Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Aug 31 In terms of gender equality, the Islamic Republic of Iran ranked 140th out of 144 countries according to last year’s World Economic Forum report. The WEF report gave Iran a score of 0.583 in terms of women’s parity with men (0.00 suggesting absolute imparity and …
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Exacerbation of Pressure on Well-Known South Azerbaijan Activist Abbas Lisani and His Family
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Aug 29 Exacerbation of pressure on Abbas Lisani and his family has increased by Iran intelligence service known as “Ettelaat”. According to GAMAC quoted from Gunaz Tv (the official media of South Azerbaijan), Ardabil Public Administration Supervisory Authority has blocked all economic activity of Ali lisani (Attila), son of …
Read More »Continuation of Unawareness of the South Azerbaijan National Activist Ibrahim Nouri in Evin Prison
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Aug 28 There is no absolute news about the situation of the South Azerbaijan national and civil right activist Ibrahim Nouri after 2 months. The family of this South Azerbaijan Turk activist can’t receive any information about the health condition of this activist more than 2 months. According …
Read More »Parisa Rafiee, a South Azerbaijani Student, was Sentenced to 7 Years Imprisonment
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Aug 26 Saeed Khalili the attorney of Ms. Parisa Rafiee(South Azerbaijani Turk Student form Zanjan city) has announced that she was sentenced to 7 years in prison by Tehran’s Revolutionary Court. According to Gunaz Tv (the official media of South Azerbaijan) the Branch 26 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, …
Read More »23 Months Imprisonment for South Azerbaijani Student
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Aug 24 Roya Saghiri, a South Azerbaijani student, was summoned for a 23-month prison sentence. She wrote on Instagram page: “I was summoned to execute the verdict; tomorrow I will go to take this little liberty in the face of injustice and obvious oppression.” Ms. Saghiri was …
Read More »Eighteen years pass since great leader’s Abulfaz Elchibey’s death
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Aug 22 Today, August 22, marks the 18th anniversary of the death of Azerbaijan’s former President Abulfaz Elchibey, one of the great leaders of National Freedom Movement. Mr. Elchibey was born on June 24, 1938, in the small town of Keleki in Ordubad District. In 1957, he …
Read More »Imam Maulvi: The Tragedy of Raping Girls in Iranshahr never been Forgotten
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Aug 12 Maulvi Abdul Ghaffar Naqshbandi son of a prominent Scholar and the Imam of the central Mosque of Rask city said in Friday sermons: “ we will not forget the tragedy of raping girls in Iranshahr city, the place of OPPRESSOR and the OPPRESSED has been …
Read More »IRAN: RELEASE AZERBAIJANI TURKIC MINORITY RIGHTS ACTIVISTS DETAINED FOR PEACEFUL CULTURAL GATHERINGS
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL 11 August 2018 Index: MDE 13/8889/2018 Amnesty International is calling on the Iranian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release activist Ebrahim Nouri, as well as anyone else still arbitrarily detained after the arrest of around 120 people in connection with two separate Azerbaijani Turkic cultural gatherings that took …
Read More »Massive Arrest of South Azerbaijan National Activists in Savalan Mountain
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Aug 9 Dozens of South Azerbaijan National and civil right Activists were arrested by agents of the Revolutionary Guard Corps known as “ETELAAT” in the Savalan Mountains and taken to an unknown location on 9th Aug. According to GAMAC “Southern Azerbaijan National Liberation Front” quoted from Gunaz …
Read More »Iran Central Bank Deputy Chief Detained Ahead Of Reimposed U.S. Sanctions
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Aug 6 Iranian authorities have detained a deputy Central Bank governor amid street protests over the country’s economic difficulties, state-run media report, as Iran prepares to face a return of U.S. sanctions that were lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal. A spokesman for the judiciary was quoted …
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