  Sumgait Pogroms are in line with Auschwitz crimes - expert February 26, 2012 - 17:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Pogroms of Armenians in the Azeri town of Sumgait became the first outbreak of ethnic violence in modern Soviet history, a Ukrainian political observer said. “Sumgait Pogroms are in line with such crimes against humanity as tortures at Auschwitz concentration camps or Katyn Forest massacre,” Analitika.at.ua quoted Dmitry Petrenko as saying. “Sumgait violence was further authorized by the inaction of local law enforcement bodies, USSR leadership and an overall incompetency resulting in failure to prevent the tragedy,” the expert noted. “Throughout its history, humankind has proved unable to realize that violence only begets further violence. While it's impossible to heel the wounds of those who have fallen victim to atrocity, we must use the bitter experience to prevent such crimes in future,” he concluded.    The Sumgait Pogrom The Sumgait Pogrom was the Azeri-led pogrom that targeted the Armenian population living in the Azerbaijani seaside town of Sumgait in February 1988. On February 27, 1988, large mobs made up of Azeris formed into groups that went on to attack and kill Armenians in both on the streets and in their apartments; widespread looting and a general lack of concern from police officers allowed the situation to worsen. The violent acts in Sumgait were unprecedented in scope in the Soviet Union and attracted a great deal of attention from the media in the West. The massacre came in light of the Nagorno-Karabakh movement that was gaining traction in the neighbouring Armenia SSR.  Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
