Azerbaijan - Britain Students Network commemorates Khojaly genocide
Azerbaijan Britain Students Network has organized a march in London to commemorate the 24th anniversary of Khojaly genocide.
The march started on Trafalgar Square in front of the National Gallery, and continued on Old Palace Yard, opposite the Houses of Parliament. The event involved Azerbaijani and foreign students studying at British universities.
Aimed at ensuring that Azerbaijan's voice of protest resonate throughout the Parliament Square, the UK and the rest of the world, the annual London Khojaly March has seen great success over the years.
Khojaly, the second largest town in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, came under intense fire from the towns of Khankendi and Askeran already occupied by the Armenian armed forces in 1992.
613 civilians mostly women and children were killed in the massacre, and a total of 1,000 people were disabled. Eight families were exterminated, 25 children lost both parents, and 130 children lost one parent. Moreover, 1,275 innocent people were taken hostage, and the fate of 150 of them remains unknown.
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