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"Genocides are crimes against humanity." 25 years have passed since the genocide against Bosnian Muslims.

The Srebrenica genocide is the largest genocide in Europe since World War II and the first legally documented act of genocide. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, socialist regimes began to overthrow throughout Europe. In Yugoslavia, a deep economic crisis began. As a result, since 1990, the country has been divided into republics, which has led to inter-ethnic tensions and displacement. The worst crimes took place in the newly formed Bosnia .General Ratko Mladic and the Serbian Republican Army killed thousands of Bosnian Muslims and Serbs in an attempt to “ethnic cleanse” Srebrenica. It has been documented that women and children were also killed during the genocide. Along with the Serbian army, Serbian special security forces known as “Scorpions” also took part in the genocide. Despite the deployment of 400 Dutch peacekeepers by the UN in Srebrenica, the genocide could not be prevented. By 2006, 42 mass graves had been discovered around Srebrenica. The identities of 2,070 victims have been identified. The body parts in 7,000 sacks still remain unidentified. The remains of another 1,000 bodies were found in the mass grave of the Srebrenica genocide in Kamenica on August 11, 2006.

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Azerbaijani press (1918)

In the exposition of the press of that time in the museum of the complex, articles published in the newspapers “Azerbaijan”, “Kaspi”, “Nash Golos”, “Qardash qaygısı”, “Istiglal” about the genocides committed by the Armenian Dashnaks against the Turkish-Muslim population during the events of March 1918 are displayed to visitors.

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The museum's exposition on the "Baku area" presents a photo of the Ismailiyya building, which houses the Muslim Charity Society, which was destroyed by Bolshevik-Dashnak forces

During the events of March 1918, the Armenians who took control of Baku, along with the population of the city, systematically and purposefully destroyed the cultural monuments of our people. One of these magnificent architectural monuments is the Ismailiyya building of the Muslim Charity Society, located on Nikolayev (Istiglaliyyat) Street, one of the central streets of Baku.
In 1917, the idea of ​​giving autonomy to Azerbaijan was voiced in this building where the Congress of Caucasian Muslims was held, and the history of our independence became the main headquarters of the struggle for independence. During the events of March 1918, Armenians looted the Ismailiyya building and then set it on fire. In addition to the damage caused to the building during the fires, the archives of the institutions operating in the palace, including the palace itself, were destroyed by fire.
The Ismailiyya building was restored during the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and currently serves as the building of the Presidium of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.

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Tazapir Mosque

A photo of the Tazapir Mosque, located in one of the sections of the museum at the Genocide Memorial Complex, is presented to the viewers.
The Tazapir Mosque of the 14th-15th centuries was shelled and damaged by artillery fire during the March 1918 genocide in Baku, and the Turkish Muslim population gathered in the mosque was severely tortured.
At that time, the Tazapir Mosque played an important role in all socio-political issues in the life of the Azerbaijani people. The funeral of Muslims who were subjected to genocide during the March events was held in this mosque. In addition, on the occasion of the liberation of Baku from enemy forces on September 15, 1918, the commander of the Caucasian Islamic Army Nuru Pasha was invited to the Tazapir Mosque on September 16, and hundreds of people celebrated the liberation of Baku in the courtyard of the mosque.On the instructions of President Ilham Aliyev, the Tazapir Mosque has been overhauled and currently the building of Baku Islamic University and the Caucasian Muslims Office locate here.

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Policy of ethnic cleansing and genocide against Azerbaijanis (1988-1994)

 

The last stage of the Armenian policy of ethnic cleansing and genocide against Azerbaijanis covers the period from 1988 to 1994. Since 1988, from 22 districts, 170 villages and 94 settlements of the Armenian SSR, in which Azerbaijanis lived compactly with Armenians, about 250 thousand of our compatriots were deported from their historical lands. Thus, the process of ethnic cleansing of Azerbaijanis from the Armenian SSR was completed.
According to the Batumi agreement, signed in 1918, the territory of Armenia was 9 thousand km2, but in Soviet period it was increased to 29.7 thousand km2 due to Azerbaijani lands. The hated enemy, together with the occupied territories, appropriated 45 thousand km2 of Azerbaijani lands.

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Azerbaijan Press 1918

An article titled “Nightmare Days,” published in the 59 issue of “Our Voice” of March 24 (April 4), 1918, reads:
Everywhere, corpses are distorted, mutilated, disfigured… The Tazapir Mosque was severely damaged by artillery shelling… In the yard of the 6th section, the patrol found about 600 Muslim women prisoners with children, freed and escorted them to the Muslim part of the city. The broad masses are full of anger and hatred, growing into a sense of fierce vengeance that will not be so easy to deal with…