Catching a glimpse of everyday life in war-torn Syria through Avo Kaprealian’s lens

Catching a glimpse of everyday life in war-torn Syria through Avo Kaprealian’s lens

Filmed over two years in Al-Midan, West Aleppo’s predominantly Syrian Armenian neighbourhood, Avo Kaprealian’s documentary, House Without Doors remains open for interpretation but also offers a strong social message. It shows how people live during wartime in an area neglected by mainstream media. Intentionally using semi-professional cameras and mobile phones to capture the confusing aesthetics

Fighting in the Caucasus. Tensions between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan resume

Fighting in the Caucasus. Tensions between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan resume

Located in the South-Caucasus, the mountainous republic of Nagorno Karabakh is a presidential democracy inhabited by ethnic Armenians. In 1923, Stalin handed the territory over to Azerbaijan following a divide and rule policy put into place to weaken the national aspirations of minority groups. After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, a war broke

What happened to the Armenians a hundred years ago

What happened to the Armenians a hundred years ago

Today, 24th April 2015, one hundred years have passed since the slaughter of the Armenian people, maybe the most controversial and darkest moment in the history of the Twentieth century.     Controversial because it is much criticised and denied. Dark because, at a distance of a century, it is not possible to know exactly