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Genocide is the wrong word and the distinction matters

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By Darren O'Brien
| The Jewish Independent Verified
Raphael Lemkin authored the term ‘genocide’ to define and describe the most egregious crime: the erasure of a human group because of who they are as such. This is the key requirement that renders the term ‘genocide’ different. It is a particular form of mass killing that Lemkin intentionally wanted segregated for special attention and careful definition. Its clarity lies in its simplicity. Armenians, Jews, Tutsi, Yazidis were all targeted for extermination because of who they were.
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Artsakh and Cyprus: weaponised blockades

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By Christopher Gogos, Panayiotis Diamadis, Darren O'Brien
| Neos Kosmos Verified
Azerbaijan’s illegal and unethical closure of the Lachin Corridor, the only road connecting Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) to the outside world has now entered its first month. The blockade is complete: no-one and nothing is permitted to enter or exit the Armenian-populated enclave in the South Caucasus.
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