Onnik James Krikorian

Onnik James Krikorian is a journalist and photographer from the UK who has covered the Nagorno Karabakh conflict since first visiting for The Independent in 1994. He is a consultant and trainer on many cross-border peacebuilding initiatives in the South Caucasus. Since 2013, he has been a speaker, participant, and consultant for expert working group meetings, seminars, and conferences on Countering Violent Extremism, Counter Narratives and Foreign Terrorist Fighters.

Civil society and countering violent extremism in Georgia

Georgia’s State Agency for Religious Issues is accusing NGOs of fomenting radicalisation and terrorism in the country. Others, however, consider civil society vital in any attempt to prevent it.

By Onnik James Krikorian

/ 13 May 2016

Karabakh: the view from Georgia

Renewed hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh have put Georgia’s Armenian and Azeri communities in a delicate situation. But despite tensions, they are finding new ways to coexist during conflict.

By Onnik James Krikorian

/ 15 Apr 2016