Scenes from the ANC-NY protest against Azerbaijani aggression, held on Feb. 24 in front of the Azerbaijan Mission to the UN.
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-Karabakh) and Armenia in New York City and Washington, DC in recent days, in the wake of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s largest attacks since his April 2016, 4-day offensive that claimed several hundred lives, reported the Armenian National Committee of America–Eastern Region (ANCA-ER).
“President Aliyev’s latest attacks this weekend represent a continuation of the pogroms in Sumgait, 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,â€
