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JAVAKHK SCHOOLCHILDREN BANNED FROM GENOCIDE COMMEMORATION EVENTS
PanARMENIAN.Net
April 26, 2012 - 11:54 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - On the eve of April 24, commemoration day of the
Armenian Genocide, all directors of Armenian schools in Georgia's
Armenian region of Javakhk were invited to Akhaltskha's Resource
Center and pressed to abstain from participation in mournful events
on April 24.
"Following the memorial liturgy in St. Gregory Illuminator Church,
the mournful procession headed for Khachkar memorial erected to
commemorate millions of the Armenian Genocide victims. On its way,
the participants approached the Armenian school which hosted young
people scanning anti-Turkish slogans," press center of National
Council of Javakhk Armenians said in its statement.
"Doors of the schools were immediately blocked, and children were not
allowed to go out. The teachers assumed the role of police inspectors,
while the kids were jumping out of the windows to visit the Khachkar
after the commemoration ceremony was over.
It is worth noting that the Armenian school hosted no events dedicated
to the Genocide commemoration, while all other state events are
largely celebrated in this very school.
In many cases, much depends on the school management, which now opted
for such approach, damaging the young generation and enrooting blind
obedience and servility in them," the Armenian community said.
Under current circumstances, activities of the government, as well
as the school management and teacher staff are extremely immoral.
Georgian authorities infringed upon Javakhk's indigenous people's
expression of their national identity, and this cannot remain
unpunished, the statement concluded.
PanARMENIAN.Net
April 26, 2012 - 11:54 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - On the eve of April 24, commemoration day of the
Armenian Genocide, all directors of Armenian schools in Georgia's
Armenian region of Javakhk were invited to Akhaltskha's Resource
Center and pressed to abstain from participation in mournful events
on April 24.
"Following the memorial liturgy in St. Gregory Illuminator Church,
the mournful procession headed for Khachkar memorial erected to
commemorate millions of the Armenian Genocide victims. On its way,
the participants approached the Armenian school which hosted young
people scanning anti-Turkish slogans," press center of National
Council of Javakhk Armenians said in its statement.
"Doors of the schools were immediately blocked, and children were not
allowed to go out. The teachers assumed the role of police inspectors,
while the kids were jumping out of the windows to visit the Khachkar
after the commemoration ceremony was over.
It is worth noting that the Armenian school hosted no events dedicated
to the Genocide commemoration, while all other state events are
largely celebrated in this very school.
In many cases, much depends on the school management, which now opted
for such approach, damaging the young generation and enrooting blind
obedience and servility in them," the Armenian community said.
Under current circumstances, activities of the government, as well
as the school management and teacher staff are extremely immoral.
Georgian authorities infringed upon Javakhk's indigenous people's
expression of their national identity, and this cannot remain
unpunished, the statement concluded.