South Azerbaijan Question in Evolution: Identity, Society, and Regional Security-By Emil Aslan Souleimanov and Josef Kraus Iranian Azerbaijanis have historically been considered the country’s most loyal ethno-linguistic minority. Predominantly Shiite, with religion being the most important source of collective identity, Turkophone Azerbaijanis had until the 1920s provided numerous dynasties to the Persian …

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 …

Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, May 15 The Taliban briefly overrun a district in western Afghanistan’s Farah Province bordering Iran, just days after the insurgents killed several Afghan security forces in another district in the province. With Farah teetering on the brink of collapse, Afghan officials blame the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) for …

Ankara,Turkey,May 1 A Conference on the occasion of 22 May 2006 uprising of South Azerbaijan people was held  by sponsorship of  GAMAC (South Azerbaijan National Liberation Front ) and the cooperation of  the Yildirim Bayazid University in Ankara on Monday 30th April 2018. The conference was held with the participation of …

Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Apr 2 Mr. Ismail Babai the Director of the representative office of  Iranian foreign ministry in East Azarbaijan, has called for the establishment of a German consulate and revival of the Russian Consulate in Tabriz city. According to Ismail Babai, quoted by state news agency (Tabriz 2018 ), the statistics are …

Ankara,Turkey,Mar 2 The second international symposium of Khojaly genocide and regional security  was held with the participation of Dr. Karim Asghari as the representative of South Azerbaijan at the University of Giresun- Turkey. According to Gunaz Tv (the official media of South Azerbaijan), The second international symposium of Khojaly genocide and regional security  was …

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 …

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 21 The UNESCO Organization has published Mother Language Day‘s posts on its official Instagram and Twitter page in recent days, which faced  with thousands of comments of  South Azerbaijani people. UNESCO’s official pages on social networks broadcast images emphasizing the necessity  of education of children in their mother …

Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Feb 18  After the global registration of Pure black carpet Khoy city, South Azerbaijan  Afshar‘s Carpet  in  Tikan Tapa City has taken place  in the global registration stage. The chairman of the carpet industry organization of the West Azerbaijan said:” The  customs problems of exporting carpets of Azerbaijan are going …