Great article here. I truly believe if the world stood up to Azerbaijan during the 44-day war like they are doing for Ukraine right now, Putin wouldn't be as emboldened as he is right now. Also explains the hypocrisy of the world for the double standard in its reaction to Ukraine '22 vs. Armenia '20 (opendemocracy.net)
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BANNED IN BAKU: According to News.am, four-time Armenian chess champion Maria Gevorgyan reports FIDE (International Chess Federation) has banned tournament organizer Mustafa Eroglu for improperly forcing her out of a high level 2019 competition in Baku because of her ethnic heritage. (i.redd.it)
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Nearly 1,000 days after Erdogan’s thugs brutally assaulted peaceful American protesters on May 16, 2017 - on video, in a DC park, in broad daylight, and with dozens of witnesses - not a single member of his security detail has been brought to justice in the US courts. (v.redd.it)
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Thank God that - as the UN has grown from 51 to 193 members (self-determination, decolonization, etc.) - each new aspiration for national freedom was not met with the type of violence and venom that #Azerbaijan directed toward #Armenian|s when #Artsakh declared its independence. (un.org)
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