Armenia
Panic in Karabakh as people fear ethnic cleansing
It took just 24 hours for Azerbaijan's military to force the surrender of an enclave that is home to 120,000 ethnic Armenians.
Calling Home: Pete Gorman in Gyumri, Armenia
Karitane native Pete Gorman has been working as a digital nomad since 2015, living for short periods of time in an incredible number of countries. Pete and his wife Nok are currently living in Gyumri… Audio
'Shameful' suppression of Armenian flag at Ataturk memorial
A Wellington man who claims police threatened to trespass him from an Anzac Day memorial if he displayed an Armenian flag in memory of genocide victims says it is "shameful".
The Kiwi photographer on Ukraine's frontline
New Zealand photojournalist Amos Chapple has just returned from a stint on the frontlines of the conflict in Eastern Ukraine. Chapple, who is now back at his Prague base, reflects on his time on the… Audio, Gallery
Biden says 1915 massacres of Armenians were genocide
The US President Joe Biden has declared the 1915 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire a genocide, a historic declaration that has infuriated Turkey and strained ties between the two NATO…
Amos Chapple: reporting the Armenian revolution
Recent weeks have seen hundreds of thousands take to the streets of Armenia in what's being described as a velvet revolution. NZ photojournalist Amos Chapple has been covering the protests and was the… Audio, Gallery
Turkey recalls envoy to Germany after Armenian 'genocide' vote
Turkey has recalled its envoy to Germany in protest against German MPs declaring the massacre of Armenians during WWI a 'genocide'.
Heavy fighting breaks out in Nagorno-Karabakh
A new wave of fighting in the decades-old conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the Caucasus region of Nagorno-Karabakh has left dozens dead.
Our Own Odysseys: A Six Month Meander
Midway through the year, Aucklander Helen Vicary took the opportunity to travel through Spain (which she loves), then Sardinia, Crete, Armenia, and also Iran. Audio
Military History
Historian and author of New Zealand and the First World War 1914-1919, Damien Fenton on the wherewithal of war. Armenian 'deportations' which began the same week the New Zealand troops landed at… Audio