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Khojaly victims commemorated in Dublin
The new independent documentary Endless Corridor was screened at The Light House Cinema – one of the most respected art cinemas in the Irish capital. The screening commemorated the victims of the Khojaly Massacre in 1992 – the worst single atrocity of the Armenian–Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh – which claimed the lives of 613 civilian victims in 1992. The death toll included 106 women, 63 children and 70 elderly people. The evening also saw the launch of the landmark publication Khojaly Witness of a War Crime: Armenia in the Dock.
Speaking before the audience of over 80 politicians, councillors, VIPs and representatives from the arts and media spheres, including Professor Farrel Corcoran, Dublin City University and Former Chair of Irish State Broadcaster RTÉ; Ellen Gunning, Presenter, Mediascope; and representatives of the Turkish, Argentine and Dutch Embassies to Ireland, Leon Cook, Communications and Marketing Director, The European Azerbaijan Society (TEAS), introduced the film. He said: “TEAS is proud to organise these events within the framework of the Justice for Khojaly campaign, which is an international awareness campaign initiated by Leyla Aliyeva, Vice-President, Heydar Aliyev Foundation. The Justice for Khojaly international campaign was launched on 8 May 2008. The campaign’s rapid development is a measure of international support for the restoration of justice in the region. This support has been expressed at events in over 100 countries in Europe, America, Asia and Africa and, has come from individuals and international organisations, as well as states. TEAS is organising events within the Justice for Khojaly campaign in London, Paris, Strasbourg, Brussels, Berlin, Bern, Istanbul, Ankara, Rome, Luxembourg and Vilnius, in addition to tonight’s screening in Dublin.
Veteran Irish Senator Terry Leyden (FiannaFáil) said: “Whilst we gather here in Dublin in the beautiful surroundings of The Light House cinema, a very short distance from the River Liffey, it is worth remembering that in cities across Europe and beyond tonight and around this time, the documentary we are about to see premiered in Dublin will also receive its country premieres before audiences gathered in Ankara, Moscow, Berlin, Paris, Brussels and Prague.
Leon Cook went on to launch the book Khojaly Witness of a War Crime: Armenia in the Dock. He explained: “It is 23 years since the worst massacre of the Armenian–Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh. The perpetrators still dispute responsibility for what happened in and around Khojaly on the night of 25-26 February 1992.