Prior Years — #Artsakh
Media Framing and the Destruction of Cultural Heritage: News Narratives about Artsakh and Gaza - September 18, 2025
Author Mischa Geracoulis will discuss how the role of journalism and the media during times of conflict is to report information from the front lines and war zones with integrity, and report accurately when states or other combatants engage in human rights violations.
The Right of Return and the Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Armenians ~ Friday, April 25, 2025 ~ In-Person (Yale University)
The conversation will explore the legal and humanitarian challenges facing displaced Armenians from Artsakh, drawing on the speakers’ firsthand experiences in governance, advocacy, and international law.
The Genocide of the Armenians of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh): Methods and Consequences ~ Friday, April 25, 2025 ~ In-Person (Yale University)
Artak Beglaryan, former Minister and Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Artsakh, will be discussing how the Armenians of Artsakh were killed and what the consequences are for the region.
UNPACKING THE HATE AND PRESSURE CAMPAIGN AGAINST ARTSAKH ARMENIANS ~ February 20, 2024 ~ On Zoom/YouTube
Please join us for a panel discussion on "Unpacking the Hate and Pressure Campaign Against Artsakh Armenians."
THE BLOCKADE OF THE LACHIN CORRIDOR AND THE CONQUEST OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH ~ Tuesday, October 24, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube
This panel is based on the latest special issue of Genocide Studies International, “Nagorno-Karabakh and the Lachin Corridor Crisis,” and features contributors to that issue.
Heritage Forensics: Satellites and Specters in the Contested Caucasus ~ Thursday, October 5, 2023 ~ In Person
This presentation will introduce the practice of heritage forensics in relation to the ongoing research program of Caucasus Heritage Watch (CHW). Founded in 2020 in the wake of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, CHW uses the techniques of cultural aerospace to document, detect, and deter attacks on the fragile remains of the human past. This talk is organized around three forensic dossiers on medieval and early modern heritage caught in the crosshairs of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
YOUTH FORUM ON ARTSAKH ~ Wednesday, October 4, 2023 ~ In-Person/On Zoom/YouTube
PANELISTS
ANTHONY BARSAMIAN, Armenian Assembly of America Co-Chair (AAA)
DIKRAN KALIGIAN, Armenian National Committee of America - Eastern Region (ANCA-ER)
ANNA OHANYAN, Richard B. Finnegan Distinguished Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Stonehill College
Jerusalem and the Armenians Until the Ottoman Conquest (1516) and A Brief History of Karabagh (Artsakh) ~ Sunday, October 1, 2023 ~ In Person / On Zoom
In this special presentation Dr. Claude Mutafian will cover both topics. There will also be a musical presentation by acclaimed composer and pianist Vatche Mankerian.
THE FALL OF ARTSAKH: Refugee Crisis, Existential Threat, and Uncertain Future ~ Sunday, October 1, 2023 ~ On Zoom/YouTube
Join us on for an online panel discussion, "The Fall of Artsakh: Refugee Crisis, Existential Threat, and Uncertain Future," with a distinguished panel including Vicken Cheterian, Bedross Der Matossian, Nerses Kopalyan, Anna Ohanyan, and David L. Phillips, moderated by Marc A. Mamigonian.
A PRECARIOUS ARMENIA: The Third Republic, the Karabakh Conflict, and Genocide Politics ~ Tuesday, September 12, 2023 ~ In-Person/On Zoom/YouTube
In his newest publication of selected essays and interviews, A Precarious Armenia (Gomidas Institute, 2023), Gerard J. Libaridian explores a number of fundamental issues regarding Armenia's foreign and security policies and scrutinizes the political culture as the framework within which positions have been defined and solutions have been sought.