In memoriam (or partial travel diary).

In 2018, several weeks after I came back to France from the UK, a little shaken up because I no longer have a permanent home in the world, I awoke one sunny morning from a not-so-lucid dream with a weird sensation and one word. Armenia. A couple of emails, a long conversation, lots of patience,…

Yet again, the Middle East chases its shadow… by way of another genocide.

There’s another genocide beginning and the perpetrator is the same as 104 years ago. Don’t guess which one. You know which one. Here’s a clue of what happened in 1915. Now you know. As Turkey advances into Syria, its troops are blowing up its border towns. Many living in these places are either Kurdish, Christian…

The thing about Ethics…

A friend once described a social media action by a government as unethical. It had been to show mutual support in the commemoration of a shared grief. It made us think. Why would we call it “unethical” We thought harder: what is the real nature of bilateral relations? More to the point, when do they…

Long awaited recognition: “The Promise” to Armenians

“The Promise” is close to opening date after a huge  USA “coming out” at the Oscars in February 2017. The newest trailer came out last week and constitutes the last piece of Hollywood campaigning before the film comes out on 21 April, several days before the 102nd commemoration of the tragedy, which was the genocide…

Bundestag reconnaît génocide arménien

On en a déjà parlé au début du mois mais voilà encore: l’article publié dans le Taurillon le 17 juin 2016. Qu’est-ce sera maintenant l’état des relations turques avec l’Union européenne et aussi les relations entre la Turquie et l’Allemagne?? Affaire à suivre dans les prochains mois en ce temps de crise (économique, politique et…

Armenian Genocide: a commemorative walk

A little over a month ago, a historical event passed another milestone. While not as important as last year, it is still a day of remembrance. 101 years. 101 years of remembrance but also of waiting for world-wide recognition and more importantly, recognition from one country in particular: Turkey. The Armenian genocide, also referred to…

European Court of Human Rights in favor of Turkish Diplomat

Last Thursday, the ECHR handed in its final judgement on Perinçek v. Switzerland in a court case concerning the denial of the Armenian genocide. The case has lasted since 2005 when the remarks were made and the first court judgements took place in Swiss courts. Now the question is, during this year, which marks the…