Country of Dust
A lot has been happening in Armenia: war, immigration, shifting alliances, a rising economy, and so much more. Country of Dust tells the stories of the people who are living through this important, in-between moment in Armenia’s history. We capture the odd, inspiring and perplexing ways in which Armenia keeps going, despite the odds.
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Country of Dust
Special episode: My land feels so sweet, but it’s thirsty for blood
Gayane Milonyan, a mother of two, has just been forced to flee her home in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), along with over 100,000 people – the entire indigenous Armenian population left in the region after the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War. We spoke to Gayane a day after her arrival in Armenia about what she lost, what she survived, and how she survived it.
Photo by Nanna Heitmann.
Content warning: this episode contains descriptions of violence.
If you’re looking for a place to donate to help alleviate the refugee crisis, here are some organizations that are working on the ground:
All for Armenia
https://allforarmenia.org/
World Central Kitchen
https://donate.wck.org/give/522197/
Kooyrigs
https://kooyrigs.org/
AGBU
https://agbu.org/