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The Azerbaijani propaganda machine again started to circulate the falsifications of1992 Aghdam events, which wereexposed long ago. It again propagates the “confessions” ascribed to the Armenians and made by a nonexistent author “DavudHeyriyan”
and ZoriBalayan in a nonexistent book.

In an article about the “mourning rituals” dedicated to the Aghdam events, Haqqin.az references the following topicto intensifyits argumentation: “Even the Armenians left evidence of the atrocities committed by themselves. This is what one of the participants of the events, DavudHeyriyan, writes.” Further, the quotes of the nonexistent author of the nonexistent book follow.

Axar.az, another Azerbaijani website,also publishes only quotes which “describe the atrocities” in its article “ZoriBalayan’sterrible confessions about Khojaly.”

Vzglyad.az also recalls the “confessions of the bloodiest barbarians which tear your soul and freeze your blood,” copying the quotes of the aforementioned work word by word.

Moderator.az published the article of the vice-president of the international fund “Gashgari”, writer, publicist, and police mayor JalaleddinHasimov, whoalso refers to ZoriBalayan, to his “book”, and to the quotes with “confessions.” By the way, the former, who exploits the Khojaly theme and tells about the “conspiracy” ofZoriBalayan and other Armenian figures withthe commander of the 366thregiment,does not even know his real name calling him “Zurgugarov.”

Excerpts from these nonexistent books are constantly cited by the Azerbaijani media as “Armenians’confession of their own deeds.” However, the Azerbaijani side could not present either the original book or its full content during the 20 years of the exploitation of this thesis. At the same time, ZoriBalayanspoke about his alleged book in an interview with Azerbaijani Day.az 10 years ago, in 2006: “Scorn wins over slander.” DavudHeyriyan does not have any opinion about this due to his nonexistence.
In its turn, in 2012, public organization “Xenophobia Prevention Initiative” officially announced its intention to buy the above-mentioned books –“Resurrection of Our Soul” and “In the Name of the Cross” – and expressed its willingness to pay $15 000 for each. Nobody responded to the offer during the years after the publication of the announcement.

This issue is examined in detail in the book “Armenophobia in Azerbaijan” by A. Adibekyan and A. Elibegova in the chapter “Dehumanization and demonization of Armenians.”
(http://stophatespeech.net/en/dehumanization-and-demonization-of-armenians.html#_ftnref43) 

On February 26, 1992, during the war in Karabakh, around 200 to 300 people (according to Human Rights Watch, and 600 according to the version propagated by Azerbaijan) were killed in unknown circumstances near the city of Aghdam. They have been deliberately withheld by the Azerbaijani authorities in the midst of the military actions. Population of the village of Khojaly, which was one of the firing points shooting at the blockaded Stepanakert (among five others) was kept in the village for months by force and was not evacuated by the authorities of Azerbaijan deliberately, in order to use them as human shields later.

Residents of Khojaly coming out through the humanitarian corridor, that the self-defence forces of NKR had left open, freely passed more than 10 km and reached the Aghdam city controlled by the Azerbaijani troops. Later, not far from the positions of Azerbaijani troops dead bodies of the villagers were found. The exact death toll remains unknown as the official Baku publishes data contradicting each other. Parliamentary Commission investigating the tragic death of the civilians at Aghdam city was dissolved by the order of Heydar Aliyev, the investigative materials are kept secret.