Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Oct 28 Every 23 September 2018 is the first day for school in Iran. Unfortunately, the first day for children from national minorities is not an enjoyable experience. It is a day when minority students experience their first cultural and language shock at the age of seven. They …

Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Sep 25 It is clear that South Azerbaijan today has a kind of self-censorship, and the demands of the South Azerbaijan people are primarily perceived by local officials and the regime. The importance of the mother tongue, and more specifically on mother-tongue education, is recognized globally. The …

Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Apr 18 The QANUN Newspaper which published in Tehran, once again expressed the basic rights of the Turkish nation “Teaching Mother Tongue”  are contrary to national security on 18th of Apr 2018. Also, the QANUN Newspaper has Linked the Turk nation’s demands about “Teaching Mother Tongue”  to …

Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Oct 16 The non-Persian population like South Azerbaijan people in Iran geography has faced many problems that were accumulated even before the establishment of the Iran Islamic republic. The demands of the oppressed minorities surfaced immediately after the overthrow of the Shah regime in 1979. unfortunately, South Azerbaijan people witnessed …

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL 11 August 2018 Index: MDE 13/8889/2018 Amnesty International is calling on the Iranian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release activist Ebrahim Nouri, as well as anyone else still arbitrarily detained after the arrest of around 120 people in connection with two separate Azerbaijani Turkic cultural gatherings that took …

Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, July 17 A recent racist remark by the Minister of education against non-Persian ethnics who lives in Iran geography has sparked a sharp reaction from social network users and national and political activists. Mohammad Bhtohei the minister of Education at the meeting of the undergraduate elementary education …

Saudi Arabia and Iran Battle It Out in Azerbaijan-BY   JAMES M. DORSEY The bitter rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran is going on a trip outside the Middle East. It’s the pot calling the kettle black. As Saudi Arabia accuses Iran of seeking to encircle the kingdom with its support for …

Tabriz,South Azerbaijan, Mar 16 South Azerbaijan National –civil right activists have distributed hundreds of Turkish books among  Ardabil ‘s  citizens  on the eve of the New Year. The South Azerbaijan national activists were giving out Turkish leaflets and books  to everyone  in order to understand the importance and necessity of  mother …

Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Feb 24 Coinciding with the “International Day of Mother language”, a number of South Azerbaijani students have opened  a “Mother tongue” placard to demand studying  in their native language. A number of students from different universities of South Azerbaijan, including Tabriz, Zanjan and Tikan Tepeh (Tekab) have shown civil …

Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Feb 21 The UNESCO Organization has published Mother Language Day‘s posts on its official Instagram and Twitter page in recent days, which faced  with thousands of comments of  South Azerbaijani people. UNESCO’s official pages on social networks broadcast images emphasizing the necessity  of education of children in their mother …