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Second film of 'Ordinary Genocide' series to be screened February 28
26.02.2010 19:49 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Armenian Public TV will screen `Ordinary
Genocide: Sumgait, February, 1988' documentary on February 28, on the
anniversary of the Sumgait pogroms in Azerbaijan. The audience will
watch the short version of the film, the full version will be
demonstrated late in March.
According to `Ordinary Genocide' series project coordinator Marina
Grigoryan, the first film dedicated to Baku pogroms of 1990 has been
demonstrated in the diplomatic missions, universities, research
institutions, analytical centers of many countries of the world. The
Armenian, Russian, English and French versions of the film are placed
on the world wide web. The film on Baku pogroms will be screened both
in Armenia and abroad.
The film will also be shown by Armenian and foreign TV channels.
`The `face' of Sumgait is so horrible that even today, 22 years later,
we don't dare to speak about the details of brutalities on the Sumgait
streets. We have prepared a film-condemnation. Condemnation of a crime
against the humanity committed in Azerbaijan between February 27 and
29, 1988, which has not received a legal and political estimation so
far. It was also important to show examples of heroic self defense of
Armenians, perished as heroes,' Grigoryan said.
26.02.2010 19:49 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Armenian Public TV will screen `Ordinary
Genocide: Sumgait, February, 1988' documentary on February 28, on the
anniversary of the Sumgait pogroms in Azerbaijan. The audience will
watch the short version of the film, the full version will be
demonstrated late in March.
According to `Ordinary Genocide' series project coordinator Marina
Grigoryan, the first film dedicated to Baku pogroms of 1990 has been
demonstrated in the diplomatic missions, universities, research
institutions, analytical centers of many countries of the world. The
Armenian, Russian, English and French versions of the film are placed
on the world wide web. The film on Baku pogroms will be screened both
in Armenia and abroad.
The film will also be shown by Armenian and foreign TV channels.
`The `face' of Sumgait is so horrible that even today, 22 years later,
we don't dare to speak about the details of brutalities on the Sumgait
streets. We have prepared a film-condemnation. Condemnation of a crime
against the humanity committed in Azerbaijan between February 27 and
29, 1988, which has not received a legal and political estimation so
far. It was also important to show examples of heroic self defense of
Armenians, perished as heroes,' Grigoryan said.