The UC Berkeley School of Law Human Rights Center, or HRC, postponed a screening for a documentary set during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, which was originally set to be held April 24, Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day.
The HRC postponed the event the day before it was scheduled, citing safety concerns. Days before the postponement, the consulate of Azerbaijan sent the HRC a now-leaked email urging campus to cancel the event. The event was to be co-hosted by the UC Berkeley Armenian Students’ Association.
The documentary, “My Sweet Land,” follows the displacement of an 11-year-old child during the 2020 conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Many Armenian students have expressed their disappointment with the HRC for postponing the film, calling the HRC’s actions “censorship.” Armenian ASUC Senator Tony Ordoukhanian said he “expected more” from a campus that champions academic freedom.
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