1. Why is the Foreign Minister silent?
Before her departure for the UN General Assembly today, Annalena Baerbock once again speaks out clearly about Russia's attack on Ukraine.
We stand firmly by Ukraine's side and will continue to support it – with everything it needs – so that the war and the immeasurable suffering of the people in Ukraine can end. In New York, the focus will also be on how the horrific crimes committed in Ukraine in Russia's name can be addressed and prosecuted.
Annalena Baerbock
In the case of Azerbaijan’s attack on Armenia, the German Foreign Minister has been not a single word In view of Azerbaijan's illegal attack on Armenian territory and the atrocities committed during it, the above statement could easily be applied to these two countries as well. Where is the "value-based" and "feminist" foreign policy of the Green Party politician when well over 100 Armenians have been massacred and Women dismembered become?
2. Why does Germany support two dictatorships against two democracies?
Presidents Aliyev and Erdogan enjoy glorifying the Turkish Genocide of 1,5 million Armenians in 1915: At their joint “victory celebration” after the attack on Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020 Erdogan celebrated one of the main perpetrators and described the Armenian Christians as “Unbelievers”Aliyev regularly calls them “Dogs” – this raises alarm bells for genocide researchers. Not so for the EU Commission President, which prefers to refrain from making any critical comments about the human rights situation in Azerbaijan when purchasing gas. Germany is also currently more involved with questionable military partnerships and Equidistance with criticism or even sanctions. A fatal signal that amounts to de facto support for the attackers.
Azerbaijan performs far worse than Russia in terms of press freedom and civil liberties, while in Turkey, the rule of law and freedom of expression are no longer a concern. Armenia, on the other hand, has already become democratic in a "Velvet Revolution" in 2018 – similar to Ukraine – which was confirmed this weekend. US top politician Nancy Pelosi during her visit. Even the internationally unrecognized Artsakh is democratically administered.
3. Why do many media outlets report incorrectly or not at all?
The reporting in German media is in view of the openly expressed, genocidal intentions of destruction by Türkiye and Azerbaijan against the oldest Christian state in the world are grotesquely flawed and inadequate: Of all things, the International law It is often argued that Nagorno-Karabakh belongs to Azerbaijan, quite apart from the fact that this is simply inaccurate – Aliyev even publicly counts the Armenian capital Yerevan as part of his territory. It couldn't be clearer: Armenia is to be destroyed.
The way in which war is being waged against a militarily significantly inferior opponent – such as the attack on Nagorno-Karabakh two years ago – is also entirely inhumane and illegal.
Human rights organizations report cluster bombs against civilians and targeted attacks on hospitals and churches for carrying Christian crosses. Armenian prisoners of war are alleged to have been tortured and filmed in the process. The OSCE and the UN are currently investigating reports of beheadings of soldiers and mutilation of corpses.
Wolfram Reimer 2020 on n‑tv
4. Why are there no genocide memorials in Germany?
The strategic interests of the EU Commission and the German Federal Government in their supposed NATO partner Turkey and in their gas supplier Azerbaijan are as clear as they are short-sighted. But why does civil society remain strangely silent? Well, they often simply don't know any better.
The Genocide of 1,5 million Armenians by the "Young Turks" movement was made possible in 1915 with logistical and military support from the German Empire. Not least for this reason, an initiative has been trying for years to erect a memorial to the genocide in Cologne. The city it breaks down regularlyMeanwhile, Kaiser Wilhelm II can be seen within sight. stay on the pedestal.
On Hardenbergstraße in Berlin today there is also nothing to remind us that once a Turkish genocide in German exile was shot.
5. Why is genocide missing from history classes?
Soldiers of the German Empire frequently assisted the Turks in the murder of the Christian civilian population. Around 20 years later, immediately before the invasion of Poland, Hitler explicitly referred to the Armenian genocide in a speech to Wehrmacht generals. In a secret speech, he declared it a model for his own war of annihilation.
So, for now, I have deployed my Death's Head units, only in the East, with orders to mercilessly and without compassion send every man, woman, and child of Polish descent and language to their deaths. Only in this way can we gain the living space we need. Who still talks about the extermination of the Armenians today?
Adolf Hitler on August 22, 1939
There are therefore more than enough reasons to include the topic in history classes. However, binding guidelines for this are lacking – due to political influence Turkey and apparently also from Concern about the reactions Turkish students and their parents. Meanwhile, streets and schools in Turkey are named after the perpetrators.
Unlike the Holocaust, denial of the Armenian genocide is possible in Germany. Fromnkingdom, Greece, Cyprus and the Slovakia have also criminalized the denial of this genocide.
More information:
Deadly Equidistance: Germany and the Attack on Armenia
Ten facts about the war over Nagorno-Karabakh
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Germany's role
Journalist criticizes reporting
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