After Nagorno-Karabakh, is Armenia Next? — Global Issues

After Nagorno-Karabakh, is Armenia Next? — Global Issues

Civilians are evacuated in Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, after the Azeri attack on September 19. Local administration data estimates the population of Karabakh at 120,000. Credit: Siranush Sargsyan/IPS. by Karlos Zurutuza (rome) Tuesday, September 26, 2023 Inter Press Service ROME, Sep 26 (IPS) – On September 19, the sound of…

In Northern Syria, Palestinians Finance Settlements in Kurdish-Occupied Areas — Global Issues

In Northern Syria, Palestinians Finance Settlements in Kurdish-Occupied Areas — Global Issues

An elderly woman joins a caravan of displaced people during the joint offensive by Ankara and Islamist militias against the Kurdish-Syrian enclave of Afrin, in January 2018. Only 20% of the original population remains in the occupied zone today. Credit: HH/IPS by Karlos Zurutuza, Gilad Sade (rome) Tuesday, July 18, 2023…

Turkish Writer Pinar Selek Faces Her Fifth Life Sentence — Global Issues

Turkish Writer Pinar Selek Faces Her Fifth Life Sentence — Global Issues

Pinar Selek, a Turkish writer, is the victim of one of the most Kafkaesque trials in Turkey’s history. Credit: Juantxo Egaña/IPS by Karlos Zurutuza (biarritz, france) Thursday, March 23, 2023 Inter Press Service BIARRITZ, France, Mar 23 (IPS) – The woman we’re meeting in a house on the outskirts of Biarritz…

"An Israeli Senior Minister Asked Me To Commit Hate Crimes" — Global Issues

"An Israeli Senior Minister Asked Me To Commit Hate Crimes" — Global Issues

Gilad Sade, in white, with Itamar Ben Gvir, to his left, during Gvir’s visit with alleged recruits during a trial in 2004. All the minors were convicted. Credit: Ilan Mizrahi. by Karlos Zurutuza (rome) Tuesday, February 21, 2023 Inter Press Service ROME, Feb 21 (IPS) – Harassing Palestinians, vandalizing their cars…

The Journalist Stranded in Europe’s "Guantᮡmo" — Global Issues

The Journalist Stranded in Europe’s "Guantᮡmo" — Global Issues

Pablo González during a previous trip to Ukraine. Credit: Juan Teixeira/IPS by Karlos Zurutuza (nabarniz, spain) Thursday, January 19, 2023 Inter Press Service NABARNIZ, Spain, Jan 19 (IPS) – It’s 23 hours a day in a cell without natural light and just one to walk around in a 7×4-metre courtyard. For…