"Bloody footprints" expo due in Baku

By Azernews

By Laman Ismayilova

Baku will host an exhibition dedicated to the Khojaly Genocide , which is one of the blackest and bloodiest pages of human history.

Entitled " Bloody footprints",  the event is organized by the Nasimi District Central Library.

Thos wishing to to participate in the exhibition can send art works via the following email address: [email protected]. Please give a brief background about yourself.

For more information, please contact:

(012) 490-49-01

(070) 391-06-76

(055) 792-01-76

Khojaly, the second largest town in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, came under intense fire from the towns of Khankendi and Askeran already occupied by the Armenian armed forces in 1992.

About 613 civilians mostly women and children were killed in the massacre, and a total of 1,000 people were disabled. Eight families were exterminated, 25 children lost both parents, and 130 children lost one parent. Moreover, 1,275 innocent people were taken hostage, and the fate of 150 of them remains unknown.