Ceremony for Judge Jay Karahan

  TurkishPAC successfully raised $4000 for reelection of Judge Jay Karahan, highest elected Turkish-American official in the US.  TurkishPAC is organizing a reception to present Judge Karahan’s check on October 7th, from 18:00 to 19:00 at the Harvest Organic Grille located at 11681 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX 77077. Supporters of TurkishPAC and Judge Karahan are … Read more

23rd Anniversary of “Black January” Events

 

"By February 1, 1990, 706 people had applied for medical assistance to medical facilities of Baku. The court medical bureau [sudebno-meditsinskoye byuro] had accepted 84 persons. 73 of them with gunshot wounds (16 in their backs), smashed by APCs 8, bayoneted wounds 2. By February 9, 1990, 170 people, including 6 Russians, 7 Jews, Tatars and Lezgins, had died. Among the dead are six women and 9 children and teenagers. 370 people were wounded. 321 people disappeared." Source: "Black January: Baku 1990, Documents and Materials", AzerNeshr, Baku, 1990, p. 287, with a reference to the Ministry of Health of Azerbaijan SSR.

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