Stories

Without Wings tells the powerful story of women who have been displaced from Nagorny Karabakh and are now raising their children on their own.

The Stepanakert Drama Theatre played an essential role in preserving national identity during Soviet times. It served as a cultural center not only for Armenians in Artsakh but also for Armenians throughout Soviet Azerbaijan. Here, people could hear Armenian and attend Armenian performances.

Cover photo by Marut Vanyan The Artsakh blockade began in December 2022 and lasted until the latest war in September 2023. During this time, the people of Artsakh faced many challenges: food shortages, lack of heating due to rolling blackouts and gas disconnections, and constant security threats. These hardships will...

"If Bashkend is given to the Armenians, it’s the end for us. We make our living here, and these places will no longer be safe,” says 53-year-old Vali (last name not provided), a resident of the village of Shynykh in the Gedabek district. He engages in animal husbandry in neighboring Bashkend....

After the loss of Artsakh, every family carries a taboo topic—words that are never uttered. It’s not because of any explicit agreements or decisions but because everyone knows that a single word could break them. People have barely managed to pull themselves back together after shattering into a thousand pieces....

Armenia is again faced with the problem of accepting refugees — thousands of people who have lost everything they had. The story began in the late ’80s of the last century. Since the beginning of the Karabakh conflict, more than 500 thousand Armenians were forced to leave Azerbaijan. Some of the refugees resettled...

As a result of the second Karabakh war between Azerbaijan and Armenia in 2020, and an “anti-terrorist operation” by the Azerbaijani army in 2023, territories that had been under the control of the Armenian army for more than 30 years returned to Azerbaijan. After that, Azerbaijanis from the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region and seven adjacent districts...

“Our childhood was spent in the mountains and forests. My friends and I often climbed steep cliffs and spent days on the highest points of Lachin. Even now I remember how proudly we used to look at the city from these heights. For hours we would stare as if we...

The Karabakh War of 2020 and the September 2023 hostilities have dramatically altered life in the southern, Syunik region of Armenia. This is especially true for the economic development of the region, the ability of local residents to earn and support their families. The situation in Syunik has been particularly...