Tabriz,South Azerbaijan, Mar 9 Hadi Bahadori, the representative of the Urmia city in an interview with the stated news agency said:” Some dams of West Azerbaijan are overflowing but, government would not allow to release of water from dams to Lake Urmia.” Bahadori added: “As a result of recent rainfall, the …
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Iranian Regime Imprisoned 85-Year-Old Baha’i Again After Heart Surgery
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 …
Read More »Bahrain arrests 116 alleged members of ‘Iran-linked terror cell’
Tabriz,South Azerbaijan, Mar 4 Bahraini security forces informed on Saturday that they had arrested 116 people accused of belonging to a “terror” cell allegedly linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards,Times of Israeli reported. An official statement on state news agency BNA said that security services had in the process thwarted a number …
Read More »Russian Official: We Will Establish a Russian Consulate in Tabriz
Tabriz,South Azerbaijan, Mar 3 Russian consulate general Mr. Konstantin Alexyev on a trip to Tabriz said: “Tabriz is a very important city and we are interested in establishing a consulate in this city.” The establishing Russian consulate in Tabriz can help Iran-Russia relations in positive way. The Russian official during a meeting …
Read More »Intense Dam Building Policy and Its Impacts on the Lake Urmia
Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Feb 27 According to Iran Water Resources Management Company, Currently, there are 64 dams in the watershed of Lake Urmia. Another 27 dam is under construction. The bridge between Urmia Lake is named as the first factor of drying lake. Also, creating dams in the watershed of Lake Urmia …
Read More »Holding a Rally with the name of ”JUSTICE For KHOJALY” in Chicago (Photos)
Chicago,USA,Feb 26 The “Justice for Khojali” gathering took place in Chicago, Illinois, USA. According to Gunaz Tv (the official media of South Azerbaijan), The gathering was held by a community of Azerbaijani and Turkish activists from the United States in Illinois –Chicago city on the 25th of Feb. The “Justice for Khojali” rally was …
Read More »Turkish Students’ Protest to Language Assymiliation
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 …
Read More »Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of International Mother Language Day, 21 February 2017
Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Feb 20 On the occasion of International Mother Language Day, UNESCO restates its wholehearted commitment to linguistic diversity and multilingualism. Languages express who we are, they structure our thoughts and identities. There can be no authentic dialogue or effective international cooperation without respect for linguistic diversity, which opens up …
Read More »Bahrain orders 17,000 school textbooks reprinted over “Persian Gulf” gaffe
Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Feb 14 Bahrain has ordered 17,000 English school textbooks reprinted for labeling the body of water surrounding the Arab island kingdom as the “Persian Gulf”, a political taboo, state news agency BNA reported on Monday. Bahrain and the other U.S.-allied Gulf Arab states resent the term, which is commonly …
Read More »Iranian Regime executed three child offenders in January 2018
Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Feb 12 According Human Rights Watch (HRW), 18-year-old Amirhossein Pourjafa was hanged on 4 January in the northern town of Karaj for the alleged rape and murder of a three-year-old girl when he was 16. On 30 January, 20-year-old Mahboubeh Mofidi of Nowshahr – married off at 13 was executed …
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