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 …

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 …

Baku, North Azerbaijan, Feb. 22 An event dedicated to the 26th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide was held in Turkey’s capital of Ankara,Trend News agency reported. The event was held by the North Azerbaijan embassy in Turkey together with Ankara municipality. Adviser to the Turkish president Yalcin Topcu, MP from …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Feb 3 A group of southern Azerbaijan environmental activists created a campaign to “save the Urmia lake” The Signatures collected during  this campaign will be sent to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Lake Urmia, the largest lake in the Middle East and one of the unique ecosystems of the …

Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Feb 1 As images of Iranian women holding their hijabs aloft spread on social media, an influential activist said women are symbolically rejecting the wider “interference of religion” in their lives. Many Iranian women  are fighting against the most visible symbol of oppression and showed their protest without hijab against  …

Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Jan 31 The village of Hamza Khanli of Ardabil has fallen into ruin. The village’s population is reported to be less than 160 people. According to Gunaz Tv (the official media of South Azerbaijan) report, Hamza Khanli Germi village is being destroyed due to lack of living facilities and drinking water and …

Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Jan 30 Qasem Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s Quds Force has become dissatisfied with Turkey’s actions and its lack of coordination with Iran and Syria. Qasem Soleimani sent a message via one of the Quds forces to the commander of the Turkish army. And he expressed:’ we are in …