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 …

Baku, North Azerbaijan,  Mar 31 North Azerbaijan today marks the centenary of the March 1918 Genocide of Azerbaijanis. After the Republic of Azerbaijan regained its independence, it has become possible to renew the objective picture of the past history of Azerbaijani people, Trend reports. The truth, which for many years 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 …

Baku, North Azerbaijan, Dec 31 The Parliament of North Azerbaijan on the occasion of the “Day of Solidarity of Azerbaijani in the World” issued a message that Great and powerful Azerbaijan should be based on the national-spiritual integrity. More than  50 million Azerbaijanis live in more than 70 countries, according to …

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 …

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 …

Ankara, Turkey, July 22 There are many factors that make some countries better study abroad destinations than others for Iranian students. The cost of university, living expenses, the local language, ranking of the university, visa access and the possibility of job opportunities and immigration are some considerations for Iranian students …

Saudi Arabia and Iran Battle It Out in Azerbaijan-BY   JAMES M. DORSEY The bitter rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran is going on a trip outside the Middle East. It’s the pot calling the kettle black. As Saudi Arabia accuses Iran of seeking to encircle the kingdom with its support for …