Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, June 11 The representative of Urmia, in the presence of the historic bridge “Hasarat Korposu” condemns the continuation of the occupation of the Qarabagh by Armenia. Nader Gazipour the representative of the Urmia, condemned the crimes of the Armenians in Qarabagh region and released a picture from the …

Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, May 17 Nader Gazipour, the representative of the people of Urmia, Strongly criticized the persistence of discrimination against the Turks in Iran in the open session of Iran Islamic parliament on Wednesday 16th of May 2018. Nader Gazipour, during the asking question from Iran’s Minister of Culture  in …

Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Dec 5 Mr. Seyed Hadi Bahadori, the representative of the Urmia city in the Iranian Parliament has reacted to the reportage of  the Sharg newspaper (A newspaper near reformist politicians) with Massey Milan(Fake Foreign Minister of the Republic of Karabakh). Seyed Hadi Bahadori  said:” The Sharg newspaper interview was …

Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Sep 28 The latest NASA image from the second largest salt lake “Urmia lake” shows that this lake is drying completely. These days, concerns about the destruction of Lake Urmia has become an international issue and an environmental crisis. Gary Lewis, the UN‘s representative in Iran, also expressed …

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 …

Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Feb 8 Masoud Tajrishi, the Director Urmia Lake Revival Headquarters stated that Turkey, Japan, South Korea and Germany announced their cooperation for revival of lake Urmia. Mr. Masoud Tajrishi in an interview with ISNA said:” There are suggestions and projects from Turkey for improving agricultural conditions of the region. …

Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Nov 6 UNPO submitted a report on Iran to UPR Info, a non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). This report is published three years after the Islamic Republic’s last UPR review in 2014 and looks at the country’s dismal record when it comes to environmental …

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 …

South Azerbaijanis have historically been considered the country’s most loyal ethnolinguistic 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 thrones. The rise of nationalism in the 20th century gradually breached the image of South …

Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, July 9 The representative of the Urmia city urged the chairman of the East Azerbaijan judiciary to release of the detainees of the Babak Castle. Following the protest of the Azerbaijani Turks, Nader Gazipour, the representative of the Urmia, reacted to the illegal detention of South Azerbaijani …