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By Laman Ismayilova

Nizami Cinema Center presented a new film "Paper grave". The screening was dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide, Trend Life reported.

The film's premier was attended by prominent public and art figures.

The event participants first observed a minute of silence in memory of the victims of the Khojaly genocide, committed by Armenian militaries against the civilian population of of Azerbaijan in February 1992.

In their speech, Chairman of Azerbaijan's Union of Writers Anar Rzayev, Turkish Ambassador to Azerbaijan Erkan Ozoral, head of ILESAM Mehmet Nuri Parmaksiz and poet Khayal Rza spoke about the Khojaly genocide, which is one the bloodiest tragedies in the history of the mankind.

Directed by Elchin Arifoglu, the film’s shooting took place in the village Ikinji Nugedi of Guba region.

The feature film was shot on the initiative of Azerbaijan's Union of Writers with the support of Turkey's Professional Organization of Authors (Owners) of Intellectual and Artistic Works (ILESAM).

The film also will be shown in Ankara, Turkey.

Khojaly, the second largest town in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, came under intense fire from the towns of Khankendi and Askeran already occupied by the Armenian armed forces in 1992.

About 613 civilians – mostly women and children – were killed in the massacre, and a total of 1,000 people were disabled. Eight families were exterminated, 25 children lost both parents, and 130 children lost one parent. Moreover, 1,275 innocent people were taken hostage, and the fate of 150 of them remains unknown.

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