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NEW REPORT

Risk Factors and Indicators of the Crime of Genocide in the Republic of Artsakh: Applying the UN Framework of Analysis for Atrocity Crimes to the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

5 September 2023

Graphic execution videos emerge as Armenians flee and experts warn of genocide

Kieron Monks

Sep 22
4 min

Graphic execution videos emerge as Armenians flee and experts warn of genocide

‘Find them…cut them into pieces and give them to the dogs for dinner,’ one pro-Azeri channel posted with photos of missing Armenians....

Editorial: New Armenian Genocide "May Already Be Taking Place"

Barnabasaid News Desk

Sep 13
2 min

Editorial: New Armenian Genocide "May Already Be Taking Place"

A new Armenian Genocide “may already be taking place” in Nagorno-Karabakh. That’s the view expressed in an emergency report published by...

“Azerbaijan threatens the civilian population of NK and Armenia” – Lemkin Institute

JAM News Desk

Sep 6
4 min

“Azerbaijan threatens the civilian population of NK and Armenia” – Lemkin Institute

Lemkin Institute report on the situation in NK The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention has published a 126-page report warning about...

OPINION: Another Ethnic Cleansing Could Be Underway — and We’re Not Paying Attention

Nicholas Kristof, New York Times

Sep 2
3 min

OPINION: Another Ethnic Cleansing Could Be Underway — and We’re Not Paying Attention

With its Russian torture chambers and slaughter of civilians, the war in Ukraine is horrifying enough. But what if another country is...

Lemkin Institute Issues Active Genocide Alert Azerbaijan – in Artsakh

MassisPost News Desk

Aug 19
2 min

Lemkin Institute Issues Active Genocide Alert Azerbaijan – in Artsakh

The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention is distressed by the news of the death of K. Hovhannisyan, 40, who died of starvation on...

State Fragility and the Shadow of Genocide in Nagorno Karabakh and Armenia (the South Caucasus)

Alexis Poston, Fragile State Index

Jun 8
4 min

State Fragility and the Shadow of Genocide in Nagorno Karabakh and Armenia (the South Caucasus)

In the early hours of 13 September 2022, Azeri Armed Forces launched a shelling attack against Armenian cities and towns along the...

A Serious Risk of Genocide: Recent Developments in Nagorno-Karabakh

City Press Office

Jun 7
9 min

A Serious Risk of Genocide: Recent Developments in Nagorno-Karabakh

Organizations such as the Lemkin Institute and Genocide Watch have issued warnings about the severe deterioration of human rights in the...

Azerbaijan accuses Macron of ‘distorting’ Armenia peace talks after EU summit

Gabriel Gavin, Politico

Jun 2
2 min

Azerbaijan accuses Macron of ‘distorting’ Armenia peace talks after EU summit

Spat comes amid warnings of the risk of renewed conflict in the South Caucasus. An EU-backed effort to avert a new conflict in the South...

Are Conservatives at the Daily Wire Really Calling for Trans “Genocide”?

Émile P. Torres

May 22
18 min

Are Conservatives at the Daily Wire Really Calling for Trans “Genocide”?

By the standards of the Jewish jurist who coined the word, yes they are. [Source Credit: TruthDig] “There can be no middle way in dealing...

Tatoyan Foundation: Checkpoint is mean by which Azerbaijan isolates Karabakh from outside world

News.am

May 8
1 min

Tatoyan Foundation: Checkpoint is mean by which Azerbaijan isolates Karabakh from outside world

[Source Credit: Tatoyan Foundation/Lemkin Institute] At the joint initiative of the Center for Law and Justice "Tatoyan" Foundation and...

RECENT RED FLAG ALERTS FOR GENOCIDE

Red Flag Alert for Genocide - Israel #3

July 30, 2023

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Red Flag Alert for Genocide - Azerbaijan #Update #8

June 22, 2023

Red Flag Alert for Genocide - Israel #2

April 26, 2023

SOS ALERT FOR GENOCIDE

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SOS Alert for Genocide - Artsakh #2

September 22, 2023

SOS Alert for Genocide - Artsakh

September 19, 2023

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IN THE NEWS

‘Nobody is helping us’: Inside the fall of Nagorno-Karabakh

Gabriel Gavin

Sep 22
8 min

‘Nobody is helping us’: Inside the fall of Nagorno-Karabakh

A sense of abandonment grips ethnic Armenians, who feel deserted by traditional allies and the West alike. KORNIDZOR, Armenia — Many of...

Kieron Monks

Sep 22
4 min

Graphic execution videos emerge as Armenians flee and experts warn of genocide

‘Find them…cut them into pieces and give them to the dogs for dinner,’ one pro-Azeri channel posted with photos of missing Armenians....

Ismi Aghayev

Sep 21
3 min

Azerbaijan arrests anti-war figures

Azerbaijani authorities have arrested at least five people who spoke out against the war following the beginning of Azerbaijan’s military...

DRC President Tshisekedi tells UN peacekeepers to leave the country from December

Nimi Princewell

Sep 21
2 min

DRC President Tshisekedi tells UN peacekeepers to leave the country from December

President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo has asked for an accelerated withdrawal of a United Nations peacekeeping...

The U.S. Keeps Failing Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh

Alex Galitksy and Gev Iskajyan

Sep 20
3 min

The U.S. Keeps Failing Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh

Against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, combating authoritarian aggression has taken center stage in Washington’s foreign...

Bangladesh: Foreign Minister Momen in support of expediting Rohingya genocide case

BSS Dhaka

Sep 20
2 min

Bangladesh: Foreign Minister Momen in support of expediting Rohingya genocide case

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has called upon OIC member states to mobilize their resources to expedite the ongoing case against...

Moroccan girls at risk of sexual assault, forced marriage after earthquake

Urooba Jamal and Kim Makhlouf

Sep 18
4 min

Moroccan girls at risk of sexual assault, forced marriage after earthquake

Concerns are rife about trafficking, menstrual hygiene and securing safe childbirth. A torrent of messages posted online by men promoting...

Somayeh Malekian, ABC News

Sep 16
2 min

Iranian authorities detain Mahsa Amini's father on 1-year anniversary of her death

The 22-year-old's death in police custody sparked months of protests. Iranian authorities detained the father of Mahsa Amini, the...

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