceasefire puts ‘treasures of human history’ at risk"
United Nations: "Mercenaries in and around the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone must be withdrawn – UN experts"
Get accurate coverage of Azerbaijan and Turkey's 44 days of attacking Artsakh from the following sources:
Vice News: "Life Under the Bombs as Armenia and Azerbaijan Return to War"
Washington Post: "In Nagorno-Karabakh, a chronicle of ‘endless’ strife"
Voices of the Middle East: "October 30, 2020" radio episode
LA Review of Books: "On the Struggle for Indigenous Self-Determination in the Republic of Artsakh"
NY Post: "Erdogan’s proxy war in Armenia ugly echo of Turkey’s genocidal campaign century ago"
Middle East Institute: "Escalation and Regional Risks in a New Karabakh War"
Zoravik Activist Collective: "From Hate Speech to Ethnic Cleansing: Why We Need to Get Our Facts Right about Armenia and Azerbaijan" translated into multiple languages
Berkeley News: "Why Violence Has Re-emerged in Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict"
Columbia's Institute for the Study of Human Rights: "The Media War by Turkey and Azerbaijan against Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh"
The American Conservative: "How Azerbaijan Is Lobbying Washington To Sanitize Its War"
LA Times: "Armenian protesters in L.A. decry ‘false equivalence’ in media coverage of conflict"
EurasiaNet: "New Armenia-Azerbaijan fighting a long time in the making"
Foreign Policy: "Syrians Make Up Turkey’s Proxy Army in Nagorno-Karabakh"
National Interest: "Recognizing Artsakh’s Independence Will Stop Turkey and Azerbaijan’s War on Armenians"
Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA): "Schiff, Pallone, Speier and 46 Bipartisan Members Urge Secretary of State to Help Reduce Tensions Between Armenia and Azerbaijan"
AtlanticCouncil's Digital Forensic Research Lab: "Satellite imagery shows environmental damage of reported white phosphorus use in Nagorno Karabakh"
Read about the context of the attacks on Artsakh from the following sources:
POLITICO: "Another German conservative MP quits as scandals mount"
Vice News: "Turkish Ultranationalist Group Linked to 'Hunt For Armenians' in France"
Middle East and North Africa Research Center (MENA): "The Grey Wolves conquering Europe"
Zoravik Activist Collective: "Our Response to Azeri Hate Crimes, Vandalism, and Attacks on Peaceful Protestors"
Hyperallergic: "Google Arts & Culture as an Agent of Ethnic Cleansing"
American Association for the Advancement of Science: "High-Resolution Satellite Imagery and the Destruction of Cultural Artifacts in Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan"
History Today: "Sacred Stones Silenced in Azerbaijan"
Archaeology: "Tragedy on the Araxes"
National Interest: "President Biden Must Shut Down Azerbaijan’s Sanctions Waiver on Day One"
MSNBC: "NBC reporting reveals the extent of Trump's business holdings in Turkey"
Ahval News: "What motivates Trump to shelter Halkbank and protect Erdoğan?"
AtlanticCouncil's Digital Forensic Research Lab: "Patriotic astroturfing in the Azerbaijan-Armenia Twitter war"
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP): "How to Build Yourself a Stealth Lobbyist, Azerbaijani style"
Armenians in Artsakh and Armenians worldwide
thank you for your help
Donate
Donate to a reputable organization
like Himnadram or ArmeniaFundCheck FundraiseForArtsakh for active matching campaignsSupport artists on Art for Artsakh who are donating their proceeds to humanitarian relief efforts
Armenians in Artsakh and Armenians worldwide
thank you for your help
Protect
Help protect Armenian cultural sites in Artsakh currently (or soon to be) under Azerbaijan's controlAzerbaijan has already destroyed an entire Armenian cemetery of 15th- and 16th-century stone crosses ("khatchkars" in Armenian) in Jugha, NakhichevanArtsakh's Armenian heritage is at risk of destructionSign a petition at Change.org to Protect Armenian Cultural & Historical Sites in Artsakh
Armenians in Artsakh and Armenians worldwide
thank you for your help
Reach Out
Call to get the US to act now:
Calling your elected officials is the best way to make your voice heard. You can contact your Congressional Representatives through the US Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121: provide your zip code and you'll be put in touch with your representatives's offices—now is the time to let them know that this issue matters to you, so ask that the representative: 1) support sanctions against Azerbaijan and Turkey for their war crimes in Artsakh, 2) enforce Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act to stop arms sales to Azerbaijan and Turkey, and 3) immediately re-engage the United States in the Minsk Group process to find a permanent diplomatic solution for Artsakh.
Email or use social media to get the US to act now:
Emailing and contacting your elected officials on social media can have an impact. For these purposes, you can use the ANCA's March to Justice tool. With one click, you can share your views with key decision-makers on one or more issues. You can also use the ANCA's tool to urge friends and family to take action as well via email or social media.