Central Azerbaijani television is completely silent about the dramatic events in Quba district in northern Azerbaijan where a curfew was imposed after an outbreak of civil unrest.

State television-broadcasted “Dzharchi” program showed a detailed story featuring an interview of President Ilham Aliyeb with Turkish TRT with an emphasis on “the ugly face of the Armenian atrocities” during the made-up “genocide” of Azerbaijanis in Khojalu.

This was followed by several videos the authors of which were excited by the decision of the French Constitutional Council on genocide bill. The program also presented in-depth coverage of the rally of the opposition Armenian National Congress held in Yerevan on Thursday.

Finally, the program presenter calls on the audience “to be the first and get to know first”, though Azerbaijani viewers are not to learn about what is happening in reality.

The Quba events were not mentioned in a single program of international ATZ-int channel as well.

Aztv-broadcasted “Heberlar” news mocked at the compatriots presenting a long video featuring protests and strikes in the European states, but keeping complete silence about the events in the Quba district.

This was preceded by a 10-minute story on the anniversary of the country’s accession to the UN flavored with an old song of the Azerbaijani propaganda on Armenia’s “failure to implement several resolutions on ‘occupied’ territories.”

Meanwhile, the internal forces were sent to the Quba district and curfew was imposed. Many people are interrogated. About 10,000 people spontaneously took to the streets on Thursday demanding resignation of the local authorities. The building of local administration was completely destroyed. Dispersing the crowd, police used clubs and tear gas.

By Ivan Gharibyan