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The Public TV of Armenia will screen “Sumgait, February, 1988: An Ordinary Genocide” documentary Saturday at 10:30pm (local time). It is part of "An Ordinary Genocide" series.

The film is based on documentary materials, including exclusive video materials, photo documents, witness evidence, materials on investigation and legal proceedings, shown for the first time, not only to unveil the truth on what actually happened in Sumgait but also to prove that the events were organized by Azerbaijan’s authorities and special services with participation of the Soviet Union leadership.

The initiators of the project call this a film-condemnation of an offence against the humanity committed by Azerbaijan February 27-29, 1988, a tribute to the victims of the pogroms, as well as an appeal to the international community to recognize the crime and condemn Sumgait organizers and committers.

The film aims at putting an end to mass falsifications on Sumgait events. DVDs of the film have been spread, the Armenian and Russian versions of the film are available at different websites, currently it’s being translated into the English, French and Arabic languages.

“Sumgait, February, 1988: An Ordinary Genocide” is the second film in this series. “An Ordinary Genocide” film series has been initiated and conducted by the “PR and Information Center” of the Armenian President’s Administration. The presentation of the first film “Baku, January, 1990” was held in January this year. The film has been translated into different languages and spread on the internet and through DVDs.