2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣0️⃣: Azerbaijan was burning forests and the Armenians with banned white phosphorus. 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣: Azerbaijan hosts the UN’s biggest climate conference #COP29. António Guterres Climate @ State #FreeArmenianHostages

"To reflect the sense of a splintered self, Agabian deftly deploys a blended narrative that tells Na’s story across four distinct, interconnected planes." Raffi Joe Wartanian reviews Nancy Agabian’s "The Fear of Large and Small Nations." lareviewofbooks.org/article/splint…

Thanks to Raffi Joe Wartanian for this insightful review about my novel—and about Armenian and diaspora identities too. And to Los Angeles Review of Books for all their support.

“The entire unjust world does not care about this. That’s all I can say.” Heartbreaking testimony in the wake of the killing of newborn twins and their mother in Gaza -- leaving behind a father whose world is shattered. Correspondent Jeremy Diamond reports.

#bookreviews #BookRecommendations #bookspotlight #Armenian #armenianlit #diaspora #autofiction

Push for real progress at #COP29! Demand that the international community take a stand against the mistreatment of Armenians. #StopGreenwashGenocide #FreeArmenianHostages

Tomorrow! 🎶

Azerbaijan’s green talk at #COP29 doesn’t align with their oil production. And what about human rights? It's time to address it #StopGreenwashGenocide #FreeArmenianHostages

🚨URGENT: The Azerbaijani regime has escalated its brutal crackdown on dissent with the arbitrary detention of Bahruz Samadov, a distinguished scholar and anti-war activist. So far it is known that Bahruz's house was raided and his grandma was told that he is charged with treason

.Rep. Jake Auchincloss 🟧,Elizabeth Warren,Ed Markey Why won't the DNC #LetPalestineSpeak? We need Palestinians to speak about the impact of US policy. A majority of Americans are against bombing Gaza, so Democrats need to open the tent! Let 2024 Democratic National Convention know Palestinian voices matter!

Bahruz would be moving to Warsaw this week to attend a fellowship programme, and we would meet there next month with friends. Unfortunately, the Azerbaijani government prevented this. Now they are trying to threat and torture our friends in Baku to get testimony against him. +

📢The applications for our 2024 Grants are now open! Apply, spread the word, and learn more about them here: armenianliterary.org/grants 📢

Do make sure to check out the Solidarity From Below: From Kurdistan to Artsakh, a conversation between Dilar Dirik and Nancy Agabian in this issue!

At #COP29, let’s not let Azerbaijan’s fake green messages overshadow its real fossil fuel agenda. It's time for accountability. #StopGreenwashGenocide #FreeArmenianHostages #FreePoliticalPrisoners

We asked Dilar Dirik and Nancy Agabian (Nancy Agabian) to open a dialogue centering Kurdish and Armenian resistance. Between neo-Ottoman imperial aspirations and its active participation in NATO, the Turkish state imposes its occupation of parts of the region and expands its rule

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One year ago today, Azerbaijan launched its final assault against Nagorno-Karabakh. Over 100,000 Karabakh Armenians, having been blockaded and starved for nine months, were driven out of their homes. The criminal regime of Ilham Aliyev committed mass ethnic cleansing in Artsakh.

A friendly reminder that #Azerbaijan as host of #COP29 makes zero zero zero sense ✨ A Year After Ethnic Cleansing, the World Comes to Azerbaijan | Opinion - Newsweek newsweek.com/year-after-eth…

A year ago the world looked away as a flourishing, democratic Armenian Christian society was reduced to rubble by one of the most oppressive dictatorships on earth. A year later, the world continues to look away because Azerbaijan’s oil serves the interests of the west. #Artsakh