Late on April 22, Athens hosted a march commemorating 97th anniversary of Armenian Genocide; the event was organized by ARF Dashnaktsutyun youth wing, Azad Or daily reported.
The rally participants marched through the central cities of Athens stopping at Azeri embassy. Demonstrators chanted mottos “Karabakh is ours” and “Karabakh belongs to Armenians.”
Further, the demonstrators proceeded to Turkish embassy; however, policemen blocked their way. While attempting to break through a police cordon, the demonstrators were stopped by a cloud of tear gas.
The demonstrators then marched to Greek parliament, where they voiced a loud protest against Turkish pressure on Greek authorities.
Hay Dat issued a statement condemning Greek government over its treatment of Armenians’ peaceful rally.
