Organizations to commemorate Khojaly genocide

[ 18 Feb 2010 18:41 ]

Baku – APA. State Committee for Diaspora confirmed the plan of events on Azerbaijani Diaspora organizations’ commemorating the 18th anniversary of Khojaly genocide abroad, the committee’s press service told APA. Protest actions, conferences, commemorative events, exhibitions will be held this year, too.
German Azerbaijanis Coordination Center with the support of Azerbaijani embassy in Germany will demonstrate the paintings included into the exhibition of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation “Khojaly in the eyes of children” in Berlin from February 18 till February 28.

Rally on the 18th anniversary of the genocide will be held in Breitscheidplatz, Berlin, on February 26. The event will be held on the initiative of German Azerbaijanis Coordination Center, Azerbaijani House, German Azerbaijan Solidarity Society with the participation of Ireli Public Union and Justice for Khojaly movement.
The 18th anniversary will also be commemorated in France. On February 21, Strasbourg Azerbaijan House will broadcast a special radio program on Khojaly tragedy. The Azerbaijanis living in Strasbourg will also organize “MAIL” action on February 24-25.
Over 6000 mails on Khojaly tragedy in French, English and Turkish will be sent as a result of the cooperation of Azerbaijani House with French organizations. They will be mainly sent to the Council of Europe, European Union, other international organizations, senate and state bodies of France, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, Sweden, US, Israel and Sutralia. Rally on the 18th anniversary of Khojaly genocide will be held in Kleber square, Strasbourg on February 27.

Forum of Azerbaijani Students in Europe (FASE) is planning to hold meetings and other protest actions in several cities of France on 18th anniversary of Khojaly genocide. The officials will be also invited to the events. Union of Azerbaijanis of France and French-Azerbaijani Youth Association and Toulouse-based Azerbaijani Student Association and Public Union of Azerbaijan “Irali” (Forward) will organize a march of protest in the center of Paris.

UK-based European Azerbaijani Society will collect signatures within the campaign Justice for Khojaly on February 24. Our compatriots will join a meeting to take place at the UK parliament between the Azerbaijani embassy and lords on February 26. American writer-journalist, researcher of Caucasian conflicts over the past 20 years, author of Azerbaijani Diary Thomas Goltz will address the meeting.

Representatives of Azerbaijani Diaspora will hold a protest action outside of the UK parliament on February 26.

The genocide victims will be commemorated in the different events in the United States. Truth about the Khojaly tragedy will be delivered to the world community at the events organized by the American-Azerbaijan Council, Azerbaijan New York Association, Houston-Baku Twin Cities Association.

Turkey-based Azerbaijani organizations are also planning to hold commemoration events on 18th anniversary of the genocide.

Students and professors of the Northern Cyprus Eastern Mediterranean University will attend the commemoration event organized by the Economic, Cultural Cooperation Center of the University.

Commemoration events will be organized in the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Estonia, Hungary, Romania, UAE, Egypt, Thailand, New Zealand, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.