Remembering Sumgait

Yesterday we commemorated the massacres in Sumgait. But in light of recent new evidence of Azeri soldiers demolishing Khatchkars in Nakhichevan, this year's commemoration held more responsibility on us to draw attention around the world. Here in Washington, we did our part. nearly 100 Armenians gathered infront of the Turkish Embassy around rush hour to March to the Azerbaijan Embassy just up the street. When they arrived, they were greeted by a handfull of Azeri's counter-protesting. Divided only by 2 lanes of asphalt, the shouting only increased over time.

I have never seen anything like this, but the upside to the story is that it drew much more attention. To follow, Congressman Pallone stood on the floor of Congress to remember the Sumgait Massacres and to mention that Armenians were marching in the cold to remind the world. Here are some photos to tell the story.