China’s ongoing mistreatment of its Muslim Uyghur minority continues to escape the headlines, including in Muslim-majority nations. Although the forced assimilation campaign targets the Uyghurs’ culture and religion amongst other human rights violations, they have received no support from other Muslim populations; common critics of Islamophobia and abuses against Muslim …
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The 12th Anniversary of the Bloody Uprising of the South Azerbaijani People against Fascism on May 2006
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, May 22 Today is the twelfth anniversary of the bloody uprising of South Azerbaijani people against Fars Chauvinism on 22nd of May 2006. Following years of mistreatment and discrimination at the hands of the Iranian government, on May 12, 2006, an Iranian newspaper with the name of “IRAN …
Read More »Graffiti on the Territorial Integrity of South Azerbaijan in Tabriz city-PHOTO
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, May 3 South Azerbaijan National and civil right activists have begun massive wall-painting and Graffiti in the city of Tabriz on 3th of May. According to GAMAC (South Azerbaijan National Liberation Front ) quoted from Gunaz Tv (the official media of South Azerbaijan), the Azerbaijani youth are aware of the geography …
Read More »100 years pass since March genocide of Azerbaijanis
Baku, North Azerbaijan, Mar 31 North Azerbaijan today marks the centenary of the March 1918 Genocide of Azerbaijanis. After the Republic of Azerbaijan regained its independence, it has become possible to renew the objective picture of the past history of Azerbaijani people, Trend reports. The truth, which for many years was …
Read More »Why Iranian Women Are Taking Off Their Head Scarves
Why Iranian Women Are Taking Off Their Head Scarves-By NAHID SIAMDOUST On Dec. 27, Vida Movahed stood bareheaded on a utility box on one of Tehran’s busiest thoroughfares, waving her white head scarf on a stick. Within days, images of the 31-year-old, who was detained and then released a few weeks …
Read More »The role of the Turkish Army female officers in the operation of the Olive Branch
Ankara,Turkey,Mar 5 Female personnel of the Turkish Armed Forces deployed on the border are actively participating in the country’s ongoing counter-terrorism operation in Syria’s northwestern region. As the Turkish military and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) continue to advance toward Afrin’s city center, the female personnel are providing back-up support …
Read More »Ankara hosts event dedicated to 26th anniversary of Khojaly genocide
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 …
Read More »Domestic unrest: Iran’s worst nightmare
Domestic unrest: Iran’s worst nightmare-By: Keyvan Salami The threats posed by Iran in the Middle East through its support for terrorism, extremism and Islamic fundamentalism are undeniable. Its continued backing of various militias has established for Tehran a so-called Shiite crescent across the region. Growing domestic unrest, especially after the …
Read More »China Bans Many Uighur Muslims From Ramadan Fast
Some local governments and institutes have posted notices in China’s restive Xinjiang province banning students and civil servants from taking part in traditional fasting during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Experts on the region say although the orders are not new, they run the risk of reinforcing recent tensions. …
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 …
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