21 AZER – A MOMENTOUS POPULAR MOVEMENT IN SOUTH AZERBAIJAN- By:Akram Rahimli The 21 Azer* movement (the 12 December 1945 revolution) is seen as the culmination of the national-democratic movement in Southern Azerbaijan (Iran). The Mashruta revolution of the early 20th century (1905-1911) and the subsequent Khiyabani movement (1917-1920) were …

Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Nov 17 The anniversary of the testimony of the South Azerbaijan National Commander was held with the participation of South Azerbaijan National activists in Urmia. On the anniversary of the death of Sattar Khan, the memory of this national hero and myth of resistance of Azerbaijan was commemorated by …

Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Nov 4  Many South Azerbaijani national activists from Tehran, Karaj, Urmia and Tabriz cites were gathered for the Fateha and pay tribute to grave of Sattar Khan (the Azerbaijani National Commander) in anniversary of Death.However, Police and intelligence forces  prevented the activists to continue the death anniversary ceremony at the …

Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Jun 28  Branch 7 of the Appeals Court in Eastern Azerbaijan province for correction  cases of Hussein Ali Mohammadi and Taha Kermani   referred  to  lower court. According to report of HRANA (Human Right Activist News Agency), on Monday 22th of June 2015, Branch 7 of the Appeals Court in Eastern Azerbaijan …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Oct 28 Every 23 September 2018 is the first day for school in Iran. Unfortunately, the first day for children from national minorities is not an enjoyable experience. It is a day when minority students experience their first cultural and language shock at the age of seven. They …

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 …

Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, July 11 According to Gunaz Tv (the official media of South Azerbaijan), most of the detainees of the Babak Castle ceremony were released on Heavy bail. The status of 16 South Azerbaijani activists is still unclear. Abbas Lisani, Ibrahim Nouri, Jafar Rostami, Kiumars Islami, Sahand Maali, Abbas Nikrvan, Mortaza Yazdani, …