Sources report that the authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region are secretly transferring Muslim Uyghurs to other prisons throughout China. The reasons for the transfer are thought to be a lack of capacity to host the vast amount of prisoners, prevention of unrest in Xinjiang and the creation of …
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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 »South Azerbaijan National Activist Transferred to Addicts and the Thieves Row in Mughan Prison
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Aug 3 According to Gunaz Tv (the official media of South Azerbaijan), Mr. Kiumars Islami the South Azerbaijan national and civil right activist was transferred to addicts and the thieves row by the order of the head of Mughan Prison. The South Azerbaijani activist after the hunger strike has been …
Read More »South Azerbaijani Women’s Support Azerbaijani Political Prisoners
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Aug 2 South Azerbaijani women announced their support for the Azerbaijani political prisoners with carrying banners on their hand. The South Azerbaijani national and civil right women in various parts of the city of Qosha-Chai have shown their protest against the Suppression policies of the Iranian regime …
Read More »Execution of an Azerbaijani Turk in Isfahan Prison
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, May 20 According to Iran Human Rights Organization, A South Azerbaijani prisoner was executed in Isfahan Central Prison on Sunday morning 13th of May 2018. Jafar Firoozkhani from Hashtrud city charged with murder and sentenced to death in the general court of Najaf Abad city. Jafar Firoozkhani …
Read More »50 PEOPLE ARE BEING IMPRISONED IN IRAN EVERY HOUR
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, May 11 As each hour 50 people add to the crowd of prisoners, the head of Social Relief Association emphasized on replacement punishments to ease the consequences of accumulation of criminals in prisons. Pointing to the fact each year between, 420 to 430 thousand criminals enter prisons, …
Read More »South Azerbaijani Prisoner Went on the 43rd Day of Hunger Strike in Tabriz Prison
Tabriz, South Azerbaijan, Mar 28 Vali-Allah Taghizadeh the South Azerbaijani prisoner from Ardabil went on hunger strike from Feb 14, 2018, to protest the lengthy process of examining his lawsuit. He has been in Tabriz central prison for more than 12 years. He has been lost at least 22 kilograms weight …
Read More »Beating a Baloch prisoner by the head of Saravan Prison
Tabriz,South Azerbaijan, Mar 26 Massoud Baluchi, prisoner of Saravan Prison (Southeastern Iran), was beaten by jail administrator Iraj Nourbakhsh due to a delay of his leave. According to GAMAC, quoting the Baloch activist campaign, Massoud Baluchi was Severely beaten by Prison guard Iraj Nourbakhsh due to a delay in returning. …
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