khojaly genocide

KHOJALY – almost 25 years have passed…. Ismayil Akhundov: “195 people have been registered by the Commission as missing people during the Khojaly Genocide”

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Ismail Akhundov, head of working group of the State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing People, answered the questions of 1905 portal.

– Mr. Akhundov, 25th anniversary of horrible Khojaly Genocide is approaching. We would like you to speak about State Commission’s activity with regard to the consequences connected with this tragedy during the recent years.

Book about Khojaly genocide awarded influential award in the US

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Murder in the Mountains: War Crime in Khojaly and the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict a novel centered on a little known, yet significant massacre, has just been awarded the influential Latino Book Award in the United States, in the category of “best political and current affairs” book.

Cries of Garabagh in photos

Photographer: Ilgar Jafarov

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Ilgar Jafarov was born in Ganja, the second biggest town of Azerbaijan.
He graduated from Azerbaijan Agricultural Institute in 1983, from the Photocentre faculty attached to the Union of Reporters of the USSR in 1991.
He is the photo-reporter of AzerTAc national information agency since 1991.
He has taken part in a number of international photo competitions. (Russia 2007, Austria -2008, Japan -2009).
He has published boojs and catalogues consisting of photos.
He had his photo-exhibitions abroad and in Azerbaijan.