South Azerbaijanis have historically been considered the country’s most loyal ethnolinguistic minority. Predominantly Shiite, with religion being the most important source of collective identity, Turkophone Azerbaijanis had until the 1920s provided numerous dynasties to the Persian thrones. The rise of nationalism in the 20th century gradually breached the image of South …
Read More »Iraqi protesters set fire to Iranian consulate in Basra
Baghdad, Iraq, Sep 7 Protesters stormed the Iranian consulate in southern Iraq’s city of Basra, setting it on fire as part of deadly demonstrations against lack of services and jobs in which several government buildings have been ransacked and torched. Demonstrators on Friday broke into the consulate building in Basra, shouting …
Read More »Parisa Rafiee, a South Azerbaijani Student, was Sentenced to 7 Years Imprisonment
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Aug 26 Saeed Khalili the attorney of Ms. Parisa Rafiee(South Azerbaijani Turk Student form Zanjan city) has announced that she was sentenced to 7 years in prison by Tehran’s Revolutionary Court. According to Gunaz Tv (the official media of South Azerbaijan) the Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, …
Read More »Iranian Government Officials Avoid the release of South Azerbaijan Activist Mr. Jafar Rostami-rad
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, July 26 “Jafar Rostami-Rad” the South Azerbaijan national activist has not released yet after 25 days of his arrestment. Mr. Jafar Rostami-rad was transferred to the general row of Evin Prison in Tehran. It should be noted that Many South Azerbaijani activists including Mr. Jafar Rostami-Rad have arrested …
Read More »Extensive Arrests of South Azerbaijan National Activists on the Eve of the Babak Castle Ceremony
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, July 2 According to Gunaz Tv (the official media of South Azerbaijan), many South Azerbaijani activists have arrested on the eve of the Babak Castle ceremony in different cities of South Azerbaijan by Iranian regime intelligence office on Monday 2nd of July 2018. The name of some South Azerbaijan national and …
Read More »The Flag of the South Azerbaijan National Movement in Qazvin
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, June 29 A group of South Azerbaijan national activists of Qazvin city has fluttered the flag of the South Azerbaijan National Movement in this city. The flag of the South Azerbaijan National Movement was waving on on the historical monument of the “Gate of Tehran” in Qazvin …
Read More »Detention of five prominent South Azerbaijan national and civil rights activists
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, June 25 Five South Azerbaijan national and civil rights activists who were visiting Tabriz to attend the funeral procession of Hassan Damirchi (Hassan Agha Azerbaijan) were arrested along the way of Tehran-Tabriz. According to GAMAC quoted from Gunaz Tv (the official media of South Azerbaijan), at least …
Read More »Will the Mullahs’ Regime See Its 40th Anniversary?
Will the Mullahs’ Regime See Its 40th Anniversary? By-Boris Gulko Until recently, Iran was lucky. It was approaching domination in the Middle East. In addition to Lebanon, Iran controlled Iraq, Syria, and the Iranian client has been successful in the civil war in Yemen. A common idea is needed to …
Read More »Ahmad Obali in an interview with VOA: The People of Azerbaijan Agree with the Recent Decision of Trump
Washington, US, May 19 Mr. Ahmad Obali, founder, and director of Gunaz Tv (the official media of South Azerbaijan), In an interview with the Voice of America, expressed about the economic and political effects of sanctions against Tehran after the withdrawal of the United States from nuclear deal. In an interview on May 19, 2018, …
Read More »The Heyran Mountain Pass Belongs to South Azerbaijan and It is an Integral Part of South Azerbaijan
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Apr 20 In recent days, a number of artists, reporters and intellectual from different part of Iran specially South Azerbaijan region have supported the legal demands of the South Azerbaijan people. Azerbaijani artist and actor Mr. Babak Nahrin reacted to the separation of the Heyran Mountain Pass …
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