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Protest action of some Talishs not held due to absence of organizers

15 March 2007 [23:09] - TODAY.AZ
Talish Regional National-Cultural Autonomous Organization could not achieve to hold protest action outside Azerbaijani embassy in Russia.

The action was not held as some of the organizers did not attend the protest action, the counselor of the embassy Bakhish Zeynalov told the APA.

Zeynalov said nearly 5-10 men gathers outside embassy today at about 17.00.

"The police ensuring the security of the action demanded the protestors to leave the site as the author of the appeal filed to Moscow mayor's office was absent. They quietly left the site," he said.

The organization has send press releases to mass media on protest action planned outside Azerbaijani embassy. The press release writes that the sanctioned protest action by Moscow mayor's office will be held on discrimination of Talishs in Azerbaijan. But as the organizers were absent the action was not held.

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