  Azeris protest over Karabakh-related footage on Dutch TV channel November 12, 2012 - 15:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Azerbaijani-Dutch Youth Organization (AzJN) and Azerbaijani Students and Alumni International Forum (ASAIF) have staged a protest in the Dutch city Hilversum, News.az reported. According to the coordinator of ASAIF for the Kingdom of Belgium Musa Hasanov, the protest was caused by the fact that Nagorno Karabakh was presented as an independent state at Holland-3, BNN TV Dutch company’s TV channel. "In a tourism program, Channel Holland-3 presented Nagorno Karabakh as an independent state. In this connection, Azerbaijanis living in Europe held a protest outside the company," said Hasanov. The action gathered more participants than expected, Hasanov said. According to him, demonstrators came together to bring the “just voice” of Azerbaijan to the international community.    The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan The conflict between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan broke out as result of the ethnic cleansing launched by the Azeri authorities in the final years of the Soviet Union. The Karabakh War was fought from 1991 (when the Nagorno Karabakh Republic was proclaimed) to 1994 (when a ceasefire was sealed by Armenia, NKR and Azerbaijan). Most of Nagorno Karabakh and a security zone consisting of 7 regions are now under control of NKR defense army. Armenia and Azerbaijan are holding peace talks mediated by the OSCE Minsk Group up till now.  Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush provinceNarek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28.Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |
