khojaly,azerbaijan, justice for khojaly

1. International Awareness Campaign Justice for Khojaly Joined by 119 youth organizations www.justiceforkhojaly.org

3. What did happen? Night from 25 th to 26 th of February… Khojaly city came under intensive fire from the surrounding Armenian occupation forces. Joint Armenian and armed forces of the ex-Soviet 366th regiment occupied the town. Under the extreme conditions, those that survived the siege moved into the darkness of night to be met at the middle of the route by an ambush of Armenian forces. Horrific Atrocities

4. Date: February 26, 1992 Place: Khojaly, Azerbaijan Victims: Civilians of Khojaly that were trying to flee the town Perpetrators: Armed forces of the Republic of Armenia together with troop of Ex- Soviet 366 regiment KHOJALY MASSACRE MEMO

5. Askeran Khojaly Agdam Armenian soldiers and 366 th Ex-Soviet regiment Before the Massacre the town was blockaded from all sides by Armenian troops and there was given one humanitarian corridor to fleeing people. Fleeing scared civilians were met by Armenian soldiers and 366 th Ex-Soviet regiment by Askeran and start shooting at civilians with fired guns Road from Khojaly to Agdam Assumed Final Destination of fleeing people Closest town to Khojaly Fleeing people (IDPs) who are escaping from town to the directio n of Agdam

6. VICTIMS 8 families were eliminated entirely 25 children lost both parents 130 children lost at least one parent 25 children lost both parents 130 children lost at least one parent 613 unarmed people massacred 487 injured 1275 taken hostage

10. “ 1) the mental element , meaning the " intent to destroy , in whole or in part , a national, ethnical , racial or religious group , as such", and ” Incumbent President of Armenia SERJ SARGSIAN : “ Before Khojaly Azerbaijanis thought that we (Armenians) are unable of killing civilians. In Khojaly we have broken this stereotype.” “ Sargsian account in other Words, suggesting that the killings may, at least in part, have been a deliberate act of mass killing as intimidation.” – concludes British journalist Thomas de Waal in his book on conflict.

11. 2) the physical element of the killing members of the group. A crime must include both elements to be called "genocide." “ As soon as he had arrived at Khojaly in response to reports of fighting, he had begun piecing together the story of the MASSACRE that had just wound down, perhaps only an hour before his arrival”. At about 11.00 pm the night before, some 2.000 Armenian fighters had advanced through the high grass on three sides of Khojaly, forcing the residents out through the open side to the east. Daud Kheyrian “For the sake of cross”, Beirut 2007: “… the Armenian group “Gaflan” ... collected 100 dead bodies of Turks (Azerbaijanis) and burned them in a place located one kilometer from Khojaly to the West on March 2… Then they have burned dead bodies. It seemed to me that someone was crying in fire between dead bodies… ” Markar Melkonian:“My Brother’s Road”

13. Civic tool for participation-CAMPAIGNING What is Campaigning? Campaigning is the process of mobilizing people to join together to take action to challenge the powerful to make decisions to help benefit, not harm the powerless. We put the power of people against the power of lobbies . TIME TO ACT!

17. WHO, WHERE, WHAT,HOW? COORDINATORS are Activists who support, promote and publicize Justice for Khojaly campaign in the county of residence on voluntary basis; GLOBAL, NATIONAL and REGIONAL coordinators are functioning to crate their local JFK communities by using social networks, Mass media means and organizational capacities; Coordinators organize their events such as exhibitions, lectures, rallies, seminars, presentations to share out truth about Khojaly massacre and endeavor to achieve objectives of the Campaign; The Campaign supports coordinators to organize events in the respective organizations, at national landmark venues, headquarters of international organizations, and at the side of international events. COORDINATORS

18. 1 . BECOME A MEMBER Register at the Campaign website and Facebook page, become a member; stay up to date on Campaign news; and get involved in the events; 2. CREATE AND SHARE YOUR IMAGE MESSAGE Generating your own photo/image or message that reflects the Campaign theme at the Campaign website; 3. EXPRESS YOURSELF Send a letter or essay about your experience learning about Khojaly and/or campaigning toward justice for Khojaly; 4. PETITION THE WORLD LEADERS Sign the petition and send short messages at the Campaign website to head of states and parliaments and request them to decide in the name of Justice; 5. GO TO THE MEDIA Highlight aims and publicize narratives of the Campaign in local, national and international media How to join the Campaign ?

19. International Conferences

20. Outdoor campaigning

21. Collection of signatures

22. www.justiceforkhojaly.org Khojaly Massacre How to join the campaign? Online Declaration and Petitions Photo testimony Photo messages Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict Interactive Map List of victims Documents by International Organization Events and Gallery Independent eyewitnesses Online campaigning Campaign Events

24. CREATIVE PHOTO MESSAGES Photo/Image or message that reflects the Campaign theme

25. For evil to triumph it is sufficient that good men are silent… Break the silence… Contact us at: [email_address]

26. www.justiceforkhojaly.org Thank you!