Hasmik Chakhmakhchyan

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[Muse @xmuse_]

A story that should never be forgotten. Komitas.

He was an orphan and grew up within the walls of the seminary. The boy's name was Soghomon Soghomonian — the world would later know him as Komitas.

From an early age, he showed a remarkable talent for music.

He would go on to become a priest, a composer, and one of the greatest collectors and preservers of Armenian folk music.

He traveled across villages, listening to the songs of the people, writing them down, and arranging them so that they would never be lost.

His work gave Armenia its musical soul and identity.

But during the Armenian Genocide in 1915, he was arrested and witnessed unimaginable horrors.

Though he survived, the trauma broke him.

He spent the rest of his life in asylums, silent and tormented, until he passed away in 1935.

Yet his music lives on! A testament to a culture that refused to be erased.

(clip by neuro_visuals_by_marianna /IG)

[Muse @xmuse_]

This has to be one of the most breathtaking sights in the world.

Khor Virap monastery in Armenia, with the snow-capped Mount Ararat rising right behind it.

Otherworldly beauty!

[Aramean Radical @Aramean_Armenia]

The great history of the Armenians in a short video.🇦🇲🇦🇲

#armenia #hayastan #hayastanci #hay #HaykakanHayrenik #Հայաստան #hayrenik

[Dr. Anzhela Mnatsakanyan @ANZHELA_YAN]

This is 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬𝐚𝐤𝐡 — a country that vanished overnight, an ancestral home of Armenians for thousands of years.

Today, Azerbaijan is rewriting history of this land… Armenian heritage is being removed.

[֍ ♰ @LucyluvsMoon1]

Միշտ Դեպի Լույս 🕊️☀️
#JesusisKing

[Zartonk Media @ZartonkMedia]

Korean Blogger Exposes Artsakh Under Azerbaijani Occupation, Revealing Empty Cities, Tourist Scams & Erasure of Centuries of Indigenous Armenian Identity
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A Korean travel blogger has shared a rare recent video documenting his journey through Artsakh, offering one of the few firsthand looks into the region under Azerbaijani occupation following the 2023 ethnic cleansing of its indigenous Armenian population. Traveling through Shushi, Askeran, and Stepanakert, YoungMin Skies captures empty streets, damaged landmarks, and what he describes as a systematic effort to erase Armenian traces and reshape the identity of the occupied region.

His trip into Artsakh was part of a group tour, after attempts to obtain an individual permit proved nearly impossible. Visitors were not allowed to leave the van at any point, and access to sites was strictly controlled, shaping the narrative presented during the visit.

The blogger also drew personal parallels between his family history in North Korea and the Armenians who have been cut off from their historical lands, highlighting a shared experience of displacement and loss.

He described his drive through largely deserted territory as haunting. Upon reaching Stepanakert, the former capital, his first impressions were stark: “Tragedy, sadness. Everywhere you go, it’s just empty houses.”

At the city’s entrance, he noted the heavy presence of Azerbaijani state symbols, including flags and music blasting through the streets.

“Not enough Azerbaijani flags and blasting Azeri music. I get it, we’re in Azerbaijan,” he said.

The blogger highlighted widespread abandonment and damage across the city. Many Armenian landmarks had been destroyed, remodeled, or repurposed. Yet the iconic “We Are Our Mountains” monument, also known as “Grandma and Grandpa,” remained intact. He interpreted this as a political decision: although the authorities appear intent on erasing Armenian heritage, the monument was left as a carefully controlled symbol to show that the government dictates which elements of the past are allowed to remain.

“It is the only Armenian symbol standing here, because the government says it stays, despite wanting everything Armenian to be gone,” he said.

Repeated requests to visit Armenian cultural and religious landmarks were blocked or redirected. Notably, he was denied proper access to the Holy Mother of God Cathedral in Stepanakert, one of the city’s most significant religious and cultural sites.

“I wanted to see the main cultural icon here, which is the church, but they kept shutting us down… which made me suspicious about what they’re doing to it,” he said.

According to the blogger, the group repeatedly asked to be shown more about Armenian history in the region, but they were repeatedly told they were running late. Ultimately, they were not shown much and received little information about the Armenian presence that once shaped the city.

He also documented the destruction of former Armenian government and educational buildings. The former Artsakh parliament had reportedly been demolished and replaced with a “victory park,” while Artsakh State University had been renamed and remodeled after the war to reflect a new identity.

“It is completely unrecognizable,” he said, reflecting on the city’s cultural and administrative landmarks.

Throughout the visit, the tour consistently emphasized Azerbaijani narratives, leaving little room for independent exploration. By the end, the blogger said frustration had set in.

“Stepanakert was supposed to be the highlight… but instead, we did not step foot in the city. The controlled narrative was getting tiresome.”

