Call for sobriety: Citizens think UN can influence Turkey (video)
A group of citizens held a march to the United Nations Office in Armenia carrying posters that read, “I am Garo.” They handed a letter to the Office representatives, demanding that the international structure ensure the safety of Garo Paylan, an Armenian member of the Turkish Parliament from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) who came under violent attack due to his Armenian identity and free expression of his views. They demanded that the world community denounce the behavior of Turkey. On April 24, 2016, Garo Paylan spoke about the Armenian Genocide in Turkish parliament and urged the Turkish parliamentarians to honour the memory of the Genocide victims. A video published later showed a scuffle that broke out in the Turkish parliament. Paylan struggled with his fists against the attacking Turkish MPs until his party members hurried to help him. Appeals were spread in social networks urging that Paylan have the same fate as Hrant Dink, a prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist who was murdered on the streets of Istanbul in 2007. The participants of the march are concerned that the same fate might befall Garo Paylan. They believe that the UN will be able to call Turkey for sobriety.
