Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Apr 11 Atila Analo from Chandgan town has written a brief article on the oppressions on Turk dominated areas of Iran after the period of the Qajar that show the racism of the Pahlavi regime. The Pahlavi regime divided Turk dominated areas from the center of Iran …
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South Azerbaijan and other Ethnic Minorities Face Persecution, Sectarian Discrimination by Iranian Regime
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Oct 16 The non-Persian population like South Azerbaijan people in Iran geography has faced many problems that were accumulated even before the establishment of the Iran Islamic republic. The demands of the oppressed minorities surfaced immediately after the overthrow of the Shah regime in 1979. unfortunately, South Azerbaijan people witnessed …
Read More »Distorting the Time of the Establishment of Tabriz University to Remove the Name of the Azerbaijani National Government
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Aug 18 While 2 June is the 72nd anniversary of the establishment of the University of Tabriz, the officials of the University of Tabriz have announced the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the university in September. Tabriz University authorities have recently announced the ceremony “Celebration of the …
Read More »Why Iranian Women Are Taking Off Their Head Scarves
Why Iranian Women Are Taking Off Their Head Scarves-By NAHID SIAMDOUST On Dec. 27, Vida Movahed stood bareheaded on a utility box on one of Tehran’s busiest thoroughfares, waving her white head scarf on a stick. Within days, images of the 31-year-old, who was detained and then released a few weeks …
Read More »Turkish Students’ Protest to Language Assymiliation
Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Feb 24 Coinciding with the “International Day of Mother language”, a number of South Azerbaijani students have opened a “Mother tongue” placard to demand studying in their native language. A number of students from different universities of South Azerbaijan, including Tabriz, Zanjan and Tikan Tepeh (Tekab) have shown civil …
Read More »Distribution of Hundreds of Turkish Books in Urmia Kindergartens on The Anniversary of The Establishment of The Azerbaijan National Government
Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Dec 13 South Azerbaijan National Activists in Urmia, the heart of South Azerbaijan have been distributing Turkish books among children of various kindergartens in the Urmia city on the anniversary of the establishment of the Azerbaijan National Government. According to Gunaz Tv (the official media of South Azerbaijan), despite the severe …
Read More »21 AZER – A MOMENTOUS POPULAR MOVEMENT IN SOUTH AZERBAIJAN
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 …
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