For two years angry crowds gathered at the Baku Lenin Square chanting “Death to Armenians” and slaughtering civilians sporadically as they rioted and looted. In January 1990 the final organized mass ethnic cleansing campaign against Armenians in Baku began this week 35 years ago. Few months prior to that in September of 1989 my family and I, thankfully, escaped to Armenia. We lived just a couple blocks away from the Lenin Square, sometimes hiding as the million protesters passed by for hours. In my book “Nowhere A story of Exile” based on my childhood diaries I describe the marches toward the Square on our street and the eerie screaming to kill us that reached my young Armenian ears across several city blocks.
We don’t forget, we will forever remind them. #BakuPogroms
For two years angry crowds gathered at the Baku Lenin Square chanting “Death to Armenians” and slaughtering civilians sporadically as they rioted and looted. In January 1990 the final organized mass ethnic cleansing campaign against Armenians in Baku began this week 35 years ago. Few months prior to that in September of 1989 my family and I, thankfully, escaped to Armenia. We lived just a couple blocks away from the Lenin Square, sometimes hiding as the million protesters passed by for hours. In my book “Nowhere A story of Exile” based on my childhood diaries I describe the marches toward the Square on our street and the eerie screaming to kill us that reached my young Armenian ears across several city blocks.
We don’t forget, we will forever remind them. #BakuPogroms
He floated the idea of restricting the use of Telegram in Ukraine and Russia, a suggestion that was met with fierce opposition from users. Shortly after, Durov backed off the idea. Since its launch in 2013, Telegram has grown from a simple messaging app to a broadcast network. Its user base isn’t as vast as WhatsApp’s, and its broadcast platform is a fraction the size of Twitter, but it’s nonetheless showing its use. While Telegram has been embroiled in controversy for much of its life, it has become a vital source of communication during the invasion of Ukraine. But, if all of this is new to you, let us explain, dear friends, what on Earth a Telegram is meant to be, and why you should, or should not, need to care. The news also helped traders look past another report showing decades-high inflation and shake off some of the volatility from recent sessions. The Bureau of Labor Statistics' February Consumer Price Index (CPI) this week showed another surge in prices even before Russia escalated its attacks in Ukraine. The headline CPI — soaring 7.9% over last year — underscored the sticky inflationary pressures reverberating across the U.S. economy, with everything from groceries to rents and airline fares getting more expensive for everyday consumers. Crude oil prices edged higher after tumbling on Thursday, when U.S. West Texas intermediate slid back below $110 per barrel after topping as much as $130 a barrel in recent sessions. Still, gas prices at the pump rose to fresh highs. A Russian Telegram channel with over 700,000 followers is spreading disinformation about Russia's invasion of Ukraine under the guise of providing "objective information" and fact-checking fake news. Its influence extends beyond the platform, with major Russian publications, government officials, and journalists citing the page's posts.
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