 Azeri writer stripped of awards, stipend over book about Armenians February 7, 2013 - 20:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azeri President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order to strip Akram Aylisli of the title of the People’s Writer of Azerbaijan, APA reported. The writer was accused of “abusing confidence of the people, distorting realities of Azerbaijan’s history and the essence of Karabakh conflict in a manner unbecoming to an Azerbaijani writer.” Aliyev also signed an order to deprive Aylisli of the individual presidential stipend. The 76-year-old writer’s book, Stone Dreams, describes the events that occurred in Azerbaijan following the collapse of the Soviet Union. The book details eyewitness accounts of the atrocities perpetrated against Armenian population by Azeri Turks in Agulis in 1919 and Baku and Sumgait in 1990s. The writer addressed foreign diplomatic mission in Azerbaijan urging them to read the book that caused him and his family to be persecuted and pressured for over two weeks. The writer called recent developments unprecedented, slamming the authorities’ intolerance over the freedom of speech. Partner news  Top stories “There was a great deal of new and interesting research presented during the conference,” said ANC of Illinois activist Greg Bedian. The Turkish government aggressively pushed for Turkey's inclusion in Investment Partnership between the U.S. and EU. Possible ways to advance the peaceful settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict were in the focus of the discussion. A meeting between Edward Nalbandian and Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mammadyarov will be held on the sidelines of the event.   Partner news |  Latest news Weekly digest of foreign currency deals  Deals amounting to USD 12,800,000 at an average price of 416.75 /USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia.Gunmen kill Iraqi police officer's family The recent spike of violence has raised fears that the country might be heading to a new round of sectarian violence.Serzh Sargsyan reelected as Armenian Chess Federation president Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan was reelected to the post of the president of RA Chess Federation for 4 more years.Aronian, Carlsen tie Norway Chess 2013 final round Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian scored 5 points to come 4th, with Magnus Carlsen taking the 2nd spot with 5.5 points. |
