Thirty years after the 1992-1993 war, Abkhazia is celebrating Victory and Independence Day on September 30. However, internationally the unrecognized states of Abkhazia and South Ossetia are considered to be under de facto control of Russia.

Tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians fled the region after Azeri forces seized the territory after a lightning offensive.

While the conflict over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh concluded with an Azerbaijani victory, resentments simmer on both sides, creating fertile ground for new violence.

New report says Hanoi created over 133ha of new land in 2023 with dredging tools it had not used before.

The winners of IDFA’s 36th edition competition programs were announced at the Awards Ceremony taking place at ITA (Internationaal Theater Amsterdam) on Thursday November 16. 1489 by Shoghakat Vardanyan won the IDFA Award for Best Film.

Reber Dosky, who makes documentaries about Kurdistan and was our guest at De Facto Live #6, has been jailed for three days in Turkey. Dosky was there for a new project and got arrested because of suspected ‘terrorist activities’. (article in Dutch)

Architect of Catalonia’s illegal referendum of 2017 has signed deal to support Spain’s socialists in return for amnesty.

A new book from Philippe Sands, The Last Colony, tells the story of the Chagossians, an island people who were expelled from their homes by the British and Americans.

The European Free Alliance political party has chosen its top two candidates for the EU elections, aiming to speak up for “all” regions, minorities, and citizens. EFA is one of the 10 European political parties, but the only one fighting for the right to self-determination, they say.

Georgian and Abkhaz societies are actively discussing the consequences of the possible placement of a Russian fleet in occupied Ochamchire. The Georgian population of the Gali district fears that their geographical location between occupied Ochamchire and the rest of Georgia will further increase their vulnerability.

The Indian authorities have charged the renowned novelist and Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy over public comments she made 13 years ago about the restive Kashmir region, the latest step in an intensifying crackdown on free speech by the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Over the past decade, our increasing and often conflicting claims on space have made disputes more intense and more urgent, widening the gap between the haves and de have-nots. This weekend, the Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam (NL) highlights the theme of Contested Space.

Turkey says it has carried out a number of air strikes on Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, hours after a suicide blast hit the interior ministry.

A new documentary film, ‘Liza, Go On’, about the war in Abkhazia is on screen in Georgian theaters. The movie tries to show the truth about the opposing sides. ‘If we don’t confess and repent, we won’t get anything back’, the movie says. But part of the audience criticize it.

The third war over Nagorno-Karabakh, the long-disputed Armenian enclave within Azerbaijan, ended almost as soon as it began. The next phase of the tragedy is now unfolding. How did Western inaction enable Azerbaijan and Russia? An analysis by Thomas de Waal.

Armenian separatist forces in Azerbaijan’s breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh surrendered and agreed to a ceasefire on Wednesday, 24 hours after Baku began an offensive to restore full control of its territory.

The change was requested by the Catalan pro-independence parties on whose support the acting prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, is relying to form a new government after July’s general election resulted in a hung parliament.