Presidential pension for 20 January disabled increased
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has signed a Decree increasing by 10% the Presidential pension for those who became disabled in the 20 January events of 1990.
The pension will be increased from February 1, 2016.
From January 19th night till 20th , 1990, 26,000 hostile and aggressive-minded Soviet special forces called "Alfa" entered Baku and committed atrocities against the Azerbaijani people. They stormed and murdered hundreds of civilians without declaring a state of emergency.
Though the death toll is still disputed to this day, reports say at least 130 people died from wounds received during the subsequent violent confrontations. A vast majority of the casualties were civilians including over 700 wounded.
---
Follow us on Twitter @AzerNewsAz
Here we are to serve you with news right now. It does not cost much, but worth your attention.
Choose to support open, independent, quality journalism and subscribe on a monthly basis.
By subscribing to our online newspaper, you can have full digital access to all news, analysis, and much more.
You can also follow AzerNEWS on Twitter @AzerNewsAz or Facebook @AzerNewsNewspaper
Thank you!