Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, June 29 A group of South Azerbaijan national activists of Qazvin city has fluttered the flag of the South Azerbaijan National Movement in this city. The flag of the South Azerbaijan National Movement was waving on on the historical monument of the “Gate of Tehran” in Qazvin …
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Azerbaijan celebrates “Od chershenbesi” – Fire Festival
Baku, North Azerbaijan, March 13 The second of the last Tuesdays of the year is “Od chershenbesi“, which is popularly called “Üskü çərşənbə” means Fire Festival. “Od chershenbesi” is associated with the worship of people to the Sun and Fire. In ancient times Azerbaijani people considered fire sacred, believed that it would …
Read More »A Member of Parliament said: The Iranian government would not allow to release of water from dams to Lake Urmia
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 …
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 »Turkish Media States: South Azerbaijan Is the Main Obstacle of the War Between Turkey and Iran
ANKARA, Turkey,Feb 2 In the political program of the channel 24 of the Turkish Network with name of Different View (Farklı görüş), the Turks of South Azerbaijan were described as the defensive shield and the main obstacle to a possible war between Turkey and Iran. According to Gunaz Tv (the official media …
Read More »A Delegation from South Azerbaijan was Present at the Tenth Session of the Forum on Minority Issues
Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Dec 3 A tenth session of the forum, based on minority issues was organized by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland on the first of Dec 2017. In this meeting two of AHRAZ members represent South Azerbaijan and gave a speech about South Azerbaijan …
Read More »Italy and Turkey Send Its First Aid to Iran-Iraq Border Area (407 dead- more than 6700 injured)
Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Nov 14 A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck the Iraq-Iran border region killed more than four hundred people in both countries, sent people fleeing their homes into the night and was felt as far west as the Mediterranean coast, authorities reported on Monday. The worst damage appeared to …
Read More »Distortion and Exportation of Azerbaijan-Sarabi Dog with The Name of Iranian -Persian Dog
Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Nov 11 In recent months some Iranian sites have been introduced the Sarabi dogs, as a Persian dog, they plan to introduce this dog as one of the breeds of Iranian dogs. These web site introduce the dog with the title of Persian dog, however, it belongs to South …
Read More »34 Civil Society Organizations Urge Unga Member States to Support Resolution on Human Rights in Iran
Thirty-four Iranian and international NGOs, including the Association for the Human Rights of the Azerbaijani people in Iran (AHRAZ), have sent a joint letter to UN General Assembly member states urging them to support Resolution A/C.3/72/L.41, on human rights in Iran, which will be voted on next week before the …
Read More »Azeri channel in Iran seeks to resume broadcasting in Turkey
Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Jun 25 The US-based Azeri-Iranian channel GünAz TV, whose mandate is to create awareness of the plight of Azeri people living in northern Iran, is working to return to Türksat after its sudden removal from the satellite in 2006. In an exclusive interview with Today’s Zaman, Ahmed Obalı, the …
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