Iran

Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Nov 20 The Sexual Assault of  Salman Khodadadi  Iranian  MP  has revealed in Gunaz Tv (the official media of South Azerbaijan)  live program with the name of “165 minutes” on Monday 19th of  November 2018. Ms. Zahra Navidpour has released a document in two languages (Farsi &Turkish) describing how …

Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Nov 6 UNPO submitted a report on Iran to UPR Info, a non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). This report is published three years after the Islamic Republic’s last UPR review in 2014 and looks at the country’s dismal record when it comes to environmental …

WASHINGTON, U.S. Nov 2 Donald Trump has referenced hit television show Game of Thrones in a tweet about reinstating sanctions against Iran. The montage consists of a photo of himself, clad in his usual dark suit, white button-down shirt and red tie, with the words: “Sanctions are coming” scribbled across the image. It is a reference …

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 …

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, Sep 22 A group of gunmen opened fire on a military parade in the Iranian city of Ahvaz on Saturday, killing several people and wounding at least 20 more, local and state news agencies reported. Videos of the attack published online and by local media outlets show …

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 …

Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Aug 6 Iranian authorities have detained a deputy Central Bank governor amid street protests over the country’s economic difficulties, state-run media report, as Iran prepares to face a return of U.S. sanctions that were lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal. A spokesman for the judiciary was quoted …

Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Aug 5 Demonstrations to protest the cost of living, extortion, corruption, wages that gone unpaid, shortages in water and electricity in Iran have spread to Isfahan, in the center of the country, and many other cities in the sixth consecutive day. Protest gatherings are taking place in …