Astrid Vanezi

Humanist, global citizen, traveller, language buff with a stong dislike of corrupt, authoritarian, warmongering regimes...

[Mark Cousins @markcousinsfilm]

Heading to Armenia soon. The country has visually excited me for decades.
The films of Sergei Paradjanov and Artavazd Peleshyan.
The buildings of Stepan Kyurkchyan.
The Geghard monastery.
😍

[Astrid Vanezi @AstridfromVan]

@JohnHayastan @CanbackRasmus sure, I meant the facts are right, not the interpretations of the motives ...

[Uzay Bulut @bulutuzay_]

Turkey: Why are non-Muslim cemeteries attacked?

Attacks against the cemeteries of Christians, Jews and Yazidis have a long history in the country: https://t.co/Z9td6n4Gu8

[Ani Wandaryan @GoldenTent]

This is amazing

[Olivier Decottignies @O_Decottignies]

🇦🇲 Keep calm and drink Jermuk.

[Diliman Abdulkader @D_abdulkader]

Wait until he gets to “know” the Turks 🤣

[Rep Josh Gottheimer @RepJoshG]

Turkish President Erdogan has sided with Hamas and Putin while undermining our closest allies in the region. We shouldn't be handing him advanced fighter jet technology. I'm backing legislation to stop this sale.

https://t.co/Y4IorvtkZj

[Ictinus ®️ @ictinus_x]

🇬🇷 Greek Prime Minister, responding at the NATO summit to a question on the possible arming of Turkey with F-35 fighter jets:

“An alliance needs to be based on the fundamental principle of good neighbourly relations. At a time when my country is still faced with an open threat of war from Turkey, should we exercise a legal right, the sensitivities of all NATO Allies need to be taken into consideration.”

[Michael Rubin @mrubin1971]

Turkey Cannot Be Trusted With the F-35 Stealth Fighter - https://t.co/JHM21xTbkM

[Steven A. Cook @stevenacook]

The Hypocrisy That Shields Erdogan From Global Criticism - Rising human rights violations in Turkey should be called out. https://t.co/3RUGzuYxhc by Me @ForeignPolicy

[Nacho Sánchez Amor @NachoSAmor]

Some examples illustrate the current rule of law in #Türkiye. The same judiciary can release the convicted man who forced his girl child into marriage, while imprisoning stand-up comedian @idgoktas over a few jokes. The sad contrast speaks for itself. https://t.co/JCaMGxXoVT

[OC Media @OCMediaorg]

Review | Weaving Culture — from Nagorno-Karabakh to Yerevan, knot by knot

https://t.co/mi95osyAKi

[Steven A. Cook @stevenacook]

In case you missed it, my latest column looks at how all members of Congress, the Canadian prime minister, and European big wigs who claim to care about human rights and democracy actually don't, especially when it comes to Turkey.

https://t.co/3RUGzuYxhc

[Council on Foreign Relations @CFR_org]

"If Turkey wanted to become a member of NATO now instead of in 1952, it would not meet the criteria on democracy, rule of law, and human rights," writes CFR expert @stevenacook for @ForeignPolicy.

"What is shocking is the silence of the key leaders in the United States and abroad, including political figures who tend to center democratic values and human rights in the West’s approach to the world and yet have said nary a word about Ankara’s dreadful record," he writes. https://t.co/w2y8LnQBqo

[Mika @unzippedblog]

#Armenia/n apricots as a symbol of freedom. Beautifully put by #EU Enlargement Commissioner @MartaKosEU

[Royally Sage @sage1411]

My brother posts this every year in the family chat on the 4th. Still hilarious.

[OC Media @OCMediaorg]

According to a 2025 Council of Europe report, Azerbaijan ranks second out of 51 countries in Europe for its number of prisoners. Based on this indicator, Azerbaijan is listed among the countries whose prisons are ‘close to full capacity’.

🟥 Questions such as, ‘is prison a successful model as a reform?’, and ‘is state policy taking sufficient steps to prevent this?’ compel us to reflect on the matter.

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/gcEDirPme3

[Ictinus ®️ @ictinus_x]

🇹🇷A timeless classic.
#WeAreNATO

[Meline / #FreeArmenianHostages @Dav4Mel]

And it does not even need its dancing shoes 🧸🕺💃