Beyond the tours and cultural restrictions, the blogger also reported being scammed by local hotels. He described poor service, hidden charges, and deceptive practices, estimating that the incidents cost him around $2,400 in total damages.

He also noted the stark contrast between the region’s display of oil wealth and the lack of real substance beneath the carefully curated image.

The video is one of the rare recent firsthand accounts from an outside traveler, sharing footage and observations from Artsakh. It shows a region undergoing heavy transformation, where Armenian cultural traces are being systematically erased and the region’s identity is being tightly controlled and reshaped.

[Hrant Dink Vakfı @HrantDinkVakfi]

"Ölmek bir şey değil, asıl önemli olan ölene dek ayakta durmak." #HrantDink

"Dying is not such a bad thing, it's nothing. If until you die, you are still standing." #HrantDink

«Մեռնիլը ոչի՛նչ է, կարեւորը մինչեւ մահ կանգուն մնալ է։» #ՀրանդՏինք

[Hrant Dink Vakfı @HrantDinkVakfi]

18 ve 19 Ocak akşamları saat 19.00'dan itibaren Sebat Apartmanı’na sanatçı Hale Tenger'in hazırladığı video yansıtması eşlik edecek. Binanın dış cephesine yapılan bu yansıtmayı izlemek için Sebat Apartmanı'nın önünden geçerken kafanızı yukarı kaldırmayı unutmayın.
#HrantDink

[A. Natali AVAZYAN @NataliAVAZYAN]

Cinayet 17 yaşında

#HrantDink

[Karina Karapetyan @KarinaKarapety8]

In #Iskenderun/#Hatay, the front wall of the Catholic #church (built in 1901), destroyed by the #earthquake on February 6, 2023, was dismantled.
#Turkey

[AGOS Weekly / English @agos_en]

Hrant Dink, the founder and the editor-in-chief of our newspaper, was commemorated on the spot where he was assassinated 17 years ago: "Everything and everyone may be killed, yet conscience, benevolence, courage cannot be killed"
https://t.co/3zKyo83dhy

[Nancy Kricorian @nancykric]

Remembering Armenian editor and writer Hrant Dink who was assassinated on 19 January 2007.

[𝕄 @zkhosq]

We will live! We will thrive! #Armenia Our capital #Yerevan’s 2805th birthday! #HAPPYBIRTHDAY

[Bob @QuantumAR888]

When are #Armenians going to realize that this world does not care about us anymore? We don't belong in this new world. We gave this world language, culture, tradition, civilization. We gave them everything we thought would allow them to succeed on their own, and after how many thousands of years, they have completely forgotten us. They took everything we gave them and tossed us aside as though it were never true to begin with.

We're going to have to take care of our business by ourselves again. Eventually they will come crawling back to us to help them and fix the mess they created. And we will. We'll help them and we'll fix the mess. It's in our blood. We are the children of God.

[Liana Margaryan @lio___m]

🛑Azerbaijani-Turkish terrorists have been starving the people for months, shooting civilians...And they think they won in 24 hours...Yes, it is easy to kill unarmed women and children.
#StopArmenianGenocide2023

[Harris Samaras @HarrisSamaras]

The Armenians of #Artsakh betrayed by all.
By the International Community.
By the US, Russia, the EU, the UN.
By "friends".
By own (Armenian) people as well.
Barbarism, savagery and inhumanity triumphant.

It is not over. Shortly a sequel. The sword is not back in the shield.

[Serj Tankian-#SanctionAzerbaijan @serjtankian]

PLEASE REPOST
Azerbaijan is guilty of Genocide

Turkey is guilty of genocide

Russia is guilty of genocide

Pakistan is complicit in genocide

Israel is complicit in genocide

The EU is complicit in genocide

The US is complicit in genocide

#UNPeacekeepersForArtsakh
#SanctionAzerbaijan
#SanctionAliyev
#StopArmenianGenocide2023

[Simon Maghakyan @simonforco]

BREAKING One of my nightmares from the 2020 has apparently come true today. Hours ago Azerbaijan reportedly invaded & occupied sacred Amaras, home to the 4th c. mausoleum of a local saint, as well as the first & oldest Armenian school, est. in early 5th c. https://t.co/1c2HRh8clr

[Tomasz Lech Buczek @buczek_lech]

քանի դեռ ես ապրում եմ, թուրքերն ու ադրբեջանցիները կլսեն Արցախ բառը, քանի դեռ ես ապրում եմ, թեև հայ դավաճանները, թուրքերը և ադրբեջանական իշխանությունը ցանկանում էին ոչնչացնել ինձ։ Մինչեւ Արցախը չազատագրեմ թուրս վայր չեմ դնի. Ուրեմն օգնիր ինձ Աս��ված:

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