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A memorial evening on massacres of Armenian population in former Azerbaijan
SSR (Sumgayit, Baku, Kirovabad) will be held on 28th of February 2008 in
Petros Adamyan State Armenian Theater in Tbilisi (8 Tsamebuli ave.) The
programme of the evening includes

Photo exhibition
Documentary film screening
Speeches and thematic reports
Music performance

Sumgayit pogroms were done against the Armenian population of the city of
Sumgayit in 1988 february 26 evening until February 29. It was the first act
of ethnic persecution in modern soviet history. The Sumgayit massacres
lasted three days and were conducted with massive violence and killings. It
resulted in displacement of first groups of armenian refugees to Karabakh
and Armenia. No investigations were conducted. The wrong-doers were not
prosecuted and punished and that resulted in further violence against the
Armenian population of Azerbaijan and Karabakh.

The press service of the Armenian Cooperation Centre of Georgia

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress