Ankara: Armenia cemetery desecrated, bodies removed from gravesAugust 13, 2020 - 18:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An Armenian cemetery in Ankara, Turkey has been desecrated, with bodies removed from graves, Ermenihaber.am reports. Co-founder of the Democracy and Progress Party, lawmaker Mustafa Yeneroğlu has raised the issue with Ankara mayor Mansur Yavaş. According to Yeneroğlu, bones and human remains are now scattered across the cemetery. The lawmaker described the situation as "shameful" and called for burying the remains immediately. According to media reports, the mayor of Ankara has said that city authorities are already taking action. 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 | Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |