A project entitled “The events of the 1918 Genocide against Azerbaijanis in Witness Testimonies” is being implemented in Guba city at the initiative of the “Genocide Memorial Complex”. As a result of the research conducted by the employees of the Scientific Research, Exposition and Fund Department of the Complex, scientific articles were prepared within the framework of the project, and a series of webinars entitled “Let's not forget historical truths” were organized on the Zoom platform on March 7-12, 2025.

The main goal of the project is to investigate the events of the genocide committed against Azerbaijanis based on eyewitness testimonies, study historical facts and communicate them to the public. During the speeches based on scientific research, the employees of the Complex analyzed the events that took place in 1918 in the Guba, Shamakhi, Baku and Karabakh regions based on eyewitness testimonies and presented new historical information.

The first part of the series of webinars took place on March 7, 2025. In the first webinar, moderated by Mehriban Aliyeva, Deputy Director of the Genocide Memorial Complex, speakers Mehriban Aliyeva (“The events of the 1918 genocide in Guba region in eyewitness testimonies”, Ulker Zeynalova “The events of the 1918 genocide in Shamakhi region in eyewitness testimonies”, and Nurjan Allahverdiyeva “The 1918 genocide in eyewitness testimonies of residents of Baku city and Baku villages” made speeches. The speeches provided information about the massacres committed by Armenian armed forces in Guba, Shamakhi and Baku regions, the testimonies of people who witnessed the events that occurred during that period, and the historical significance of these testimonies.

The webinar was attended by about 40 employees of reserves under the jurisdiction of the State Service for the Protection, Development and Restoration of Cultural Heritage.