Campaign dedicated to ‘20 January’ tragedy started

An online campaign under the slogan "22 Years of Memory" has launched to remember the January 20 tragedy. Materials, photographs and references are being sent to e-mail addresses of higher educational centers around the world and international organizations as part of the campaign, which began in Baku and in the regional offices of the Educational Center for Youth, the center's press service reported on Thursday.

The campaign that will last several days takes place not only in Azerbaijan, but also in countries, where the Education Center’s members reside. The Soviet army commenced military operations against Azerbaijan early morning Jan. 20, 1990, before declaring a state of emergency. The tragedy claimed the lives of 132 people. Some 612 people were severely injured.


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