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,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 …

Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Nov 1 Many South Azerbaijani National Activists  have painted walls of streets and crowded place in Ardebil in order to demand basic and  national rights of the Turks in Iran. These activists demand the education of the  Azerbaijani Turkic language which is the   basic right of every human to …

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 …

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 …

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 …