Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Nov 5 According to GAMAC quoted from Gunaz Tv  (the official media of South Azerbaijan), Hakimeh Ahmadi and Nasim Sadeghi, two South Azerbaijani activists were arrested in late October 2018, and beaten, tortured by security forces known as “Ettelaat”. Iran’s Ettelaat agents crush, two ribs and fingers of Hakimeh Ahmadi …

Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Sep 16 A South Azerbaijani Turkish citizen from Malekan city was severely beaten by the security forces of Binab city and lost his life as a result of torture. According to Gunaz Tv  (the official media of South Azerbaijan), “Hojat-Egtesadi” from South Azerbaijan- Malekan city was arrested and killed by …

The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Javaid Rehman, submits his first report to the General Assembly pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 37/30, following his appointment in July 2018. This initial report is based on consultations held with interlocutors in Geneva …

Introduction 1. The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 72/189, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to report to it at its seventythird session. The report provides information on progress made in the implementation of the resolution and draws on observations made by the United Nations …

Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Aug 12 Maulvi Abdul Ghaffar Naqshbandi son of a prominent Scholar and the Imam of the central Mosque of Rask city said in Friday sermons: “ we will not forget the tragedy of raping girls in Iranshahr city, the place of OPPRESSOR and the OPPRESSED  has been …

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 20 A group of South Azerbaijani activists in Ardabil city met with Mr. Abbas Lisani, the prominent Azerbaijani national activist. According to Gunaz Tv (the official media of South Azerbaijan), Mr. Abbas Lisani arrested on the eve of the Babak Castle ceremony by Iranian regime intelligence office and transferred to Tabriz Central Prison …

Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Mar 28 Vali-Allah Taghizadeh the  South Azerbaijani prisoner from Ardabil went on hunger strike from Feb 14, 2018, to protest the lengthy process of examining his lawsuit. He has been in Tabriz central prison for more than 12 years. He has been lost at least 22 kilograms weight …

Tabriz,South Azerbaijan, Mar 26 Massoud Baluchi, prisoner of Saravan Prison  (Southeastern Iran), was beaten by jail administrator Iraj Nourbakhsh due to a delay of his leave. According to GAMAC, quoting the Baloch activist campaign, Massoud Baluchi  was Severely beaten by Prison guard Iraj Nourbakhsh due to a delay in returning. …

Tabriz,South Azerbaijan, Mar 7 Jamaluddin Khanjani, one of the leaders of the Baha’i community in Iran, was transferred to hospital after he suffered heart complications in prison. He received heart surgery in the hospital and was once again transferred to Evin Prison. It is worth noting that Mr. Khanjani, born …