A rally seeking an immediate end to Azerbaijan's blockade of the Lachin Corridor is planned for tonight in Brentwood in connection with tomorrow's Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day.
A rally seeking an immediate end to Azerbaijan's blockade of the Lachin Corridor is planned for Sunday evening outside the Azerbaijan Consulate in Brentwood in connection with Monday's 108th anniversary of the start of the events that are widely viewed by scholars as the first genocide of the 20th century.
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Burbank, who is scheduled to speak at Sunday's 6 p.m. rally, was among the authors of a resolution condemning the blockade and encouraging the United States and the international community to petition the United Nations Security Council and other appropriate international bodies to investigate any possible war crimes committed by Azerbaijani forces.
The territory of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan. It is called Artsakh by Armenians. Glendale will conduct its 22nd annual Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event at 7 p.m. Monday at the Alex Theatre, with the theme, "The Armenian Experience Through the Lens," celebrating the 100th anniversary of Armenian cinema.A bill establishing Genocide Remembrance Day as a state holiday to be observed on April 24 and permitting public schools and community colleges to close in observance of this holiday, was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom Sept. 29.
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