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Khojaly Massacre recognition is the formal acceptance that the massacre of Azerbaijani civilians killed along with retreating Azerbajani militia from town of Khojaly by Armenians, committed by Nagorno-Karabakh forces and troops from 366 CIS regiment in 1992 constitutes massacre.

International organizations
International organizations officially recognising the Khojaly Massacre include:
 * Human Rights Watch
 * Organization of Islamic Cooperation

Parliaments and governments
In recent years, parliaments of several countries have formally recognized the event as a massacre. The Hungarian party Jobbik stated, that they express solidarity with Azerbaijani people and issued statements during massacre's anniversary.

Countries

 * 🇦🇿 – Azerbaijani Parliament recognized the Khojaly Massacre.
 * 🇲🇽 – Foreign Relations Committee of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies recognised the Khojaly Massacre in 2011.
 * 🇹🇷 – Foreign Relations Committee of the Turkish National Assembly recognised the Khojaly Massacre referring to it as genocide in 2012.
 * 🇵🇰 – Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate of Pakistan recognized the Khojaly Massacre referring to it as genocide in 2012.
 * 🇨🇴 – Foreign Relations Committee of the Colombian House of Representatives recognized the Khojaly Massacre in 2013.
 * 🇨🇿 – Foreign Affairs Committee of the Czech Parliament condemned the Khojaly Massacre as a crime against humanity in 2013.
 * 🇧🇦 – House of Peoples passed a resolution condemning the Khojaly Massacre as a crime against humanity in 2014.
 * – Foreign Affairs Committee of the Sudanese National Assembly recognized the Khojaly Massacre in 2014.
 * – Congress of Guatemala recognized the Khojaly Massacre referring to it as genocide in 2015.

U.S states

 * Flag of Massachusetts.svg US State of Massachusetts commemorated the Khojaly Massacre in 2010
 * Flag of Texas.svg US State of Texas commemorated the Khojaly Massacre in 2011
 * Flag of New Jersey.svg US State of New Jersey commemorated the Khojaly Massacre in 2012
 * Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg US State of Georgia commemorated the Khojaly Massacre on 28 March 2012
 * Flag of Maine.svg US State of Maine commemorated the Khojaly Massacre on 23 March 2012
 * Flag of New Mexico.svg US State of New Mexico commemorated the Khojaly Massacre on 28 January 2013
 * Flag of Arkansas.svg US State of Arkansas commemorated the Khojaly Massacre on 8 February 2013
 * Flag of Mississippi.svg US State of Mississippi commemorated the Khojaly Massacre on 25 February 2013
 * Flag of Oklahoma.svg US State of Oklahoma commemorated the Khojaly Massacre on 4 March 2013
 * Flag of Tennessee.svg US State of Tennessee commemorated the Khojaly Massacre on 18 March 2013
 * Flag of Pennsylvania.svg US State of Pennsylvania commemorated the Khojaly Massacre on 18 March 2013
 * Flag of West Virginia.svg US State of West Virginia commemorated the Khojaly Massacre on 3 April 2013
 * Flag of Connecticut.svg US State of Connecticut commemorated the Khojaly Massacre on 3 April 2013
 * Flag of Florida.svg US State of Florida commemorated the Khojaly Massacre on 3 April 2013
 * Flag of Indiana.svg US State of Indiana commemorated the Khojaly Massacre on 3 March 2014

Position of Turkey
On 26 February 2012, a rally commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the 1992 massacre of Azerbaijani civilians by Armenian and CIS forces (of former Soviet republics) took place in Istanbul on 26 February 2012. It was the largest campaign within "Justice for Khojaly" framework. The demonstration with slogan "We are all from Khojaly" ("Hamımız Xocalılıyıq", "Hepimiz Hocalılıyız") started in front of Galatasaray High School and lasted several hours in Taksim Square (Istanbul, Turkey) with around 200 000 participants.

In 2010, first memorial dedicated to Khojaly events was built in Ankara, Turkey. In 2011, municipalities of Turkish cities Isparta, Adana, Uşak and Çanakkale also approved proposal for a memorial to the victims of Khojaly massacre. On February 2014 the ceremony of opening the monument to the victims of the Khojaly massacre has been held in the city of Uşak of Turkey.

Position of Israel
On February 29, 2012, Israel hosted an international conference regarding the Khojaly Massacre, sponsored by the International Association: Israel-Azerbaijan (AZIZ) and Netanian Center for Strategic Dialogue. The conference dedicated the day to the victims of the Khojaly Massacre and was attended by both scientists and leading specialists from Israeli universities and strategic centers. Public figures also made an appearance, including deputies from the Israeli Knesset and the Foreign Ministry, as well as diplomats from Turkey, Germany, Romania, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Republic of Northern Cyprus, and the Azerbaijani diaspora in Israel.

In 2015, Israeli president Reuven Rivlin acknowledged the Khojaly Massacre while addressing the United Nations General Assembly on the International Holocaust Remembrance Day and calling on the international community to lay down a bottom line when defining genocide: "[I]s our struggle, the struggle of this Assembly, against genocide, effective enough? Was it effective enough then in Bosnia? Was it effective in preventing the killing in Khojaly?" On 25 February 2015, Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Knesset member Alex Miller participated in an event marking the 23rd anniversary of the massacre in Acre, Israel.

France
On 27 February 2012, Azerbaijani diaspora activists and several sympathetic French senators and MPs participated in a one-day Khojaly conference. Along with the handout of flyers, a film festival was also staged.

Germany
The memorial in Berlin were unveiled on 30 May 2011, while the opening ceremony was attended by Norbert Kopp, Mayor of Steglitz-Zehlendorf; Adalat Valiyev, Azerbaijani Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism; expatriate Azerbaijanis and leading scientific and cultural figures from both countries.

In 2012, where the Bundestag is considering a proposal similar to the French bill, a demonstration condemning the Khojaly massacre occurred in Berlin. Meanwhile, members of the leftist MP faction Die Linke characterized the Khojaly tragedy as a “military crime”.

United States
In 2009, Ed Whitfield, the Republican Party U.S. Representative of KY's 1st congressional district, formally recognized the anniversary of the Khojaly events in the Congressional record.