Humanitarian Crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh

War in Nagorno-Karabakh spills into the civilian population On September 19th, 2023, Azerbaijan continued a long-standing conflict between Azeri armed forces and the autonomous region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The conflict started in 1988 with the fall of the Soviet Union and subsequently resulted in the restarting of its various ethnic conflicts. Artsakh, the self-proclaimed nation in Nagorno-Karabakh, is an Armenian-majority area inside of Azerbaijan. Because of … Continue reading Humanitarian Crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh

Protests in Iran

When is it enough? On September 16, 2022, 22-year old Mahsa Amini died in police custody in Iran. Three days before her death, Amini was arrested by the morality police of Iran for violating Iranโ€™s conservative dress code. She was in police custody for two hours until she was transported to the Kasra hospital where she was declared brain dead. Authorities have denied beating Amini … Continue reading Protests in Iran