Hundreds of protesters blocked streets near the Los Angeles Times headquarters in El Segundo on Tuesday evening, the latest in a series of demonstrations by Armenians over the deadly conflict in the southern Caucasus region known as Nagorno-Karabakh and referred to as Artsakh by Armenians. AdvertisementThe article quoted Armenian activists at length but also included a comment from Nasimi Aghayev, the consul general of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles. “How was that allowed by the editors?”AdvertisementThe Times has received a protest letter from the Armenian National Assn. Blikian was also disappointed in the reporting by The Times in protest coverage over the weekend that described “500 participants” at a Hollywood rally. The area is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, but its population of about 150,000 is majority ethnic Armenian and historically Armenian.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 07, 2020 06:05 UTC