Protest staged outside UN headquarters on the 17th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide

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The US-Azerbaijan Council and Azerbaijan Society of America held an action in front of the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York.

As the APA Bureau reports the event was also attended by representatives from other Azerbaijani diaspora organizations, Jewish and other diasporas based in the U.S.
Azeri MPs – Havva Mammadova and Ganira Pashayeva were among the participants too.
During the two-hour gathering, the participants chanted Down with Armenia! , Justice for Karabakh! , Armenia, out of Karabakh! , demonstrating photos showing the facts of genocide and banners condemning the crime.
Besides, flyers and photos depicting the tragedy of Khojaly were distributed to the UN visitors. The participants presented a paper to the UN General Secretariat on behalf of the participants.