Memorial Concert of the Black January 20, 1990-2015

On 19 and 20 January, 25 years ago Soviet troops took violent action against the Azerbaijan independence movement on the streets of Baku. This Azerbaijan independence movement against the occupation of the Soviets began already in 1989. To stop the movement Michail Gorbatschow arranged the brutal crackdown.
The result of this terrible day were hundreds of deaths and injuries.
On the occasion of this terrible event the Azerbaijan Student Network has organized a memorial concert in the “Evangelisch-Freikirchlichen Gemeinde Berlin-Weißensee” on January 20, 2015. First speeches by Prof. Fuhrmann of the University of Potsdam, the parish priest and the student Mirzeyev were held in memory of the victims of the "Black January ". The speeches dealt with the events of the „Black January“ in a historically and a legally way.
After that the world-famous opera singer Anna Shafajinskaia sang several arias accompanied by violin and piano. With her soulful voice she managed to express the mood of the evening and to inspire the audience.