BREAKING: Azerbaijani Government Pressure Leads to Cancellation of Acclaimed Artsakh Film at UC Berkeley on Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day

UC Berkeley cancels Armenian Genocide Remembrance event after pressure from Azerbaijani government

Berkeley, CA — University of California at Berkeley is under fire after an abrupt cancellation of a student-sponsored screening of a documentary that aimed to spotlight the stories of Armenian survivors and displaced civilians from the 2023 Artsakh conflict. According to a statement from the Berkeley Armenian Students Association (Cal ASA), the event—planned in collaboration with Berkeley Law—was called off following direct contact from the Cons…

BREAKING: Azerbaijani Government Pressure Leads to Cancellation of Acclaimed Artsakh Film at UC Berkeley on Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day

On April 24, 2025—the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide—the Human Rights Center at UC Berkeley Law canceled the screening of My Sweet Land, a powerful and internationally acclaimed documentary that follows the story of Vrej, an 11-year-old Armenian boy from Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), as he navigates life in the aftermath of war and forced displacement by Azerbaijan. The decision came after direct political pressure from the Azerbaijani…