US Azerbaijanis send letters to local US media and member of Congress.
The next campaign of US Azerbaijanis is sending additional letters to local US media and member of Congress, so that they are better prepared and educated on the truth about the Sumgait events of 1988.
'Unfortunately, the Armenian propaganda continues its 23-year old distortions and falsifications campaign about Sumgait, which necessitates this proactive response', says USAN Board members’ call to the Diaspora.
'The letters are aiming at educating the U.S. media and politicians on the facts surrounding the tragic events of February 28, 1988 in the city of Sumgait. It is important to set the record straight on the issue to better understand the turbulence of the time, complexity of the Caucasus region and case in point on how rapidly can relations between two communities of people deteriorate, and lead one to an aggressive, expansionist behavior, occupying lands (e.g., 20% of Azerbaijan), carrying out ethnic cleansing (e.g., 800,000 Azerbaijani refugees and IDPs), the Azerbaijani Diaspora members said.
'"Sumgait Pogroms" refer to tragic events which took place in the era of perestroika in the waning days of the Soviet Union, in the economically-depressed and poverty-stricken Azerbaijani industrial town of Sumgait (pop. 300,000), on February 28, 1988. As a result of the unfortunate provocations, according to official data, a total of 32 people were killed (26 ethnic Armenian, 6 ethnic Azerbaijani), many more were wounded, substantial private and public property damage occurred due to vandalism and looting', says the letter.
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