Armenian youth of America reminds Azerbaijan of Sumgait pogroms

ArmInfo.Armenian youth of America reminded Azerbaijan of the Sumgait pogroms.  As reported by  the press service of the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), on February 23, the Armenian Youth Federation Washington  D.C. AYF-YOARF, along with the Armenian community, organized a  protest in front of the Azerbaijani Embassy to condemn the  37th anniversary of the Sumgait massacre and the pogroms in Baku, Kirovabad and Maragha.

The community members also  gathered to demand  the  international community to hold Azerbaijan accountable for the  ethnic cleansing of Artsakh, as well as the release of Armenian  prisoners of war.

The protest began with a speech by AYF Executive Member Nareg  Sakayan, who condemned Azerbaijan's actions, stating, "The  Azerbaijani response to the Armenian question, to the desire of  Armenians to breathe freely, was to prevent them from breathing at  all." Alex Galitsky, ANCA Policy Director, emphasized the importance  of resilience, stating, "Today, as we mourn the genocidal blockade  and forced displacement of Artsakh's Armenians, the torture of  Armenian prisoners and the destruction of our heritage, we must  remember that we in the Diaspora do not have the luxury of despair.  Our duty is to resist, to fight back and to demand justice." The  protest concluded with a prayer to honor the fallen and for the  release of Armenian prisoners of war.