Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Dec 2 An article based on South Azerbaijan region has been published by two researchers from Japan Dr. Kissoke Vakizaka and South Azerbaijani researcher Dr. Karim Asghari in Japanese language at the Research Center of “Kafkassam “ in Turkey. According to Gunaz Tv (the official media of South Azerbaijan), Dr. Karim Asghari …
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Sattar Khan – Turkish freedom fighter of South Azerbaijan
Biography of Sattar Khan (The Azerbaijani National Commander) Sattar Khan (The Azerbaijani National Commander) was born orn at Janali village of Garadag province in 1868 in a merchant family. Sattar khan had became a great general of the Mashruts movement which took place in 1905-11. Sattar Khan, who was heading the …
Read More »Azerbaijanis remain skeptical of Rouhani’s Tabriz visit
Azerbaijanis remain skeptical of Rouhani’s Tabriz visit- By:Farzin Farzad Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was in the city of Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, on May 20 to garner support for the nuclear negotiations, as a predominantly ethnic Azerbaijani crowd of 40,000 gathered in Takhti Stadium to watch Rouhani speak of national unity and express his …
Read More »The South Azerbaijan question and its implications for Iranian national identity
THE SOUTH AZERBAIJAN QUESTION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR IRANIAN NATIONAL IDENTITY- By:Alberto Priego, PhD Research From University of London, SOAS Since the establishment of the Republic of Azerbaijan after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Azerbaijanis living in Iran have developed a stronger ethno-national identity, and that development has affected Tehran’s domestic …
Read More »Azerbaijani political prisoners talk about horrors they faced in Iranian prisons – Horrors of prison
South Azerbaijani political prisoners talk about horrors they faced in Iranian prisons – Horrors of prison “They removed my tongue, when they saw I did not speak” “They spread quince oil on my body and set rats on me” Baku. Konul Jafarli – APA. “I was made to stand for …
Read More »IRGC’s Role in Stoking up Ethnic Strife and its Role in Fueling Enmity between Azerbaijani Turks
Baku, Azerbaijan, Jun 25 The First Defeat for the Expansion of the Revolution to the Republic of Azerbaijan Following Disintegration of the Soviet Union Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the newly emerged Republic of Azerbaijan became the first target in security doctrine of the Islamic Republic. Iran has …
Read More »Graffiti in Ardabil & Urmia for the Annual “Babak Castle” Ceremony (Photo )
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, June 26 Most of the walls in Ardabil and Urmia cites are daubed with graffiti by South Azerbaijan national activists. They called the Turks of South Azerbaijan to attend the annual ceremony of “Babak castle“. On the night of Tuesday, July 5, 97, South Azerbaijan activists, with …
Read More »Eighteen years pass since great leader’s Abulfaz Elchibey’s death
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Aug 22 Today, August 22, marks the 18th anniversary of the death of Azerbaijan’s former President Abulfaz Elchibey, one of the great leaders of National Freedom Movement. Mr. Elchibey was born on June 24, 1938, in the small town of Keleki in Ordubad District. In 1957, he …
Read More »Protesting Against Racist Remarks of the Minister of Education in Tabriz
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, July 23 South Azerbaijan national and civil right activist have protested the racist attitude “Prohibition of Native Language Education in Schools” of IRAN Minister of Education by the wide distribution of posters in Tabriz on 23th of July. The Protests of South Azerbaijan people against racist remarks …
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