Just a day after the occupation, on May 9, 1992, the city of #Shusha in Karabakh region of #Azerbaijan , was destroyed by #Armenian troops, its historical monuments were burnt, almost all houses and museums were looted.

Armenians are protesting against returning the illegally occupied territories of Azerbaijani back to their owners. What an irony!

Such a ridiculous piece. Any student with basic knowledge of international law realizes that the piece would not stand legal scrutiny, to say the least. In other words, political advocacy by Luis Moreno Ocampo, not objective legal analysis. Shame on Politico for publishing this

Azerbaijan’s program of resettlement for IDPs in Karabakh - termed the Great Return in Azerbaijan - is an ambitious project to overcome the legacy of the 1990s conflict. caspianpolicy.org/research/secur…

The result of 28 years of occupation...

Shusha - Azerbaijan

“We were deeply moved seeing the extent of destruction but also the reconstruction efforts in Fuzuli. The United States has contributed more than $1.5 billion to Azerbaijan since its independence through USAID, Political-Military Affairs, US Dept of State, Population, Refugees, and Migration Bureau , and many other agencies and international

As Lachin city’s residents return after 30 years, The Caspian Post talks to some locals about their homes, the city’s reconstruction, and their hopes for the future.

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Episode 18 is now available on video! Thanks to everyone for your patience on this one. It has been a real joy to make, and I'm very excited to share it with everyone. youtu.be/YpKej05RgsY

Tragic conflict, indeed. Due to Armenia's irredentism, Azerbaijan also lost about 3,000 young soldiers in 2020 to liberate its territories from Armenia's military occupation. Main question is what lessons will be drawn from this conflict? New irredentism or a real peace?

🧵 Following prev. week's hearings on🇦🇲vs🇦🇿 case, this week hearing in a parallel #Azerbaijan vs #Armenia case started CIJ_ICJ. Below are some memorable episodes from today's preliminary objections by Armenia. 1/7

WATCH LIVE: Azerbaijan presents its first round of oral argument on the preliminary objections raised by Armenia in the case #Azerbaijan v. #Armenia before the #ICJ webtv.un.org/en/asset/k14/k…

Armenia's trade statistics have gone nuts since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Here's exports to the UAE, which are up 2200% since the invasion. Has demand in the UAE for Armenian goods risen this much? Of course not. This is western goods, mostly from the EU, headed to Russia...

After CIJ_ICJ’s disappointing decision in Ukraine v Russia case, in Cambridge International Law Journal (CILJ) piece I do argue that ICJ should not commit the same mistake in Azerbaijan v. Armenia case & interpret military occupation as racial discrimination in its totality under CERD,
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. #Iran 's strikes on #Israel sparked global condemnation, emphasizing #retaliation , #retribution , and #punishment . But Mike Schmitt contends this escalates tensions. Both sides must recognize that international #law rejects such responses. lieber.westpoint.edu/retaliation-re…

'territorial integrity as the main principle of international relations,' youtube.com/watch?v=9tGR2l… James Ker-Lindsay.

In fact, what Russia is doing in Ukraine is not much different from what Armenia did in Azerbaijan. Disregard of int. law in small conflicts caused system failure

Today, we are in The Hague for the first hearing in our historic claim against Armenia following widespread environmental destruction caused during its thirty-year illegal occupation. Armenia’s actions caused severe harm to the area’s natural habitats and species, depleted

Armenia’s political and legal strategists represent the mass departure of Armenians from Azerbaijan’s Karabakh region as ‘forced deportation’, however, facts speak for themselves. Unwillingness to live under Azerbaijan’s jurisdiction was the key cause of their departure

31 years ago today Kalbajar was occupied by Armenian armed forces.
That's how the residents of Kalbajar left their homes , through mountains without anything..

My story for Caspian Post about the friendship of a fisherman from Bursa and a stork from distant lands.

Thank you Alper Tüydeş for telling this story to the world and thank you for the beautiful pictures.

Thank you Burak Doğansoysal for the interview.

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The fate of 2.3M people is looking bleaker than ever as the war in #Gaza shows no signs of abating. The impact is immeasurable.

Humanitarians repeatedly call for improved access to deliver aid safely and at scale. But so far, these calls have largely been ignored.

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