🇹🇷Erdogan: "We entered Karabakh" 🇦🇿Azerbaijani MoD: "Claims about the involvement of foreign servicemen in military operations to restore Azerbaijan's territorial integrity & sovereignty are unfounded." politico.eu/article/turkey…; 1news.az/news/202407291…

1/5 One of TUMO’s most significant achievements over the past 13 years is our initiative to digitally preserve cultural heritage sites.

3/5 After the 2020 war, TUMO expanded the project by creating a dedicated department, scanning more than 70 additional monuments in Artsakh.

The Rotunda of the Armenian Church of St Sergius, c1020, all that remains of a monastery of five Armenian churches built between the seventh and thirteenth centuries in what was then the Armenian Bagratid kingdom.

PhDone! I successfully defended my thesis on sovereign heritage crime (Defense & Security studies) at Cranfield today. Next up: Postdoc at Oxford, Kazan Visiting Professorship at Fresno State & a book contract with Cambridge. Beyond grateful to all who supported me along the way.

As of yesterday, I am officially the Haig and Isabel Berberian Endowed Chair of Armenian Studies at California State University, Fresno. Exciting times ahead!

Peace activist & scholar Bahruz Samadov (the Lack Observer) has been missing since last night in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Aliyev regime appears to have abducted one of the brightest & kindest scholars of the region. If there was ever a hope for peace in the region, it’s b/c of people like Prof. Samadov.

Azerbaijani political analyst Bahruz Samadov, who is known for his criticism of the country's authorities, was arrested in Baku on August 21. rferl.org/a/bahruz-samad…

We are concerned by the arrest of freelance journalist Bahruz Samadov in Azerbaijan—the latest in the Aliyev regime's escalating attacks against independent media. As we look to #COP29 this fall, we urge participating govts to strongly reiterate the need for the Aliyev regime to

Unfortunately, Bahruz is not Russian & his jailer is not Putin, in which case at least this story would have been breaking news in every Western outlet. Bahruz is one of the most brilliant minds in the region, & now the Aliyev regime wants him (and other courageous minds) gone.

With Bahruz Samadov (the Lack Observer) in jail for the apparent crime of speaking with Armenians & opposing war, Azerbaijan appears to have also detained another bright Azerbaijani researcher — Cavid Aga. Since the Aliyev regime often uses “drug” charges, Cavid #RussiaIsNotAlly posted this a week ago…

Hi all! I was apprehended today as a witness in the Bahruz Samadov case. Since the investigation is still going on, all I can say is I am safe and wasn't harmed. I have been awake since 3 a.m., and now I am going home to rest. Thanks for the tweets!

Turkish court blocks multiple X accounts including mine 😵‍💫, cites 'terrorist crackdown' al-monitor.com/originals/2024… via Al-Monitor

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Watch this preview youtube.com/watch?v=EFhAiC… from Faces of Persecution docu-series promoting Universal Human Rights for ALL beliefs -- especially for innocent children and support the production of Genocide 2.0: #NagornoKarabakh Artsakh Ethnic Cleansing episode

Regime media in Azerbaijan “exposes” prisoner of conscience Bahruz Samadov’s communications & interviews with Twitter Armenians as proof of espionage: azernews.az/nation/230604.…. Incidentally, Bahruz Samadov (the Lack Observer) was targeted by pro-Aliyev accounts for years, as seen in the tweet below.

Dr. Simon Maghakyan, a political scientist known for his pioneering forensic and theoretical research on heritage and security, has been named the 20th Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies at Fresno State for the Fall 2024 semester. Armenian Studies bit.ly/4cTArcu