A number of Indonesian websites have posted articles by AZERTAC’s special correspondent Vugar Aghayev highlighting the Khojaly genocide committed by the Armenian armed forces against the peaceful Azerbaijanis. The “eurasiareview” published the article headlined “Genocide committed against Azerbaijanis ...

Head of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Samir Nuriyev has issued an order approving the plan of events on the occasion of the 28th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide. The plan envisages laying wreaths at the Khojaly memorials in Khatai ...

On February 4, the Senate of the U.S. State of New Mexico adopted a proclamation honoring the 30th anniversary of Azerbaijan’s Black January tragedy. Adopted at the Senate’s floor session, the proclamation condemned the Black January massacre ...

Guivami Rahimli, BP Azerbaijan Senior Government Affairs Advisor, has shared with AZERTAC some highlights of the tragic events in January 1990 captured by world famous photographer Reza who arrived in Baku on 24 January ...

A commemoration ceremony to mark the 30th anniversary of the 20 January tragedy was organized at the “Karabakh” weekend school under the Azerbaijani-Turkish Cultural Association in Solothurn, Switzerland. Addressing the event, Azerbaijani Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation ...

A state-wide moment of silence was observed for the Black January victims today at 12:00 (local time) across Azerbaijan. Ships, cars, and trains sounded sirens throughout the country to remember victims of the January 20, 1990 tragedy ...

Azerbaijan`s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released a statement on the 20 January tragedy. "On the night of January 19 to 20, 1990, by order of the USSR leadership, 26,000 soviet troops were deployed to launch an ...

Azerbaijan`s Embassy in Ethiopia has organized a lecture commemorating the 30th anniversary of 20 January events at the country’s Addis Ababa University (AAU). Professor of the Center for African Studies at AAU Dr. Samuel ...

The State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) has held a commemorative event with the participation of children to mark the 30th anniversary of the bloody January tragedy. As part of the event, an art exhibition entitled “January 20 through the eyes of children” was organized at SOFAZ ...

Baku Higher Oil School (BHOS) hosted a commemorative event dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the 20 January tragedy. The participants of the event first paid a minute's tribute of silence to the memory of fallen martyrs who died as a result of the ...

Indonesian Mi’raj News Agency (MINA) has published an article by AZERTAC’s special correspondent in this country Vugar Aghayev commemorating the 30th anniversary of 20 January events. Headlined “Bloody “Black January” became the starting point ...

Azerbaijani Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) Sabina Aliyeva has issued a statement on the 30th anniversary of the January 20 tragedy. The statement reads: “Thirty years pass from the bloody 20 January tragedy, as a result of which hundreds ...

Paul Gosar, a member of the US House of Representatives, has made a statement on the 30th anniversary of the January 20 tragedy. The statement reads: “I rise today in remembrance of the 30th anniversary of the events in Azerbaijan culminating ...

Head of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Samir Nuriyev has issued an Order approving the plan of events on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of January 20 tragedy. Under the plan, meetings, conferences, lectures will be organized, plays will be staged ...

Bulgaria’s leading newspaper “Standart” has published an article by Deputy Chairman of the Azerbaijani Community of the Nagorno-Karabakh Region of Azerbaijan Public Union, doctor of political science, professor Elchin Ahmadov commemorating March 31 - the Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis ...

Heads of religious communities in Azerbaijan have appealed to the world religious leaders, parliaments and international organizations in connection with March 31 - Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis ...

Azerbaijani Commissioner for Human Rights (ombudsperson) Elmira Suleymanova has issued a statement on March 31- Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis. The statement reads: From time to time the genocidal acts were committed against the Azerbaijanis, including the genocide in 1918, and unfortunately they have never been given historical assessment ...

Chairman of Italy-Azerbaijan inter-parliamentary friendship group in the Italian parliament senator Stefano Lucidi has commemorated the Khojaly genocide. Addressing the parliament`s plenary session, Lucidi said many ethnic Azerbaijanis were killed ...

Tokyo-based World Investors TV internet channel has aired a round table “Khojaly tragedy is a crime against humanity” commemorating the 27th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide. Initiated by Azerbaijan-Japan Friendship Center, the round table featured Azerbaijan’s ...

Co-chairman of the U.S. Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus, Congressman Steve Cohen has commemorated the 27th anniversary of the Khojaly massacre. In a statement, he described the tragedy in the town of Khojaly as the largest killing of ethnic Azerbaijani civilians in the course ...