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 …
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Widespread Wall Painting Of South Azerbaijani National Activists In Ardebil
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 …
Read More »Azerbaijanis remain skeptical of Rouhani’s Tabriz visit
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 …
Read More »Azerbaijani political prisoners talk about horrors they faced in Iranian prisons – Horrors of prison
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 …
Read More »Turkish Books are Still Distributed in South Azerbaijan- Ardabil city
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Oct 3 Many Turkish books were distributed by South Azerbaijan civil right activist in Ardabil city. Large distribution of Turkish books have started from beginning of the academic year in Iran (two weeks ago). It should be highlighted that this Campaign welcomed by the students who live in Ardabil …
Read More »The South Azerbaijan question and its implications for Iranian national identity
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 …
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