Khojaly massacre memorials

There are memorials around the globe dedicated to the victims of the Khojaly massacre in the town of Khojaly carried out by the Armenian armed forces against the Azerbaijani population on February 25–26, 1992.[1][2]

Azerbaijan

Commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Khojaly massacre near the Khojaly Massacre Memorial in Baku, Azerbaijan

Bosnia and Herzegovina

In February 2012, the city of Sarajevo unveiled a memorial to the victims.[6]

Germany

Khojaly Massacre Memorial in Berlin.

The memorial in Berlin is in the area of a reading garden of Gottfried Benn Library in Steglitz-Zehlendorf borough. Azerbaijani artists, Akif Asgarov, Ali Ibadullayev and Salhab Mammadov are sculptors of the monument.[7] Ibrahim Akhrari, an Azerbaijani artist and sculptor living in Berlin, was the initiator and co-author of the monument. The unveiling ceremony was held on May 30, 2011.[8]

Mexico

In August 2012, another statue unveiled in Mexico City's Tlaxcoaque-Khojaly square, which is also named after this event.[9]

Controversy

In November 2012, "a Mexican advisory commission said authorities had erred by accepting money to allow a foreign government to essentially decide which political figures or historic events should be commemorated in Mexico City's public spaces." Adding that "a plaque on the monument calling the Azerbaijani deaths "genocide" was misleading." Recommending that authorities take action,[10] it was decided that the word genocide was to be removed and replaced with massacre.[11][12]

Netherlands

Khojaly Massacre Memorial in the Hague

The memorial in the Hague is in Kamperfoeliestraat Park; it was erected and unveiled on February 24, 2008 at an initiative of Azerbaijani diaspora in the Netherlands. The opening of the monument was conducted by Azerbaijani ambassador to the Netherlands.[13]

Turkey

Another memorial was built in Ankara, Turkey.[14][15] In 2011, municipalities of Turkish cities Isparta, Adana, Uşak and Çanakkale also approved proposal for a memorial to the victims of Khojaly massacre.[16][17][18][19] In February 2014, the opening ceremony for the monument to the victims of the Khojaly massacre was held in Uşak.[20][21] On 23 April 2015, another monument was unveiled in İzmit.[22]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Голландии будет установлен памятник Ходжалинской трагедии (Russian)
  2. ↑ Годовщина Ходжалинской трагедии будет отмечаться в более чем 60 городах мира (Russian)
  3. ↑ К годовщине Ходжалы в Баку будет открыт обновленный памятник "Ана Харайи"
  4. ↑ New memorial to Khojaly tragedy to be erected in Baku
  5. ↑ Rajabova, Sara. "Khojaly genocide memorial under construction in Baku". azernews.az. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  6. ↑ В Боснии и Герцеговине будет открыт памятник жертвам Ходжалинского геноцида. 1news.az (in Russian). Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  7. ↑ "В Берлине состоялось открытие памятника "Ходжалы" – ФОТО". 1news.az. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Khojaly monument opened in Germany". news.az. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
  9. ↑ В Мехико возведен памятник жертвам Ходжалы – ФОТО. 1news.az (in Russian). Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  10. ↑ Mexico City Removes Aliyev Statue
  11. ↑ Heydar Aliyev Statue Removed from Mexico City Central Park Archived March 5, 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ How Azerbaijan botched its effort to win friends and influence people in Mexico City.
  13. ↑ Monument to Khojaly victims to open in Hague
  14. ↑ Monument in memory of Khojaly victims to be erected in Ankara city municipality – Today.az
  15. ↑ Commemorative events on 16th anniversary of Khojaly tragedy to be held in 60 cities – Today.az
  16. ↑ В одном из городов Турции будет воздвигнут памятник жертвам Ходжалинского геноцида. 1news.az (in Russian). Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  17. ↑ В Адане будет установлен памятник жертвам Ходжалинского геноцида. 1news.az (in Russian). Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  18. ↑ В Чанагкале планируется установить памятник жертвам Ходжалы. 1news.az (in Russian). Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  19. ↑ "Monument to victims of Khojaly genocide to be erected in Turkish Isparta". news.az. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
  20. ↑ Sh. Nazarli. В Турции установлен памятник жертвам Ходжалинского геноцида // SalamNews. February 24, 2014
  21. ↑ Türkiyənin Uşak şəhərində Xocalı soyqırımı qurbanlarının xatirəsinə ucaldılmış abidənin açılışı olub. // Gun.az. February 19, 2014
  22. ↑ Khojaly Genocide Memorial Opening in İzmit. Vesti.az. 23 April 2015.

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