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Armenia is the second most militarised country in the world. The situation with neighbouring Azerbaijan is one of the factors behind this high militarisation. In 2020, a new war broke out over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, a historical territory populated mainly by Armenians. The war ended with Armenia’s defeat against the Azeris, to whom it surrendered a large part of the territory. After this conflict, on 12 May, a new conflict began along the border with Azerbaijan, which continues nowadays.
A minority ethnic group of turkish origin that established themselves in the 19th century in Bessarabia, in what is currently called the autonomous region of Gagauzia.
A visual journey through the different places where refugees from the Middle East and Africa walk. A portrait of the inhuman life that hundreds of people live.
The Donbass conflict, which began in 2014, escalated into a full-scale war after the Russian invasion in February 2022. Since then, Ukraine has become the scene of Europe’s latest war. In the early days of the war, civilian fleeing took centre stage across Ukraine. Many civilians lost their lives in their attempt to escape. At the same time, thousands of Ukrainians began to resist the invasion. After a year of conflict, Ukraine has demonstrated its resilience in the fight against Russia. On the way, major battles have been fought in which Ukrainian soldiers have given their lives to defend their territory and civilians have tried to survive under constant shelling. Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, at least 10,000 civilians have died in this conflict. The cruelty of war returns to Europe in the 21st century, bringing us closer to death, destruction and sadness.
Roberto, a faithful follower of Club Baloncesto San Pablo Burgos despite his visual disability. He tells us how he faces each day with his loyal friend and worker, Stellar. This 6-year-old guide dog gives light to his life and is his rudder every time he comes out of his house and finds himself in a flood of people and obstacles.
One of the most traumatic moments for him was using the cane on the first day “the whole world is coming to you, it is recognizing that you no longer see, there are many people who are experiencing a very hard time” he affirms.
The Donbass region in eastern Ukraine has been the scene, since the beginning of 2014, of a war between Ukraine and the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk Republics. This war has become frozen and seems to be on the way to becoming an eternal conflict in which the civilian population is who suffers the real consequences.
Life goes on in the frontline villages but the problems for civilians continue. After the start of the war thousands of families fled from the horror but not all had the opportunity to flee. A large part of the population living near the frontline is older people who did not have the option to escape. The conflict divided the region into two and this was link with a lack of job opportunities, so those who did not leave for fear of shells left because of necessity.