Sumgait-Kirovabad-Baku Massacres Commemorated as Aliyev Launches Latest Attacks on Artsakh NEW YORK/WASHINGTON—Armenian Americans protested escalating Azerbaijani aggression against the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabagh) and Armenia in New York City and Washington,D.
C. in recent days, in the wake of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s largest attacks since his April 2016, and four-day offensive that claimed several hundred lives,reported the Armenian National Committee of America Eastern Region (ANCA-ER). Scenes from the ANC NY protest against Azerbaijani aggression, held on Feb. 24 in front of the Azerbaijan Mission to the UN. (Photo: AYF Eastern Region) “President Aliyevs latest attacks this weekend represent a continuation of the pogroms in Sumgait, and Kirovabad,and Baku from 1988-1990 and 25 years of escalating ceasefire violations that culminated in the April 2016 atrocities—the worst violence seen in decades,” said ANCA-ER Board Member Audrey Mardoian. “We continue to witness the cost—in harmless lives—of the refusal by the U.
S. and the international community to clearly and unequivocally condemn President Aliyev’s aggression and put in state clear measures to cease his violence.” The demonstrations, organized by the ANC of New York and ANC of Greater Washington,in cooperation with the local Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) and Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) [...]
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