[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 37 (Tuesday, March 1, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E193]
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              HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE SUMGAIT POGROMS

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                           HON. RASHIDA TLAIB

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 1, 2022

  Ms. TLAIB. Madam Speaker, as the world contends with multiple 
crises--from Ukraine to Yemen to Afghanistan and so many others--I feel 
it is important to pause and take time today to remember what is at 
stake and remind ourselves why our fight for a peaceful world free of 
violence, discrimination, and hate is so important.
  February 27th to the 29th marks the 34th anniversary of the Sumgait 
Pogrom which took place during the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 
Azerbaijan SSR. The massacres--part of a wider tragic history of 
intercommunal conflict between ethnic Armenians and Azerbaijanis--
marked one of the first major outbreaks of ethnic-based violence as the 
USSR began to disintegrate.
  On this, the 34th anniversary, our world still struggles with the 
evils of war, nationalism and unjustifiable hatred. I take, and 
encourage all my colleagues to take, this opportunity to recommit my 
pledge to do all I can to ensure that events like the never again 
occur.
  We have a lot of work to do. Let's move forward more committed than 
ever for the fight for a peaceful world rooted in a love for all 
people.

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